I have taught people of all ages, of all levels of experienceand all have emerged surprised and delighted with the instrument theyve taken home. The book guitarmaking by cumpiano and natelson is the must have book on building an acoustic guitar. They are busy working on a second edition that hopefully will come out soon. My hope is that this collection of free guitar plans, guitar building guides, best practice tutorials, and guitar making videos will speed you along to completion. Making a guitar with william cumpiano new england luthiers. Cumpiano left his job and went to work in gurians guitarmaking shop in new hampshire. This book is very logically and i recommend it as an excellent check list book to go with william r. This build will be an homage to the first edition, along with some updates in neck joint and. Since completing his apprenticeship in 1972, william cumpiano has created hundreds of individuallycrafted guitars and other stringed instruments in the european, north american and latin american traditions. Earlier guitars were often smaller bodied though there are exceptions. Free ebooks guitarmaking guitar reference available to downloads. Guitarmaking, tradition and technology 1993 edition. Pdf guitar making trad tech p b download full pdf book.
Sean holloway rated it really liked it sep 04, the book served its fundamental purpose of providing a guide for him to build a guitar that was functional. Little or no woodworking experience is necessary to create your first guitarjust patience and an open mind. We truly live in a golden age of guitar making and the resources available to a beginning builder are more extensive than ever in history. Natelson, william cumpiano, jonathan solomon, jonathan natelson. There are two books by irving sloane that i also found useful. Download pdf guitar making trad tech p b book full free.
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