TGW is at the one year mark. It’s been a year that has seen many wonderful guitars go across my bench and most all of my clientele from my previous place of work come through our front door. This is a perfect time to thank all the new and old customers and [...]

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Neck angle and its relation to playability, tone, and adjustability is a critical aspect of any guitar whether it’s a flattop acoustic, a solid body electric, or an archtop.
My intention in this post is to cover flattop acoustic neck angle problems since the vast majority of neck reset jobs are performed on these instruments. [...]

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Summer is past, TGW is coming up on one year in business and we feel like taking a few “deep cleansing breaths.”
Fall is a gorgeous time here in the southwest and Kat is taking full advantage of it by heading over to New Mexico for a week long painting workshop at Ghost Ranch, the fabled [...]

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August has turned out to be our new “best month” and has seen some great people and terrific guitars come in.
My old customer and friend John Zucca came by and brought his Jack Straw 000 short scale I built for him 8 or 9 years ago. John and I had lost contact [...]

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July finished out as our best month ever at TGW. Despite the gas prices and gloomy economic news, we saw a steady stream of very nice guitars and made many new friends for the shop. My personal favorite guitars include a gorgeous Martin 000-21 from 1942. I want that guitar, NOW! [...]

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