As many of you know, most teaching is now done online during the time of this pandemic. Unfortunately, not all students own an instrument they could practice on while staying at home, and therefore cannot learn and practice music. On […]
At the end of 2019 Benton Middle School reached out to us asking for help as their old stock of guitars used by their classical guitar ensembles had been dwindling and many of their instruments needed repairs or replacement. Hearing […]
Under the direction of Nicolas Montalvo, La Mirada’s Benton Middle School guitar ensemble has grown in the last 5 years to become a highly accomplished and deserving group. Not only have they performed at community fundraisers and local events, they […]
“Speechless” was the way all members of the GSI staff described our reaction to the largest donation to the GSI Foundation to date – 6 beautiful instruments by some of the most collectible and iconic builders of the past 100 […]
This year, we are delighted to be taking part in the Los Angeles Guitar Festival occurring May 19th in Santa Clarita, CA. The festival will feature concerts and workshops from world-class artists including Scott Tennant, Taso Comanescu, Ines Thome, Kai […]
From time to time, a guitar comes to us with the designation “this guitar was donated to our non-profit charitable organization, the GSI Foundation,” signifying that a generous donor has gifted this instrument to us. In turn, we sell the guitar […]
Two weeks ago, we sent out a request for help. Our non-profit organization, the GSI Foundation, was trying to raise funds to save the music programs of a group of public schools from being canceled, and the deadline was drawing […]