When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It doesn't matter how well-honed your guitar chops are, the way your instrument is set up will ...

For The New York Times for Kids, the photographer Christopher Payne visited the Martin Guitars factory to see how humans and machines make music. Credit... Supported by Photographs by Christopher ...

A guitar without strings is much less useful than one with them - though you may be able to use an acoustic model as a percussion instrument. It’s important, then, to get the best strings for your ...