Guitarmaker Issue 15
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Abe Wechter's "Katia II" Guitar Gommissioned by John McLaughlin
Abe Wechter
Instrument Making in Portugal
Horacio Tome Marques with notes by William Cumpiano
Australian Guitars
Gerard Gilet
Instrument Builder or Kit Builder?
A Handy Reply
Thomas Bazzolo
What to say when people ask "did that mahogany neck come from the rainforest?" or say "you're destroying the planet because you make guitars."
Member's Spotlight—John Farrar
John Farrar
Member's Spotlight—Fidencio Diaz
Fidencio Diaz
Member's Spotlight—Manuel Velazquez
Manuel Velazquez
Member's Spotlight—Scott MacDonald
Scott MacDonald
Member's Spotlight—Douglas Baldwin
Douglas Baldwin
Member's Spotlight—Arnold M.J. Hennig
Arnold M.J. Hennig
Member's Spotlight—Robert Banks
Robert Banks
"Making Stringed Instruments" vs. "Making Musical Instruments"
Dick Boak
Dick Boak's review of "Making Stringed Instruments" in issue 14 was unfortunately titled "Making Musical Instruments." They aren't written by the same author.
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Belgian Waffle!
Dick Boak
A guitar shown in a photo on page 5 of Issue 14 was incorrectly attributed to Bruce Elliott.
Winetasting Philosophy
Martyn Mitchell
Mitchell proposes more events like the symposiom wine tasting event reported in issue 13.
Archtop Guitar Bridge Fitting Jig
Bob Benedetto
Acoustic Bass Strings: A Plea to String Makers
Mark Stanley
Frank Haselbacher's Varnish Finish
William Cumpiano
Tips from Flip
Flip Scipio
Q&A
Tom Mathis, David Hurd, Dick Boak
Roy Courtnall's Guitar Plans
GAMA
Robson's Flamed Maple
Self-tuning Guitars Revisited
Neill C. Skinn
The Segovia Chair
Dhana Solish Design
Tuner Concerns
Sylvan Wells
Mossman Neck Joint
William Cumpiano
South Plains College
Helping Eastern Europe Privatize
Bruce L. Ross
You May Never Splice Again
Flip Scipio
An Unabridged Visit with Mario Maccaferri
Dick Boak
Stair-step Router Cutter for Binding on Archtops
William Hollenbeck
Giant Sitka Spruce Logs at Pacific Rim Tonewoods
2 photos of huge sitka spruce logs. Goes with the photo on the back cover
Coming Events
Jobs and Situations Wanted
Karen Mondale, John Dettra, Ric McCurdy
ASIA Business
Stan Werbin
The Good Wood Guide: A Friends of the Earth Handbook
Rich Mermer
Making Stringed Instruments: A Supplemental Review
Linda Manzer
Manzer adds her thoughts to the review in issue 14. Title notwithstanding, the reader should consider it a beginner's book about violin making. She recommends that budding guitar builders steer clear of its advice on guitar making.