A Guitar Maker's Manual(Reference). 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. |
Contents
Tools | 1 |
The Soundboard | 5 |
The Neck | 15 |
The Sides | 23 |
The Back | 27 |
Assembly | 33 |
Binding and Purfling | 41 |
The Adjustable Truss Rod | 47 |
Shaping the Neck | 57 |
Finishing | 61 |
The Bridge | 71 |
Setting Up the Guitar for Playing | 79 |
Fitting a Florentine Cutaway | 85 |
Jigs | 89 |
Template Diagrams | 103 |
The Fretboard | 51 |
Common terms and phrases
12th fret 80 grit sandpaper alignment back strip backsaw Binding and Purfling bookmatched bridge pin bridge plate bridge saddle brush butt cabinet scraper centre join centre line Check chisel clamp in position classic guitar coat of polish coping saw cutaway cutting back depth diagram dowel clamps Drill East Indian rosewood end block excess glue finish flat fret position fret slot fretboard glued glueing surface GO sticks grain filler guage heel block herringbone lacquer large sanding block length lower bout Mark a line marriage strip masking tape neck blank NOTE particle board peghead pencil piece of scrap plywood position markers purfling Remove rosette rosewood router router base saddle slot scrap wood shape sharp knife shellac shooting board smooth soundboard soundhole spanish foot spray steel string guitar straight edge swooge tangent intersects template thickness Threaded rod timber trim truss rod upper bout veneer vise western red cedar workboard
References to this book
Steel-String Guitar Construction: Acoustic Six-String, Twelve-String, and ... Irving Sloane No preview available - 1990 |
Steel-String Guitar Construction: Acoustic Six-String, Twelve-String, and ... Irving Sloane No preview available - 1990 |