Product Announcements

Canadian fiddle instructor Shamma Sabir has released a second book of fiddle instruction for young learners in her series, Once Upon A String. Once Upon A String Fiddle Method: Volume 1, published by Hal Leonard, is meant to make learning fun

Since 1965, the Gallagher Guitar Co. has been building high quality, handmade acoustic guitars in Tennessee. Treasured by flatpickers and finger style guitarists alike, these fine instruments attained global recognition when the great Doc Watson acquired one of their G-50

There was a time, not so very long ago, when blank staff paper was a common commodity in music stores. Sold both in tear-off sheets and in bound books, those who liked to write down their creative ideas could keep

Rob Ickes has announced a new course on the music of Blue Highway at Rob's Reso Room, his subscription-based instructional site sponsored by Big Tent Music. Though he performs these days as part of a duo act with guitarist/vocalist Trey Hensley,

The iconic Gryphon Strings in Palo Alto, CA may be closed to walk in traffic due to COVID-19 restrictions, but that doesn't mean they have all been at the beach goofing off. Co-founder and head luthier Frank Ford has used

Preston Thompson Guitars in Oregon has introduced their newest model, a limited edition signature guitar designed in cooperation with Molly Tuttle. Molly began her music career as a bluegrass artist, starting as a young girl performing with her family in northern

Guardian Instrument Protection has a new line of hard-sided gig bags designed to offer guitarists much of the protection of a hard shell case, without the weight and inconvenience. Their 600 series DuraGuard bags employ a rigid liner encased with foam

Tim Davis, proprietor of Davis Banjo & Inlay, has embarked on an ambitious project that will please lovers of the vintage banjo sound. The detailed craftsman in Harrisburg, NC has only been building instruments for the past 6 years or so,

Black Mountain Picks has introduced a thumbpick designed to function as a flatpick as well for guitarists who like to alternate between finger style and flatpick playing. Unlike many other thumbpick/flatpick hybrids currently on the market, the Black Mountain Thumbpick uses

Recording King has devised an interesting way to announce their newest series of vintage-style guitars, the Dirty 30s Deluxe. These value-priced instruments offer the look, feel, and sound of prized instruments from the 1930s at a fraction of the vintage