It doesn't matter how well-honed your guitar chops are, the way your instrument is set up will have a huge effect on how challenging it is to play. And that's a very individual thing; many of us ...

KALAMAZOO -- When Janice Newton, 67, of Kalamazoo, watches musicians on TV or attends a concert, she often wonders about their guitar strings. Just possibly, she had a hand in making those strings.

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 ...