Making Master Guitars
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Making master guitars. Antonio de torres hermann hauser i santos hernandez hernandez y aguado ignacio fleta robert bouchet daniel friederich and jose romanillos. The book is unique in that it includes nine separate detailed plans of instruments constructed by internationally famous guitar makers. Making master guitars is a craftsman s handbook about the exciting and challenging pursuit of making classical guitars a craft that the author reveals to be surprisingly accessible by following his instructions. Plans for making classical flamenco and archtop guitars by famous makers including ignacio fleta antonio de torres herman hauser jose romanillos daniel friederich robert bouchet santos hernandez hernandez and aguado narciso yepes ten string lattice double sound hole archtop maccaferri ramirez barbero.
Making master guitars is the major reference book covering the history design and construction of the spanish classical guitar. Meet michael greenfield a musician who began tuning repairing restoring and making guitars in the 70s and since then has become a seasoned luthier of bespoke guitars. The author examined many instruments by these makers and where possible the factual information in the book was obtained from the makers themselves. Making master guitars outline.
Making master guitars is a craftsman s handbook and is unique in that it includes nine separate plans of instruments made by the following internationally famous makers. Guitar construction the spanish method not only. Workshop tools and materials this section covers the basic requirements to build. The master makers and their guitars a detailed set of body shapes rosettes bridges headstocks.
Making master guitars is the major reference book covering the history design and construction of the spanish classical guitar. With this great guide to lutherie i constructed my first guitar and shortly after decided to join roy s course at the international guitarmaking school in newark. It supersedes all other books on the subject and is the only reference required by those wishing to construct instruments based closely on the work of the world s greatest luthiers. Making master guitars is a craftsman s handbook about the exciting and challenging pursuit of making classical guitars a craft that the author reveals to be surprisingly accessible by following his instructions.
There is a waiting list of a year to 18 months for one of jonny kinkead s guitars. Almost fourteen years ago a copy of roy courtnall s book making master guitars fell into my hands.