Since 1985, he has steadily expanded the company and the guitar's reputation. The factory annually produces about 3,600 acoustic guitars, electric guitars, mandolins, and ukuleles.

National Instruments has reached a deal to be acquired by Emerson Electric Co, the companies announced the deal on Tuesday, several months after Emerson first went public with interest.

AUSTIN, Texas — Several Austin-based musicians are asking for help after they say more than a dozen unique guitars worth tens of thousands of dollars were stolen from their East Austin studio ...