Guitarmaker Issue 36
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Mark Campellone--Archtops in the Grand Tradition
Mark Campellone
Photo of a Campellone 17-inch Custom Series archtop
guitar, archtop
ASIA Letters
Paul Bordeaux, Adam Knowles, Roger Herring
Bordeaux announces he is opening his own inlay shop and gives his background. 19-year old Knowles has built 3 guitars and seeks guidance pursuing a career with a guitar manufacturer. Herring has built 8 acoustic guitars and 12 electrics while in prison. With 13 photos.
inlay; guitar, electric; biography
ASIA Members
Tom Johnson, Christopher Hill, Fernando Bernardo, Patrick Wilson, James Wilson
Each new member shares his biography. With 6 photos.
biography
Members' Spotlight
Neil Harrel
Member Heil Harrel's biography.
biography
Follow-Up
Fabio Ragghianti
Ragghianti weighs in on the debate between Ervin Somogyi and Michael Dresdner from a previous issue of Guitarmaker
errata
ASIA Notes
Rick Davis
Neil Harrel forms a luthier group in Cincinnatti. Abalam owners now require mention of their patent by guitar makers who use their product. The Healdsburg Guitar Festival returns. Three new ASIA board members are elected. With 3 photos.
ASIA; event; club
Mark Campellone--Archtops in the Grand Tradition
Carl Kaufmann
Campellone's quick rise to success. His archtop guitars are based on classic Gibsons. This article describes some of his philosophies and processes. With 8 photos.
guitar, archtop
Frank Finocchio's Archtop Guitar Making Course
George Leach
Leach learns to build an archtop in 8 days with 4 other students. With 4 photos.
guitar, archtop; school
Dr. Jeckyll Meets Mr. Hide (Glue)
Don MacRostie
How to choose and use hot hide glue. Includes instructions form making a glue pot. With 3 photos and 1 drawing.
glue; tools, shop-built
Shop Tour: Laskin Guitars
Grit Laskin
A virtual tour of Laskin's guitar making shop. With 8 photos.
shop
The State of the Guitar
Dick Boak, Dana Bourgeois, Ren Ferguson, Chris Martin, Bob Taylor
A round table discussion from Symposium 1997. Participants discuss topics such as resources, alternate woods, marketing, bracing, and finishing. With 6 photos.
tonewood; business; symposium; process
Caught in the Web: Marketing the Work on the Internet
Rick Davis
Davis recounts his entry into Web-based marketing and offers tips for soing it yourself. With 1 drawing.
marketing
A Few Notes about Titebond
David Berkowitz
Is Franklin Hi-Tack better than Titebond, or are they the same thing?
glue
Cape Forge Chisels
Rick Davis
Davis reviews custom-made Cape Forge chisels. With 1 photo.
tools, hareview; d
Slot It, Fret It Good
Rizzolo
Rizzolo shares his technique for fretboard slotting using a slide-compound saw and Stewart-MacDonald templates.
tools, power; fret
Shop Tooling
Bob Tayor
How to dry problem wood without warping or cracking. With 3 photos.
tonewood; process
A Guitar Stringing Method
John Gilbert
Gilbert's improveed method for stringing a classical guitar. With 2 drawings.
guitar, nylon string; strings; process
Hint of the Month
Jay Darmstadtler
What to do with end pins you've replaced with jacks.
repair
In the Beginning: Routine Setup 1976 Fender Stratocaster
Joe Pickerelli
Pickerelli recounts a routine cleaning and setup of a well used Strat.
repair; guitar, electric
Preparing to Finish, Part 1
Bryan Galloup
An introduction to spraying nitrocellulose lacquer. Includes info on how to set up a spray booth, and suggestions for personal protective gear. With 5 photos.
finishing; shop
Scavenging a Pin Router
Greg Deering
How a well-known banjo maker made his own pin router from a router and scrap yard parts. With 4 photos.
tools, shop-built; tools, power
A New Way to Repair a Badly Broken Neck
Neil Harrel
Repair of a Gibson L-7 with a neck broken off at the heel block. Includes info on a shop-built jig for clamping guitar bodies.With 6 photos.
repair; tools, shop-built
Randy Allen Resophonic Guitar
Steve Soulams
Photo of showpiece resophonic guitar with engraving by David Giulietti.
guitar, resophonic