It has been almost 100 years since the resonator guitar was born of necessity. In the days before amplification, musicians needed a way to make their acoustic guitars louder, and the striking ...

There is an art in building guitars. It is the maker who selects the wood, frets the neck, applies the varnish, and gives an instrument tone and heart. Roger Fritz and James Floyd are two luthiers ...

Dave Miller: This is Think Out Loud on OPB. I’m Dave Miller. Twenty-seven years ago, the Portland based singer-songwriter Brian Gore put together a show with some other guitarists for a handful of ...

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