Guitarmaker Issue 76
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Front Cover
Ervin Somogyi
Intricate back of Ervin Somogyi’s Guitar “Andamento”
From the Director
Alton Acker
Matt Umanoff provides the correct answer for the mystery luthier pictured in the last issue, Acker corrects the author of tool terminology in a previous issue, and talks about how he got started in guitar making. With 1 photo.
errata
Ladder to X-Brace Conversion
Sam Michael
Michael converts a 1920s parlor guitar from ladder bracing to x bracing to see how that would affect the sound. Read the article to find out what he found out. With 26 photos.
repair; bracing; guitar, parlor
The Story of the Jill Marshall Guitar
Tom Weldon
Weldon, the customer for Michael's parlor guitar conversion tells the story of the guitar from the client's perspective. With 1 photo.
repair; bracing; guitar, parlor
Blues Creek Summer Bash
John Kitchen
John Hall, proprieter of Blues Creek Guitar, hosted a learning gathering at his warehouse in Pennsylvania. Kitchen, well familiar with Blues Creek products, gives us his impression of the event. With 13 photos.
review
Planes Over, Under, Sideways, Down
Ivon Schmukler
Schmuckler enlightens readers about the various planes he uses in the guitar making shop. With 10 photos.
tools, hand
Some New Products for the Fledgling and Seasoned Luthier
Jack Clark
Clark reviews the usefulness of a number of products including a vacuum nozzle, a contour gage, left-hand calipers, and new masking tape from LMII. With 5 photos.
review
Fledgling Luthier Showcase
Jack Clark
The work of Daniel Kabanuck. With 4 photos.
Surgery of a Broken Headstock
Alain Moisan
Moisan details his headstock repair on an interesting classical guitar by José Jacopi. With 20 photos.
repair
Vintage Les Paul Restoration Part 2
Erick Coleman
In this issue, Coleman wraps up the fretboard restoration of this vintage guitar. Part 1 is in Issue 75. With 25 photos.
repair; guitar, electric
Salmon Spruce
Bill Tippin
Tippin shows and describes a rare form of lake salvage sunken wood that comes from aged crates used to keep salmon alive in the water. With 2 photos.
tonewood
The Andamento Guitar
Ervin Somogyi
The story of Somogyi's guitar on the cover of this issue. With 2 additional photos.
guitar, acoustic
ASIA Code of Ethics
Grit Laskin
The evolution of Mya-Moe Ukuleles
Jack Clark
Gordon and Char Mayer, owners of Mya-Moe Ukuleles, describe their use of the internet to to serve their customers. With 6 photos.
ukulele; business