In part I of “Acoustic Guitar Design: An Insight into the Choices Made by Luthiers” I discussed body dimensions, scale length, string spacing, fretboard radius, neck profiles, fretwire size, wood selection and bracing. It was a very superficial glimpse into a number of complex topics. So much so that it is worthy of this disclaimer: *Disclaimer: This […]
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Clamps: How many is too many?
Spoiler alert. The correct answer is… You can never have too many! This is no longer a statement of opinion, but rather a statement of fact, as evidenced by this trucker hat: It is safe to say that the question of “how many clamps” is not a point of contention in the woodworking […]
Acoustic Guitar Design: An Insight into the Choices made by Luthiers
This article is intended as a basic primer into some of the acoustic, structural and aesthetic choices one must make when constructing a steel string acoustic guitar. The following includes notes on body dimensions, scale length, string spacing, fretboard radius, neck profiles, fretwire size, wood selection and bracing. Guitar players and woodworkers, amateur and professional alike, will […]
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