Step-by-Step Guitar Making

With basic woodworking skills, a modest work space, and only a few special tools, even an amateur can make an instrument fit for the concert platform with this guide. Fully illustrated instructions guide the builder through the entire creative process from choosing materials for the guitar to stringing and setting up. The guitar created in this book is a steel-stringed cutaway orchestra model with 14 frets to the body joint. This pattern is ideal for the finger style player, providing excellent projection in bass, middle, and treble ranges. Plans are included for the entire instrument as well as detailed drawings of individual parts. This manual comes complete with instructions on how to tune the soundboard, place the frets accurately, and adjust the action for comfortable playing.

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Posted: May-25-2009

Step-By-Step Guitar Making

This book is very explicit, easy to follow and comprehensive; the author is realistic and eloquent. Each section is thoroughly explained and the photos are clear and self explanatory. I really enjoyed this book by Alex Willis. I highly recommend it to those neophites like me, and the professional...

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Posted: Mar-31-2009

Not What I Would Recommend

Although I found the book to be reasonably informative on generic luthiery tasks such as binding, finishing, etc., it is obvious that Mr. Willis has little experience building this type of instrument, and has likely never had to reset a neck on an instrument with a Spanish foot. Willis' use of a...

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Posted: Mar-26-2009

Excellent book for first time builders

This is a great book for first time builders.There are a number of caveats to consider before embarking on making a guitar. You need to ask yourself if you are up to the task of using woodworking tools, and maintaining and sharpening them. The author assumes that you have previous woodwork...

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Posted: Aug-03-2008

Well set out

I have made one guitar and one ukulele, guided by Cumpiano and Natelson, so this book was the perfect follow on from that point. The photos and text are well set out and as a slightly experienced luthier, I gained much. The spanish foot approach is unusual in steel stringed guitars and Mr Willis...

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Posted: Sep-28-2007

Guitar making review

It turns out that guitar making is a complex art and there are many different ways for a beginner to approach it. The most complete book is William Cumpiano's "Guitar Making, Tradition and Technology". However, I found Willis "Step by Step Guitar Making" useful and valuable. It is shorter and...

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Posted: Jun-17-2007

Any collection strong in woodworking, music or crafts titles will welcome this guide

It's actually fairly easy to make an acoustic guitar, and any with some woodworking skills can master the rudiments with these basics plus Alex Willis' Step-by-Step Guitar Making in hand. Any collection strong in woodworking, music or crafts titles will welcome this guide, which shows how to make...

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