ANN ARBOR, MI - Whether he is tinkering with any number of "outdated" tools in his work shop or providing lessons for his thousands of YouTube followers, David Collins lives in the past and present.

In our occasional series we call Gearing Up, we profile some of the people around town who make, repair or sell the instruments and other equipment that musicians use. Kelly Butler, the visionary ...

For many, the idea of a DIY guitar conjures up thoughts of a young Brian May and his father cooped up in the shed, meticulously shaping his dream guitar from an old fireplace and other scraps of wood.

At the base of the unattached wooden guitar neck, there's an inscription labeled in pencil,"9-10-15," along with Tom Shepard's initials, "TS." The date refers to when Shepard began building his latest ...

PARACHO, MEXICO — A few months ago, Sacramento Equihua, after eight years of making guitars at home, rented a small store on the main street in this town known for guitars. Then he began hoping ...