Guitarmaker Issue 30
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Traditional Tamburitza Folk Instruments
Milan Opacich
Letters
Tom Lockwood, Marty Lanham, Tony Ryan, Charles Nelson, Bill Gee
American Acoustic is grateful for the coverage in issue 29 and has a new address With 1 photo. Lanham rebuts comments in issue 27 regarding Nashvill being a poor climate to build guitars. He believes humidity control is necessary in all parts of the country. Ryan, Nelson, and Gee send thanks for Guitarmaker.
Guitarmaker; process
New Members
Jeff Garden, Jim English, Gabriella Carlino
Garden becomes a new member and gives his bio. English, a Gretsch fan describes his love affair with their guitars and shares his building history (with 6 photos). Carlino, from Sicily gives her bio (with 2 photos).
biography
Members' Spotlight
John Castronuove
Castronuove gives his bio.
biography
Positions Wanted
Thomas Budke, Roger Barnhart, Alan O'Connel
Budke seeks employment in the business end of guitarmaking while O'Connell and Barnhart look for apprenticeships. EVD Stringed Instruments announce a 2-year apprenticeship program.
business
Help Wanted
Chuck Ogsbury
Ogsbury offers an opportunity at OME Banjos. Luthier's Mercantile, American School of Luthereie, and Tom Ribbecke announct the Healdsvill Guitarmaker Festival.
business
The Tamburitzas
Milan Opacich
In this detailed article, Opacich describes the tamburitza family of Slavic instruments. They cover a wide range similar to the early mandolin family. Includes history of the instrument, its music and players, and a certain amount of information on building the instrument. Did you know that Bozo Podunovac started as a Tamburitza builder? With 17 photos.
Tamburitza
The Phoenix Guitar Company
George Leach
Pheonix specializes in a nylon string OM with a narrow neck like a steel string. Leach tells why this has helped him succeed in business and provides information on how he builds them. With 10 photos.
guitar, nylon string; business; guitar, OM; toosl, jig; tools, power
Jim "Rick" Rickard - In Memoriam
Rich Starkey, Calamity Starkey, Henry Stocek
Each author shares his/her personal recollections of Rickard, who was well respected for his work in guitar and musical string design and quality. With 3 photos (and another one on the back cover.
memorial
Guitarist Jacque Stotzem
Phillippe Collard, Sylvanie Evrad
Interview with guitar player Stotzem who shares his opinion on guitars, builders, pickups, amplifiers, and setup. With 1 photo.
biography; interview
Marketing Panel - Symposium '95 Part II
Jay Hodtetler, Bob Taylor, Dana Bourgeois, Steve Henderson, Richard Hoover, Stan Werbin, Bob Benedetto
Second part of a very enlightening panel discussion on marketing. Told from the perspective of large manufacturers to small hand builders, topics range from past and future market trends, business plans, exporting, price calculation, advertising, distributing/wholesaling/selling direct, how to find your niche and do on. This comprehensive discussion is not to be missed (if you want to make any money). You need to also see Part I in issue 29.
business; sales
On Succeeding in Lutherie
Bob Benedetto
Benedetto follows up the panel discussion with some advice geared towerd beginning luthiers. With 1 photo.
business; sales
Leeds Guitarmakers' Workshop Opens
Bill Bumpiano and Ivan Schmukler open a guitar making school in Westerm massachussetts.
school
ASL Announces Summer Calendar
Course calendar for the American School of Lutherie.
school
Shop Tooling
Bob Taylor
Taylor gives a detailed explanation of how they replace a guitar top without destroying the binding. You can too if your hands are steady. With 16 photos.
repair
Running the Business
Cathy Currier
Currier discusses pros and cons of becoming a factory authorized warranty repair center.
business; repair
Sound Advice
Michael Dresdner
Second part (of 2) of Dresdner's discussion on the scientific method and his example of determining a solution for glue/adhesives problems. With 4 illustrations..
glue; process
The Luthier's Workbench
Bryan Galloup
Repairing a broken peghead when the peghead is still heald on by the veneer overlay. (See issue 31 for a tougher repair on a neck that is broken in two.) With 13 photos.
repair
Jim "Rick" Rickard
Back cover photo of the late Rick Rickard.