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Marc Maingard guitars: Making Trees Sing Again

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“It’s like taking a magical tree that has been cut down and killed, but it lives. It still lives, the pores of the wood are still shifting, and drying, and changing. It’s almost as though the tree has a chance to sing again, with the wind blowing through its branches again.” – Marc Maingard A brief look into the life and profession of one of the top five luthiers in the world. Marc Maingard, a born and bread South African, shares some of his secrets and philosophies that have helped…

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Flamenca, the flamenco guitar

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Pieces of wood, love, knowledge and 299 hours of work, condensed in a 3 minute film. The new episode from the series ‘The Art of Making’, titled ‘Alma Flamenca’, is available for you to enjoy. The ‘Art of Making’ series of films, aspires to display and highlight certain people, which go against the spirit of today’s pessimism and desperation. They dare to dream and create with zeal and imagination. Armed with passion for knowledge and emotion, they attempt to combine the precision of science with the elegance and resourcefulness of…

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SWIRLING (Yellow & Black Custom Guitar)

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Guitar swirl, Tint bath on a blank guitar, nice results . made with borax and paint here is a tutorial http://theswirling.com/Tutorials/BoraxMethod/WhatWillYouNeed.aspx

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Musical Weapons

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the mexican artist has created a set of 50 fully functioning musical instruments including a flute, guitar and drum kit fabricated out of a variety of firearms such as revolvers, shot-guns, machine guns… this video documents the production of the weapons into musical instruments, a process which was done over the course of two weeks. see designboom’s original article at: designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/24291/an-orchestra-of-musical-instruments-made-from-weapons-by-pedro-reyes.html

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Cymbals – İstanbul

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An overview of the forging and forming of Istanbul cymbals.

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Kipp Krusa – Luthier

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This is a video I did for my friend Kipp Krusa, an amazing guitar maker in Bon Aqua, Tennessee. The music was written and performed by James Scott on a Baritone Krusa Guitar. Shot on a Canon 60D. Lenses: Nikon: 24mm f2.8 non-Ai, 35mm f2 Ai, 50mm f1.4 Ai, Canon: 100mm f2.8 Macro L IS USM I used the Technicolor Cinestyle Picture Style and finalized it with the Technicolor LUT but only set the Mix to 50%.

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Rapha Continental X Japanese Swordsmiths

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Rapha Continental takes us to Japan to review the ancient tradition of sword making and compares the art form to the disciplined nature of cycling.

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Sanders Guitar

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A documentary short about Jack Sanders, a classical guitar builder in Los Angeles. Directed by: Benjamin Hoste Edited by: Jesse Overman Music Performed by: Jack Sanders Featured Music: “Canerios” by Gasper Sanz “Marionas” by Santiago de Murcia “Rustemul” by Mirozlav Tunic benjaminhoste.com sandersguitar.com

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Fender Stratocaster

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New short film “A Strat is Born” takes you on a high-speed ride through the creation of a Fender Stratocaster guitar at Fender’s U.S. manufacturing facility in Corona, Calif., showing you every step from bare wood to onstage and set to a pulse-pounding soundtrack by Wayne Kramer