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Written by one of Australia's foremost luthiers, this manual is a straightforward, profusely illustrated guide to constructing nylon-string classical and steel-string guitars. Includes a useful section on creating the jigs necessary to make the job easier and more accurate, along with full size template diagrams to assist in cutting out and marking the body shape and soundboard bracing patterns. A Guitar Maker's Manual lists all of the materials needed, where to get them and what problems to look out for during the construction.

Plastic Comb: 112 pages
Publisher: Hal Leonard; Reprint edition
Language: English

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Der Zusammenhang zwischen Bau und Klang einer Gitarre wird anschaulich dargestellt.15Ein hochinteressantes Fachbuch, das sich in erster Linie an Konzertgitarristen und Instrumentenbauer wendet. In mehreren, sehr sorgfältig durchgeführten Versuchen zeigt der Autor den Zusammenhang zwischen Bauweise und Klang einer akustischen Gitarre.Die in diesem Buch veröffentlichten Erkenntnisse basieren auf Untersuchungen der Physikalisch-Technischen Bundesanstalt in Braunschweig, die es zum Ziel hatten, konstruktive Grundlagen für klangliche Verbesserungen von Gitarren zu erarbeiten. Mit 60 Abbildungen, sowie zahlreichen Diagrammen, Klangbildern und Tabellen.

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Publisher: Edition Bochinsky
Language: German

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Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Bold Strummer Ltd
Language: English

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Every guitarist dreams of owning a handmade instrument, but for most, the cost is likely to be prohibitive. The alternative - building your own fine guitar - is not as difficult as you might imagine, given some skill, patience, and the expert guidance of a master luthier. Every step of construction is fully covered, from choice, selection, and preparation of woods, to consideration of size, bracing, and tonal qualities. Each step of the building sequence is clearly photographed in color, with variations to the standard design shown to enable you to personalize your instrument as you make it. Briston, England-based Jonathan Kinkead has been building guitars for nearly 30 years. His craft is born out of experience and intuition rather than a strict following of technical detail. The resulting beauty of form and distinctive tone have earned him his reputation as one of the world's most respected independent luthiers.

Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Language: English

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Publisher: Dutton Adult
Language: English

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Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Sterling Pub. Co
Language: English

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What a thrill for any musician: playing a fine-sounding instrument that he or she has lovingly crafted from scratch. With this richly illustrated manual, well-known luthier and guitarist John Bogdanovich shows exactly how to build that first, beautiful guitar, using traditional, time-tested methods. All that’s required are basic woodworking techniques and a minimally equipped shop. Bogdanovich discusses the anatomy of the guitar, sound, choosing an instrument, selecting woods, templates and molds, and preparation. In more than 300 pages of text, he painstakingly lays out the details of construction, from assembling the neck and sides to installing the fingerboard and bridge.

Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Sterling
Language: English

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Everything every guitar repairman, player, guitar builder, and guitar owner needs to know about the proper care of every kind of guitar, including electric. Hundreds of diagrams illustrate the text. A must for every true guitarist.

Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Oak Publications
Language: English

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Do-it-yourself repair is easy with this money-saving manual for acoustic and electric guitarists. Easy instructions plus 170 diagrams & photos show how to fix loose frets, adjust a bridge, and more.

Paperback: 64 pages
Publisher: Amsco Publications (December 31, 1984)
Language: English

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The definitive book for finishing guitars and fretted instruments. Learn from the pros: materials, equipment and techniques, plus three dozen recipes for famous finishes. This book helps give you the confidence to finish new instr

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Publisher: Stewart McDonald
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Covering the full range of acoustic, or hollow-body, guitars, as well as applications to the mandolin, ukulele, banjo, and lute, renowned craftsman Sloane has created a long-awaited book that makes expert repair techniques accesible to both amateur woodworkers and experienced builders. His comprehensive problem-solving includes: closing cracks, patching fractures, adjusting poor action, eliminating buzzing, fixing loose braces, repairing bellying tops and neck warps, replacement of the bridge and pick guard, refretting and refinishing, restoring antique instruments. Excellent photos (b/n) and diagrams accompany succint directions and a master's own tips to make this 'the' essential guide for anyone who owns, plays, makes, or sells guitars, as well as for the woodworker who wants to construct musical instruments. First published in hardcover in 1973 by E.P. Dutton, New York. First published in paperback in 1984 by Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.

Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Bold Strummer
Language: English

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Hailed by Guitar Player magazine as "perhaps the finest book on guitars ever produced," and by Booklist as "a Rolls Royce of construction guidebooks," this impressive volume is the first book of its kind to describe in depth how both steel-string and classical guitars are actually designed and built. Over 450 photographs, drawings, and diagrams reveal in exquisite detail the hows, whys, and how-to's of the traditional craft of guitarmaking, all accompanied by fascinating historical and technical notes. A comprehensive bibliography; a list of tools, materials, and supply sources; and a full index complete this uniquely authoritative reference - and essential acquisition - for guitar and craft enthusiasts, woodworkers, and students of instrument making everywhere. About the Author Jonathan D. Natelson builds and repairs classical guitars and is a national supplier of tone woods for constructing stringed instruments. He lives in Philadephia. William R. Cumpiano is a master guitarmaker and teacher of instrument building and repair in Amherst, Massachusetts, serving professional musicians across the country.

Paperback: 388 pages
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Language: English

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A comprehensive introduction to the tools, skills, techniques and styles for the serious guitar builder

Paperback: 162 pages
Publisher: Imprintbooks
Language: English

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Spiral-bound: 172 pages
Publisher: Bold Strummer Ltd; Spiral edition
Language: English

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Publisher: Guild of Amer Luthiers (January 1998)
Language: English

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There is a dichotomy in this book. Only an experienced cabinetmaker would be able to fill in the book's gaps and come up with a good-looking though not necessarily playable instrument; yet, the book is apparently written for the enthusiastic putterer who needs different saws and their uses identified. The section on choosing woods, for instance, gives no more than general guidelines; the brief section on varnishes is more concerned with looks than sound. Scale drawings are negated being caught in the binding. This is truly a do-it-yourself book. There is no mention of where a person could go for further advice and no bibliography. Despite copious and clear line drawings and a few photos, this is not recommended.

Paperback: 205 pages
Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc (November 1990)
Language: English

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Unknown Binding: 28 pages
Publisher: Model & Allied Publications (1970)
Language: English

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El volumen recoge la contribución al debate general entre administradores, expertos y personal del sector de la restauración, sobre la función y el compromiso de las instituciones públicas a la hora de definir instrumentos de estudio, modelos de intervención y programas u directrices, dirigidos a su vez al sector privado.

Rústica con solapas: 206 pages
Publisher: Nerea ( Colección Arte y Restauración / Sevilla
Language: Castellano

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Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Bold Strummer
Language: English

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Rich in beauty, sound and history, Manuel Rodriguez and Sons' classical and flamenco guitars have been lovingly hand-crafted in Madrid since 1905. The company's remarkable creations are just as acclaimed today, capturing the 2000 Player's Choice Award from Acoustic Guitar magazine for its nylon-string model. New from Hal Leonard and for the first time available in English, The Art and Craft of Making Classical Guitars presents master luthier Manuel Rodriguez's thoughts on the history of the instrument he loves, and how the guitar attained its prominent position among musical instruments. Filled with fabulous historical photos, priceless memorabilia, abundant diagrams and more, the book covers topics such as the art and development of the guitar, materials used in construction, and much more. Essential for all admirers of the guitar.

Paperback: 168 pages
Publisher: Publisher: Hal Leonard (March 1, 2004)
Language: English

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Publisher: Hal Leonard Co.
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We proudly present the fifth edition of Maurice J. Summerfield's highly acclaimed ultimate reference book on the classical guitar. This brand new book features all the original biographical entries updated with new photographs where applicable, plus 100 new biographical entries in the players, composers and makers section - for a total of over 485. This new edition gives the reader a full and clear picture of the classical guitar's development since the beginning of the nineteenth century. Also included are informative sections on composers, scholars, flamenco guitarists and guitar makers. The book's collection of several hundred photographs is the most complete to be published in one volume. There are extensive listings of the most important classical guitar recordings. The final section, Sources of Supply, guides readers to where they can obtain the books, recordings, music and magazines listed in the book. Without a doubt, this new edition will be the essential work of reference on the subject of classical guitar for years to come!

Paperback: 376 pages
Publisher: Ashley Mark Publishing Company; 5 edition
Language: English

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Intended as a beginner's guide for experienced woodworkers interested in making a guitar, this book assumes a fairly complete knowledge of woodworking tools and techniques and also an intermediate level of skill in finishing and detail work. Long-time luthier Middleton uses the old European approach to making a stringed instrument, including carving, gluing, bracing, and finishing, which he defends as desirable in handmade instruments,. But instrument-making supply companies now offer a variety of purpose-built tools and woodworking supplies that greatly simplify the old-fashioned process. To ignore these tools and supplies makes it much more difficult for a beginner to complete such a project. The book is handsomely produced, with detailed photos and clearly written text.

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Publisher: Crowood Press, Limited, The
Language: English

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