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Steve Pierson of Crude Luthier with one of his guitars at a 24th Street art walk last week. Photo by Anlan Cheney. Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you ...

Nickel is the one-man show behind Flyway Guitars, Alton’s own guitar-making and restoration business. Started two years prior, the DIY luthier operates his business out of his home, where he has honed ...

Jason Kostal’s Queen Creek basement is filled with tools to make guitars "the old-school way," he said. While a normal wait time for a custom guitar from Kostal, a luthier who makes boutique guitars, ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. CARTER RUFF, luthier and proprietor of Subterranean Music Works in Bath, ...

Michael Nickel stands in his garage workshop in Alton on Oct. 24, 2025, where he handcrafts electric guitars as part of his business, Flyway Guitars. By day, Michael Nickel works a desk job in the ...