Two generations ago there arrived in the U. S. a troupe of Spaniards who toured the land as “The Spanish Students,” dressed in their native costume and performing on guitars, mandolins, bandurrias. On ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Members of the international ALL FRETS organization visit Louisville for their annual convention, July 17th - 19th. Originally established in Chicago in 1957 as the Fretted ...

The Academy of Fretted Instruments isn't just about learning to play guitars or banjos or mandolins anymore. Just like Northwoods Mall isn't just about shopping for clothing and appliances anymore.

The guitar’s evolution over the past two centuries sits in a 1920 New Hyde Park farmhouse that LI music aficionados know as the American Guitar Museum. The museum, owned by resident Chris Ambadjes, ...

Put down those sugar cookies, music lovers, and stop making that last-minute list for Santa. Christmas is almost here, but we bet there’s still time to pick up a free holiday CD at Fretted Instruments ...

If you have never come across a Kelstone before, it’s a 9-stringed fretted instrument which you play with both hands on top of the fretboard. If you can play the piano, you shouldn’t have many ...