A little piece of Alaska has helped create some of the music industry’s biggest hits. Sitka spruce is a prized “tonewood” used to make guitars and violins. But one guitar company is pushing back and ...

Appalachian Tonewood co-owners Luke Bair and Travis Holley process red spruce guitar tops for Gibson Guitars in their shop in Lewisburg. The wood is cut to a precise thickness to make a book match set ...

A Lewiston guitar-making company that’s well-known in the music industry is developing a boutique sawmill to produce finished parts for musical instruments, with a primary focus on red spruce.

Fender has launched the American Performer Timber series, a limited edition special run for the player who is looking an off-menu tonewood to freshen up their sound. It comprises Stratocasters and ...

Musicians are often concerned about environmental problems but entangled in them through the materials used in their instruments. The guitar industry, which uses rare woods from old-growth trees, has ...

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