Musicians will tell you, choosing the right piece of equipment is both a technical but at the same time very personal ...

The fragrance of varnish and curing wood drifts by as you enter Side Door Strings, transporting you to an era when objects and the tools that built them were all made by hand. A violin in the raw ...

Luthier Joel Thompson in his workshop, Side Door Strings. A luthier is a craftsperson who builds and repairs stringed instruments that are played with a bow or plucked.