Hammer it home

This month Alex Bishop unravels the intricate fretwork of a century-old concert mandolin

Can this early 60s Gibson Southern Jumbo be saved or has it gone belly up?

Nearly 40 years on from the Custom Shop’s inception, its creations are more ambitious than ever. Find out how the team walks the tightrope between ‘canon’ and ‘cannot’, and where its guitars are heading next

Fender’s Custom Shop had a precarious start in the mid-1980s, but the story of its formative years is full of big ideas, some bizarre instruments, and a queue of famous guitarists

Streamliners have been ever-present in Gretsch’s catalogue, but this could be a one-off

Ancient rural skills in a modern world