One good way to keep things consistent is to pull the string through the peg tight, then pull it back to the first fret to measure the right amount of slack needed for the wound strings and for the ...

Charlie Read teaches guitar, banjo and mandolin at C.A. House Music in Parkersburg. Read has recorded a ninth solo CD and has written his first book on guitar instruction, both recently released.

is a sweet gift for little guitarists in the making and a great coffee table book for adult guitar enthusiasts, too. Get them a special handmade box designed like a fretboard to keep their picks ...