S. Nathaniel Adams

 About Andrew Groehsl (b. 1859, d.1952) was an Austrian-born luthier most well known for founding his own instrument company in Chicago whic...

Tony J Placht blue label from a 1940s Regal guitar Anton Joseph Placht was born in 1867 in Germany to luthier Joseph Placht (b.1840, d. 1896...

  Biography Anton Diener (1849-1916) was born to Konrad and Anna Maria Diener (nee Dinz) in Germany and he immigrated to the United States a...

 Repairing Broken Kluson Tuning Machines Today we are fixing one of the most common breaks on a set of 3-on-a-plate Kluson "single line...

These are rare photos I have located that show the Kay guitar factory in addition to the incredible photos from the 1964 book Kay The Story...

Kay The Story of a Guitar This is a very rare promotional booklet distributed by the Kay Musical Instrument Company which offers a glimpse i...

 This is a scan from Set 42 of the Howard W. Sams & Co. Photofact series. It includes the schematic as well as a description of the part...

About Theodore (Theodor) August Gast was born October of 1874 in Germany and immigrated to the United States. He was married to Martha Schal...

Handel tuners with plain buttons on a pre-1910 Flower & Groeshl "Mayflower" guitar Handel Tuners with inlaid buttons Image Cre...