World War II era Gibson guitars making music in Quinnipiac professor's CD project (video)

NEW HAVEN — It’s not enough to reveal in print the long-hidden secrets of how Gibson Inc. was able to turn out some of the best guitars ever made at a time when 90 percent of the workers at its Kalamazoo, Mich., factory had shifted over to build products to aid the World War II effort.

1949 Bigsby Solid Body, only the fourth guitar crafted by famed maker, brings $266,500

1949 Bigsby Birdseye Maple Solid Body Electric Guitar, #51649. Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000. It sold for: $266,500. DALLAS, TX.- The crowd of guitar collectors, aficionados and curiosity seekers was held breathless for 10 solid minutes on Saturday, April 21, as two bidders went head-to-head and bid-for-bid over a stunning 1949 Bigsby Birdseye Maple Solid Body Electric Guitar – just the fourth ...

Taylor finds his muse with guitars

Tom Taylor works on a guitar at his shop. / BRICE STUMP/ EASTERN SHORE NEWS A homemade drum sander reduces boards to about sixteenth of an inch. Tom Taylor built the sander and most of the jigs, molds and tools for making his guitars.

Atlantic carpenter has been building guitars for six years

House carpenter Tom Taylor is perfecting his skills as a guitar maker. For the past six years Taylor has made and sold almost 30 guitars from his Atlantic home.

Indie Breakout Recording Artist (and Accidental Adult Contemporary Star) Ed Hale Signs Publishing Deal With Fieldhouse ...

NEW YORK, NY-- - Ed Hale's been a critically acclaimed force in modern rock for years as front man for the eclectic band, Ed Hale and the Transcendence. Since becoming an accidental Adult Contemporary ...

Milk Drive will be first to play Red Brick Tavern

By Jay Ross Martin III / Texas Music columnistI hope everyone had a Happy Mother’s Day. I know my family did as Darren and I took Ruthie to a restaurant named the Steamboat House located on the Beltwa