Guitarmaker Issue 102

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Front Cover

Acker writes about the new direction for the Fledgling Luthier column and the success of the recent symposium. He also reprints a letter from George Goumas who is selling his shop.

symposium

From the Director

Alton Acker

Acker writes about the new direction for the Fledgling Luthier column and the success of the recent symposium. He also reprints a letter from George Goumas who is selling his shop.

symposium

Sharpening Chisels & Tuning Up Hand Planes

John Hall

This is the transcript of John Hall's symposium lecture on sharpening hand planes and chisels. With 7 photos.

symposium; tools, hand; tools, jig sharpening

Letters

Gila Eban

Eban takes issue with Tom Morrissey's Letter to the Edtor in Issue 101 and makes the case that ASIA should not reach out to help minority or women luthiers (see another opinion in Guitarmaker 103).

ASIA

Rebuilding Vintage Fender Amplifiers

Joel Watrous

Waltrous talks about vintage Fender amplifiers, what makes them special and collectible. Then he gives us a detailed checklist of repairing a vintage amplifier, specifically a Fender AB763. With 8 photos.

repair; amplifier

2006 Martin DX-1 Neck Reset

Nate Clark

Clark steps us through a neck reset and setup on a fairly recent Martin with a mortise and tenon neck joint. With 21 photos.

repair; neck

Wood for the Fledgling Luthier

Bill Sterling

Sterling talks about wood properties, what properties are needed in different parts of a guitar, and how to choose the correct wood for each. With 5 photos.

tonewood

ASIA Symposium 2017 Memories

Bill Brown & Tom Morrissey

74 photos from the 2017 symposum.