When Terry Misner fell in love with photography in 1978, he couldn't find a strap worthy of his new 35-mm camera, so he made his own. Today, Terry and his wife, Dena, make handcraft camera and guitar ...
Francisco Figueroa has crafted custom leather guitar straps for rockers such as John Mayer and Jon Bon Jovi and for country-music stars such as Chris Stapleton and Faith Hill and Tim McGraw. But if ...
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 ...
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 ...
BUCHANAN — Tucked into the corner of a nondescript warehouse here in southwestern Michigan, there’s an empire hidden in plain sight. Souldier, a design manufacturer that specializes in handmade items ...
The guitar straps Terry Misner creates for musicians worldwide are the canvas for his artwork. In his specialty, though, the tapestry is really soft leather he uses to combine comfort and custom ...
StrapGraphics, an Oregon City company, makes custom guitar straps from designs supplied by buyers. (Eric Mortenson/The Oregonian) You know the old saying: Build a better guitar strap and the world ...
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