A few blocks south from downtown Franklin’s boutiques and quaint restaurants, an old sewing machine shudders like a small engine. A piece of thread weaves in and out of a smooth hide of pecan-color ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Whether you need something to keep your instrument close ...

Christian Brooks’ creativity seems to know no end. The leatherworker, musician and now author rattles off projects as fast as he mentions names of the famous people he’s worked with. Best known for ...

Metallica's Kirk Hammett knows a thing or three about guitars. The guitarist, who has the distinction of never having had a guitar fall off of his person during a performance, is now selling leather ...

Getting its start: Larry Mechem Sr. opened a music instrument store in Anderson in the 1960s (and later two other locations in Indiana). At some point, Mechem received a leatherworking kit for ...

Which acoustic guitar strap is best? There is much more that goes into choosing the right guitar strap than meets the eye. Aside from the guitar itself, the perfect guitar strap can mean the ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- A Wisconsin woman is making a name for herself in the music industry with her one-of-a-kind guitar straps. Singer Zac Brown sported Kim Gilbertson's artwork at the Country Music ...