Pary Flynn's cigar box guitar made from an old sycamore tree that was on the Faucek/McKee Farm in Edwardsville. The farm is currently being developed into commercial businesses across from the ...

The sound of a Harley-Davidson may be music to some riders’ ears, but now some old Harley parts are actually making music in the form of an electric guitar. Terry “Mojo” Johnson from the band The ...

Ever played a cigar box guitar? The customarily homemade instrument follows the design of a regular guitar. But they traditionally use a cigar box as the resonator. Of course, creative musicians who ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Courtesy of Dave Rusan; Richard E. Aaron/Redferns Dave Rusan had never actually built a ...

90% of people who try to learn guitar quit in the first year. So when Brian Fan wanted to start strumming out lullabies for his baby daughter, he reinvented the instrument itself. Suddenly, a single ...

Brian Calhoun has made guitars for music legends. His latest clients are kids. At what age do most kids start learning how to play guitar? If you ask guitar maker Brian Calhoun, based on conversations ...

Learn how to make musical instruments with recycled materials using a metal washtub, the washboard, and playing spoons to make homegrown music. One way to save money and have a good time all at once ...

When master luthier John Monteleone begins work on a new guitar, he said the materials — thick boards of maple, spruce and exotic hardwood like Hawaiian koa and Brazilian rosewood — speak to him. “I ...

Hand the banjo man a stringed instrument, and he'll pick you a tune fine enough to make Bill Monroe, the so-called father of bluegrass, perk up his ears. Hand him a cigar box, a car tag and a guitar ...