Guitarmaking Tradition and Technology A Complete Reference for the Design & Construction of the Steel-String Folk Guitar & the Classical Guitar
by Solomon, Jonathan D.; Cumpiano, WilliamFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1994-02-01
Publisher(s): Chronicle Books
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Summary
Hailed byGuitar Playermagazine as "perhaps the finest book on guitars ever produced," and byBooklistas "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.
Author Biography
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.
William R. Cumpiano is a master guitarmaker and teacher of instrument building and repair in Amherst, Massachusetts, serving professional musicians across the country.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. 6 |
| The Guitar's Anatomy | p. 8 |
| Materials and Tools | p. 16 |
| Preparation and Planning | p. 30 |
| The Neck and the Headpiece | p. 40 |
| The Plates | p. 92 |
| The Soundhole Rosette | p. 114 |
| Soundboard Bracing | p. 142 |
| Side Bending | p. 176 |
| Assembly I | p. 186 |
| Assembly II | p. 210 |
| Purfling and Binding | p. 238 |
| The Fingerboard | p. 264 |
| Final Carving and Finiting | p. 290 |
| Finishing | p. 314 |
| The Bridge, and Pinning the Steel-String Neck | p. 324 |
| Set-Up | p. 356 |
| Afterword: Troubleshooting and Guitar Care | p. 376 |
| Bibliography | p. 379 |
| Bill of Materials | p. 382 |
| Sources of Guitarmaking Supplies | p. 384 |
| Index | p. 385 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
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