Building the Steel String Acoustic Guitar

Building the Steel String Acoustic Guitar - Paperback

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Building the Steel String Acoustic Guitar
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Building the Steel String Acoustic Guitar - Paperback

Building the Steel String Acoustic Guitar - Paperback

by R. M. Mottola
$48.53
$48.53

Book Overview

Includes links to download free plans and templates for two different guitars.

The result of over twenty years of research to identify, catalog, and assess acoustic guitar construction techniques, Building the Steel String Acoustic Guitar is the most comprehensive source of steel string guitar construction information available. Designed specifically to be accessible to the first-time guitar builder, information is presented as a series of small and well-defined construction operations. Historical information and background theory is provided where appropriate for each of these operations. Construction is presented using tools that most woodworkers already have, supplemented by a minimal set of special-purpose guitar-making tools. The construction techniques make heavy use of simple jigs and fixtures which help achieve precision results. Guitar construction operations that novice builders find to be difficult and confusing are broken down into easy-to-understand parts and are explained in step-by-step detail. Commonly made construction mistakes are pointed out, along with instructions for fixing them. Important details of construction that may not be obvious to first time guitar makers are carefully described.

This lavishly illustrated book has over 500 pages and contains more than 1000 photos and drawings. Features of the book include:

  • Small, discrete, well-defined construction operations
  • Both USA (Imperial, English) and metric units of measurement are presented
  • Limited use of special purpose tools
  • Limited use of complicated jigs and fixtures
  • Extensive use of quick-construction, disposable jigs and fixtures
  • Construction is detailed for left-handed as well as right-handed instruments
  • Math free
  • Use of traditional woods as well as domestic species
  • Modern alternatives to traditional shell inlay decoration are presented
  • Glossary of lutherie terminology is included
  • Alternative construction techniques are offered for some parts, to make use of different woodworking tools and skills
  • Commonly made mistakes are pointed out, and instructions to fix them are provided
  • Attention to important details of construction that may not be obvious to beginners
  • Includes a comprehensive index
  • Explains unfamiliar construction operations in step-by-step detail, including:
    • Fret slotting
    • Neck carving
    • Side bending
    • Making the rosette
    • Binding and purfling
    • Neck fitting
    • Application of hand applied finishes
ISBN9781734125610
Author R. M. Mottola
PublisherLiutaiomottola.com
GenreHobbies & interests
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2021
LanguageENG- English
Pages504
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About R. M. Mottola

Leonardo Lospennato was born in Buenos Aires in '68-at the heart of an Italian family. He lives in Berlin, Germany, with his wife Andrea and with Tango, their black miniature schnauzer. Son of a manager and an artist, Leo became a bit of both when he started designing instruments and setting up a company to bring them to the market. Curious by nature and inspired by a Renaissance spirit, he became a computer engineer, pursued a masters degree in marketing and management, worked many years for companies like IBM and eBay on both sides of the Atlantic, and published articles as a journalist-all while adding English, Italian and German languages to his native Spanish along the way. Truth be told, the "Renaissance spirit" also shows up in the form of a shameless affair he maintains with Italian cuisine-a mix of heritage and hobby. But in the whole of this history, what remains a leitmotiv is his passion for the ancient art of creat-ing musical instruments, an infatuation that began when he put together his first bass, at 16. Creating something out of nothing. Searching for meaning. Chasing the utopia of perfection. Being a designer does not require much more than that. Nor anything less.

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