Guitarmaker Issue 51
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Eye Candy
Ervin Somogyi
Cover photo: Uniquely embellished guitar by Ervin Somogyi
inlay
Letters
Chuck Erickson, David Hurd
Erickson (aka Duke of Pearl) gives his opinion on inlay and aesthetics in response to an article in Guitarmaker 49. With 1 photo. Hurd responds to the review of his book in Guitarmaker 50.
inlay; acoustics
Symposium Schedule and Info
Rick Davis
Schedule of events for the 2005 symposium.
symposium; event
ASIA Workbench
Rick Davis
Rick Davis steps down as ASIA director and Guitarmaker editor.
ASIA; Guitarmaker
The Famiglio Project
Ervin Somogyi
Somogyi describes a comission for an art guitar that includes carving and inlay on the upper bout. He descries his interraction with the client, the design process and the actual work of producing the guitar. With 5 photos.
inlay; guitar, steel string
The ASIA Challenge
Al Carruth
Carruth built two nearly identical guitars, one with traditional x bracing and one with symmetrical x bracing. He performed listening tests at the 2003 symposium, and later performed measurements on them. With 3 photos and 9 drawings.
acoustics; guitar, steel string
Testing 1-2-3
Al Carruth
Carruth describes the three acoustics tests he performson guitars, Chladni, impulse spectrum (bonk), and accelerance. With 4 photos.
acoustics
Instruments by Bob Gleason
Bob Gleason
2 photos of Gleason’s double soundhole Mauna Loa model.
guitar, steel string
Instruments by Bill Moll, Judy Threet
Bill Moll, Judy Threet
2 photos of Bill Moll’s 8-string bass/baritone. 1 photo of three of Judy Threet’s inlaid headstocks.
inlay; guitar, archtop
Instruments by Shiraz Balolia, Rich Mermer
Shiraz Balolia, Rich Mermer
2 photos of Balolia’s “Web of Jewels” electric guitar. 2 photos of Rich Mermer’s “Morning Star” nylon string guitar.
guitar, electric; inlay; sound ports
Instruments by Ron Cook, Craig Lavin
Ron Cook, Craig Lavin
1 photo each of Ron Cook’s medieval fiddle and his “The Monk” dulcimer. 1 photo of a “Living Sea” headstock by Craig Lavin.
violin; dulcimer; inlay
Instruments by Brent McElroy, Bob Gernandt
Brent McElroy, Bob Gernandt
1 photo of McElroy’s walnut standard model. 1 photo each of Gernandt’s A-style mandolin and his cittern/mandocello.
mandolin; guitar, steel string
Instruments by Dan Levitt
Dan Levitt
2 photos of Levitt's ornate 5-string banjo.
banjo; inlay
The Colorado Luthiers
Mark Frazer
Frazier interviews Alan Dunwell, the founder of the Colorado Luthiers. With 3 photos.
club
Notched Linings
Jeff Babicz
Babicz unlocks the mysteries of notching kerfing for back braces. With 16 photos.
tools, jig; tools, shop-built
Shell Rosette Cutting and Shaping Technique
Marc Lupin
A jig and its use for cutting pearl rosette inlays. With 2 drawings.
tools, jig; tools, shop-built
Another Binding Rabbet Cutter
Steve Reynolds
A method for cutting the binding rabbet on a table mounted router. With 4 photos.
tools, jig; tools, shop-built
Tax Time for Luthiers
David Bland
Bland describes changes in the tax code for 2004.
business