Complete Guide To Building Kit Acoustic Guitars
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Complete Guide To Building Kit Acoustic Guitars
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Author : Bill Cory
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2007
Complete Guide To Building Kit Acoustic Guitars written by Bill Cory and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Guitar categories.
You can build a guitar, and a quality kit is the best way to start. This large-format, 240-page book, with over 450 photos, details how and where to buy the kit that fits your skills and desires. Complete reviews of guitar kits built by the author - from Martin, Stewmac, LMI, Blues Creek Guitars, KMG and others - are included. Also included are references to the author's helpful website: www.KitGuitarManuals.com, where more helpful materials are offered. Having built ten guitars from kits, but remembering what he did not know when he started, Bill is particularly qualified to present this information. And when you finish the guitar? You'll have an instrument to be proud of. Of the hundreds of kit builders I have corresponded with, the author says, every one has been thrilled! People absolutely love their new guitars. If you're building a guitar kit, buy this book! It will save you much more than its price in money, time and trouble.
Complete Guide To Building Kit Acoustic Guitars
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Author : Bill Cory
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-10-10
Complete Guide To Building Kit Acoustic Guitars written by Bill Cory and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-10 with categories.
Twelve years ago, I asked, "Could I actually build a guitar?" I was 57 years old, hadn't built anything of wood since 1962 in 7th grade wood shop (a coat rack), and owned no woodworking tools. I didn't know people built guitars of their own! But I was intrigued by the possibility. I studied the Stewart-MacDonald catalog and ordered a kit, a 12-fret rosewood and spruce 000. A few months later, I was playing it! It was an amazing and memorable experience. I decided to do it again, and again ... Now twelve years later, many more guitars have come out of my little home shop-all from kits. Brazilian rosewood w/Coastal Redwood... Indian rosewood w/cedar ...mahogany w/Sitka ... Indian rosewood w/red spruce-all kinds of standard and exotic wood combinations and body styles. It has been a blast. And, it has produced this book about acoustic kits-the only book specifically dedicated to acoustic kits and their place in the guitar building world. Complete Guide to Building Kit Acoustic Guitars has helped hundreds, possibly thousands, of beginning guitar builders worldwide to begin to build their own quality acoustic guitars. Until now, it's only been available with spiral binding. With this revision, the perfect binding is also available. Here are a few highlights: Why a Kit? Why not? Tools you'll need and how to save on them Your space requirements (not much!) Where to get the right kit for you How to create a completely custom kit How long it will take to build Tools you can build Resources for guitar builders Detailed building logs for two guitars Complete Glossary of lutherie terms A complete build, step by step ... and a whole lot more, illustrated with over 450 pictures I love building guitars and playing them! I also enjoy writing, and this book has made possible both of those enjoyable pursuits. Completely revised and updated, the book reflects my continuing enthusiasm and learning about this "little brother to luthiery," the building of kit guitars by beginners and hobby builders. This is the only book dedicated to guitar making with guitar kits. It's a specialty, for sure. But does a kit end up being a real guitar? You can bet on it! Some of my guitars, made from choice woods, are the match of guitars created by the major companies in the world, both for playability and tone. And they look great, too! Please take a look into the book, follow a link from page 5 to hear and see a couple of my kits being played. They sound good, but I'm sure yours can sound and look even better! If you've thought about it, now find out about it too! Order your copy today! (Hint, ladies: It makes a great gift for a husband looking for a new challenge!)
Complete Guide To Building Kit Acoustic Guitars
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Author : Bill Cory
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-07-25
Complete Guide To Building Kit Acoustic Guitars written by Bill Cory and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-25 with categories.
Twelve years ago, I asked, "Could I actually build a guitar?" I was 57 years old, hadn't built anything of wood since 1962 in 7th grade wood shop (a coat rack), and owned no woodworking tools. I didn't know people built guitars of their own! But I was intrigued by the possibility. I studied the Stewart-MacDonald catalog and ordered a kit, a 12-fret rosewood and spruce 000. A few months later, I was playing it! It was an amazing and memorable experience. I decided to do it again, and again ... Now twelve years later, many more guitars have come out of my little home shop-all from kits. Brazilian rosewood/Coastal Redwood...Indian rosewood/cedar ...mahogany/Sitka ... Indian rosewood/red spruce-all kinds of standard and exotic wood combinations and body styles. It has been a blast. And, it has produced this book about acoustic kits-the only book specifically dedicated to acoustic kits and their place in the guitar building world. Complete Guide to Building Kit Acoustic Guitars has helped hundreds, possibly thousands, of beginning guitar builders worldwide to begin to build their own quality acoustic guitars. Until now, it's only been available with spiral binding. With this revision, the perfect binding is also available. Here are a few highlights: Why a Kit? Why not? Tools you'll need and how to save on them Your space requirements (not much!) Where to get the right kit for you How to create a completely custom kit How long it will take to build Tools you can build Resources for guitar builders Detailed building logs for two guitars Complete Glossary of lutherie terms A complete build, step by step ... and a whole lot more, illustrated with over 450 pictures I love building guitars and playing them! I also enjoy writing, and this book has made possible both of those enjoyable pursuits. Completely revised and updated, the book reflects my continuing enthusiasm and learning about this "little brother to luthiery," the building of kit guitars by beginners and hobby builders. This is the only book dedicated to guitar making with guitar kits. It's a specialty, for sure. But does a kit end up being a real guitar? You can bet on it! Some of my guitars, made from choice woods, are the match of guitars created by the major companies in the world, both for playability and tone. And they look great, too! Please take a look into the book, follow a link from page 5 to hear and see a couple of my kits being played. They sound good, but I'm sure yours can sound and look even better! If you've thought about it, now find out about it too! Order your copy! (Hint, ladies: It makes a great gift for a husband looking for a new challenge!)
The Guitar Builder S Construction Journal
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Author : Bill Cory
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-07-01
The Guitar Builder S Construction Journal written by Bill Cory and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-01 with categories.
After building many acoustic guitars, making some mistakes and doing some things right, and writing two illustrated books on the subject, I realized: There's no good way to keep a record of the COMPLETE building process. Well, now there is! This unique book is the only one of its kind available.> Steps separated out for kit guitars vs. scratch builds. > Pages adjacent to steps-pages for you to paste photos of your project's progress.> Sixty pages of information and guided steps with lines for writing in your own project information and details.> Perfect companion to "Building Martin-style Acoustic Guitar Kits," by Bill Cory (available on Amazon.com and from other online booksellers).Building an acoustic guitar involves many steps -- but they must be done in the right order and in a certain way. At the end of all those steps, you'll have an instrument you can play and be proud of. And, you'll want to build another one!With this unique book, you'll be able to repeat the steps done correctly and avoid those done wrong.Buy this book today so you'll know what you did right (and wrong) on your later guitar builds!Since being the Founder of the KitGuitarForum in 2007 (now under other ownership), Bill Cory has helped hundreds of people get started in the rewarding hobby of building acoustic guitars, starting with kits from C. F Martin & Co., Stewart-MacDonald, Luthiers Mercantile International, Inc, Blues Creek Guitars, and others. Many have since gone from kits to scratch builds. Mr. Cory's two books on the subject ("Complete Guide To Building Kit Acoustic Guitars," and "Building Martin-style Acoustic Guitar Kits") are both available on Amazon.com and through other online booksellers.
How To Build Electric Guitars
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Author : Will Kelly
language : en
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Release Date : 2012-06-15
How To Build Electric Guitars written by Will Kelly and has been published by Voyageur Press (MN) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-15 with Music categories.
In the past few years the market for electric guitar kits and parts has exploded. For every two enthusiasts, there are four opinions on how properly to fill woodgrain. In this book, Will Kelly cuts through all that noise and shows how, with a little patience and some inexpensive tools, the average person can turn a modest investment into a gig-worthy instrument and perhaps even a lifelong hobby. Kelly presents guitar-building in a progressive fashion, beginning with a simple Stratocaster-style kit with a bolt-on neck and continuing on to a "relic'd" Telecaster-style build, two Gibson-style set-neck models, and a custom double-neck mash-up. Because each build is more involved than the previous, the reader builds on his or her skill set and acquires only the tools necessary for the reader's level of interest. Kelly shows how to apply finishes, choose and install hardware, wire electronics, execute the final assembly, and set up the finished guitar for proper action and intonation.
Guitarmaking Tradition And Technology
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Author : Jonathan D. Solomon
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Release Date : 1994-02-01
Guitarmaking Tradition And Technology written by Jonathan D. Solomon and has been published by Chronicle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-02-01 with Music categories.
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.
Building An Acoustic Guitar
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Author : Bruce Scism
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-03
Building An Acoustic Guitar written by Bruce Scism and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03 with categories.
An illustrated, detailed, step-by-step guide to building an acoustic guitar. Written and designed to provide the confidence, directions, and skill building exercises for a novice or relatively new acoustic guitar builder. The book is designed for a person who wants to first build from a kit (from Martin Guitars, for example) and includes opportunities and instructions on customization to make their instrument truly unique. Woodworking skills are not required; special sections are included that lay out exercises that allow a person to practice and build sufficient skills to accomplish the more difficult and/or critical points of the build. A special section is devoted to the skills to inlay a design or logo into the headstock.
How To Setup Your Guitar Like A Pro
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Author : Jonny Blackwood
language : en
Publisher: www.learn-guitarsetups.com
Release Date : 2013-03-12
How To Setup Your Guitar Like A Pro written by Jonny Blackwood and has been published by www.learn-guitarsetups.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-12 with Music categories.
“Everything you need to start confidently working on your own guitars is right here.” Learn how to do great guitar setups time and time again with this easy to follow, step-by-step manual. With expert tips, clear instruction, and over 260 photos, you will gain the understanding of how to fine-tune any guitar to play its best- with measurability and precision! Use the included cut-out tool templates to broaden your skills. Makes an excellent starter book or reference for budding professionals. ***Now updated and expanded with additional content including a section on restringing, neck shimming, scale length determination and new images! *** Included in the book: An 8-step method for electric, acoustic & bass guitar setups How to adjust neck relief (bow) for optimum playability How to adjust string height for your playing style and guitar type How to file nut slots, adjust pickup height and set the intonation accurately How to adjust Fender-style tremolo's, Gibson hard-tails, Floyd Rose and other floating bridges How to adjust the saddle on your acoustic steel string or nylon string guitar Manufacturer's setup specs for Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, Jackson, Gretsch and others Exclusive setup specifications from the author's best playing guitars & basses Cut-out templates for radius gauges, under-string radius gauges & an action ruler A handy measurement conversion chart & more! From your friends at www.Learn-GuitarSetups.com and the Guitar Setup Pro App. What to expect: If you play electric guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, or even play bass guitar, you can learn guitar set up and maintenance for yourself with this top-selling guitar repair book. After years of successful workshops and group guitar setup classes, led by the Canadian guitar tech & educator Jonny Blackwood, this guitar setup guide has been tweaked and refined to simplistic perfection, in keeping true to the testament that less sometimes is more. After all, there are some excellent in-depth guitar repair luthier books on the market, but that’s not what you’re after when you just want to lower the string height, adjust the truss rod, and/or set the intonation. This book is written for beginners as an introduction to guitar setup and maintenance, for those who cannot attend our guitar setup classes in person, and for those who want to understand their instrument inside and out. You will learn the methods of true pro guitar setups and the specifications used on numerous styles of guitars. The highlights in this book are simplicity, clear instruction, lots of photographs and lots of examples/ specifications to try on different kinds of guitars. Use this book to gain an edge and develop your skills with a great foundation. Use it for: · General guitar maintenance · Electric guitar setups · Acoustic guitar setups · Classical guitar setups · Bass guitar setups These are some examples of the guitar setup tools you will require to do the procedures outlined in the book: · guitar capo · guitar tuner · guitar setup gauge · guitar setup ruler · guitar setup straight edge (optional) · guitar setup tool kit (optional) · guitar setup mat (optional) · under-string radius gauges (optional) Books available from the author (paperback and digital editions): How to Setup Your Guitar Like A Pro: An Easy Guide for Beginners How to Build & Setup Guitar Kits like a Pro: An Easy Guide for Bolt-on Neck Guitars How to Start and Run a Successful Guitar Repair Business: Practical Tips for the New Entrepreneur
Build Your Own Acoustic Guitar
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Author : Jonathan Kinkead
language : en
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Release Date : 2004
Build Your Own Acoustic Guitar written by Jonathan Kinkead and has been published by Hal Leonard Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Music categories.
(Book). 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.
How To Build And Setup Guitar Kits Like A Pro
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Author : Jonny Blackwood
language : en
Publisher: www.learn-guitarsetups.com
Release Date : 2016-06-26
How To Build And Setup Guitar Kits Like A Pro written by Jonny Blackwood and has been published by www.learn-guitarsetups.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-26 with Music categories.
Part of Jonny Blackwood's "Easy Guide" Series, "How to Build and Setup Guitar Kits like a Pro" is a clear, concise, step-by-step manual written for those with little guitar building experience. With simple directions and over 130 photos, you will gain the understanding needed to assemble and setup bolt-on guitar kits with great results! Included in the book: A 9-step method on assembling bolt-on style guitars; Tips and tricks to save you time and headaches; Guidance on sanding, finishing & more; Proper soldering technique explained; Scale length explained Guitar electronics explained; How to effectively shield the instrument; Popular wiring modification suggestions; Links to online wiring and setup methods from Fender and others; Simple setup instructions for strat and tele-style guitars; How to restring properly; How to adjust truss rods for optimal neck bow; How to shim necks and adjust neck tilt; How to adjust bridge angle on tremolo equipped guitars; How to adjust intonation; How to file nut slots; And more!