Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian has looked back on his experiences of building electric guitars, and has named the parts of the process that are the most challenging when it comes to assembling Gibson ...

Nickel is the one-man show behind Flyway Guitars, Alton’s own guitar-making and restoration business. Started two years prior, the DIY luthier operates his business out of his home, where he has honed ...

BLUFFTON — It’s fair to say that Bluffton-based luthier Brooks Cobb isn’t opposed to modern, computer-aided guitar construction techniques, but that’s not the way he chooses to build the guitars that ...

LOWELL, Mich. (WOOD) — In a woodshop at Lowell High School, the sound of a saw isn’t noise — it’s the beginning of music. Students there are sanding, soldering and building instruments. In the process ...

Joel Teel spent a couple of decades working a day job and dreaming of building guitars. Then the dream came true. In a small shop next to his Fairhope home, Joel Teel builds guitars. Exquisite guitars ...

Michael Nickel stands in his garage workshop in Alton on Oct. 24, 2025, where he handcrafts electric guitars as part of his business, Flyway Guitars. By day, Michael Nickel works a desk job in the ...