ANN ARBOR, MI - Whether he is tinkering with any number of "outdated" tools in his work shop or providing lessons for his thousands of YouTube followers, David Collins lives in the past and present.

Ed Snoble has been custom-building guitars and repairing guitars, banjos and other stringed instruments for the last 30 years. Oh, and he also loves a good cup of coffee. Combine the three and you’ll ...

FLOURTOWN >> The smell of sawdust hung in the air of Superior Guitar Works. A pot of condensed soup steamed on the worktable behind the counter. An old dog laid motionless by the door. In the middle ...

All but one of the musical instruments in Dave Schneider's shop were made by him. He handcrafted the six instruments on a wall at Schneider Guitar Repair, 425 17th St., Moline, but not the guitar in ...

Micky Rigby took a lesson and a half in guitar-playing when he was 10 or 11 years old, and then took on the job of teaching himself. He did not bank on a career in music, though. Rigby, 76, retired as ...

Where others see trash, Donnie Badgett sees guitars, drums and other instruments. The Beaumont Enterprise reports beyond the door of an unassuming shed at his Port Neches home lies his "guitarium," ...

A movement — heroic and subversive — is emerging in corners of the Bay Area: rescuing household appliances that were designed to die. Faithful servants, our devices are destined for brief lives. But a ...