Ancient wood finds new life with Edmund Blochinger

Ancient wood finds new life with Edmund Blochinger

Edmund Blöchinger’s “Dome” guitar has a very intriguing back story. So we thought it would be a great piece of information to share with everyone. Among the fascinating details about this instrument, it is notably interesting that the soundboard comes from the spruce...
Andrea Tacchi Remembers John Weissenrieder

Andrea Tacchi Remembers John Weissenrieder

In Memoriam: John Weissenrieder (1964-2017)by Andrea TacchiMy friend John Weissenrieder and I had the pleasure of knowing each other, as well as time spent working together and later, harvesting the work of those years. And now – unexpectedly and with great sadness –...
Antonio de Torres article featured in Arts Review

Antonio de Torres article featured in Arts Review

The Arts Review publication is brought to us all by the Wilmette Arts Guild. And its aim is to “…inform, stimulate and inspire” as it does with all of its content. So, when GSI’s own President David Collett was asked to write a piece about the master-luthier and...