Host Jeff Wilson introduces viewers to the world of vintage luthurie. In other words viewers discover how stringed instrument builders (luthiers) mix contemporary materials and "old school" know-how to create guitars that resemble beloved vintage guitars. The "gold standard" for bluegrass pickers is the Martin D-28 built in the 1930s and the early 1940s. Viewers of DIY’s Hand Made Music find out how Lynn Dudenbostel crafts new guitars that meet the high standards set by the great luthiers of yesteryear. In this first episode of DIY's four-part guitar-building series viewers also are introduced to two luthiers whose passion for replicating vintage guitars borders on obsession. They are John Arnold and Ted Davis, and they know reproduction of vintage requires red spruce wood. Martin Guitars used it to build tops for the famous D-28 during the golden era, but during World War II the aircraft industry depleted the supply of spruce wood so guitar manufacturers switched to alternative wood. Today after sixty years of growth the Red Spruce tree is once again available for selective harvesting. For John and Ted, it's been a long time to wait for the revival of great sounding guitars!