Step-by-Step Guitar Making

Making an acoustic guitar is much easier than most people suppose, and this straightforward guide shows you how. With basic woodworking skills, a modest work space and only a few specialist tools, you too can make an instrument fit for the concert platform. All stages fully illustrated with colour photographs and clear drawings and detailed plans for every part of the instrument. The book helps with choosing materials, tuning the soundboard, placing the frets and adjusting the action ? all steps which are crucial to the making of a top-quality instrument.
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CONTENIDO:

Part 1: Planning and preparation
Guitar anatomy
Tools and equipment
The workshop
Health and safety
Building methods
Schedule of operations
Wood selection
Adhesives
Fitting and accesories

Part 2: Guitar making step by step
The template and solera
The necck and endblock
The soundboard
Ribs and linings
Thew back
Assembly
Purfling and binding
The fretboard
Shaping the neck
The bridge
Finishing
Final stages
Troubleshooting
Care and maintenance
What next?

Glossary
Fret position table
Conversion table
About the autor
Resources
Index