David McPherson – Acoustic Guitar https://acousticguitar.com lessons, music to play, and how-tos for all guitarists Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:03:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/acousticguitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/AG_Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 David McPherson – Acoustic Guitar https://acousticguitar.com 32 32 103806923 Great Acoustics: Tracy Chapman’s Cherished Judy Threet Model A Parlor Guitar https://acousticguitar.com/great-acoustics-tracy-chapmans-cherished-judy-threet-model-a-parlor-guitar/ https://acousticguitar.com/great-acoustics-tracy-chapmans-cherished-judy-threet-model-a-parlor-guitar/#comments Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:03:06 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=144505 Tracy Chapman’s Judy Threet Model A Parlor Guitar “It’s probably the most exquisite acoustic guitar I’ve ever played,” says guitarist-composer Joe Gore, who has worked with Chapman for many years]]> https://acousticguitar.com/great-acoustics-tracy-chapmans-cherished-judy-threet-model-a-parlor-guitar/feed/ 1 144505 Great Acoustics: Reverend Gary Davis’ 1949 Gibson SJ-200 Finds a New Home https://acousticguitar.com/great-acoustics-reverend-gary-davis-1949-gibson-sj-200-finds-a-new-home/ https://acousticguitar.com/great-acoustics-reverend-gary-davis-1949-gibson-sj-200-finds-a-new-home/#comments Sun, 19 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=142471 Rev. Gary Davis' 1949 Gibson SJ-200 on the workbench The story behind Davis’ SJ-200 is as murky as a Louisiana swamp.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/great-acoustics-reverend-gary-davis-1949-gibson-sj-200-finds-a-new-home/feed/ 1 142471 Great Acoustics: Linda Manzer’s Sunflower Guitar for Ukraine https://acousticguitar.com/great-acoustics-linda-manzers-sunflower-guitar-for-ukraine/ https://acousticguitar.com/great-acoustics-linda-manzers-sunflower-guitar-for-ukraine/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=134906 Linda-Manzer-with-sunflower-guitar-for-ukraine Renowned Canadian luthier Linda Manzer made the "Sunflower Guitar" to raise funds to aid the Ukrainian people.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/great-acoustics-linda-manzers-sunflower-guitar-for-ukraine/feed/ 0 134906 “The Gibson Guy”: How Folkway Music’s Mark Stutman Became a Leading Vintage Guitar Expert https://acousticguitar.com/how-folkway-musics-mark-stutman-became-one-of-canadas-leading-vintage-dealers-and-repair-techs/ https://acousticguitar.com/how-folkway-musics-mark-stutman-became-one-of-canadas-leading-vintage-dealers-and-repair-techs/#respond Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:22:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=121986 Mark Stutman, a leading vintage guitar expert Photos by Claire Bégin The sound of a customer fingerpicking a 1950 Gibson CF-100 in the front showroom of Folkway Music, in Waterloo, Ontario, an hour west of Toronto, drifts into owner Mark Stutman’s office. On the floor lie guitar cases with instruments ready for repair. On one wall is a bookshelf with two decades’ […]]]> https://acousticguitar.com/how-folkway-musics-mark-stutman-became-one-of-canadas-leading-vintage-dealers-and-repair-techs/feed/ 0 121986