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31 Acoustic guitar items found in Books, plans section
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Guitar Player Repair Guide
NEW! The 3rd edition of the world's favorite guitar repair book is now more complete and easier to use than ever. Includes FREE DVD!
Guitar Finishing Step-By-Step
Questions about finishing? Look here first!
Fret Work Step By Step
The definitive book on all aspects of fret work.
Classical Guitar Plans
NEW! Full-scale drawings and clear acetate bracing pattern for building a fine nylon-string concert guitar.
Fretboard Journal Luthiers-at-Work Calendar 2009
NEW! Beautiful wall calendar showcasing the work of renowned luthiers. A great gift!
Trade Secrets Book
Dan Erlewine and Stewart-MacDonald have been sharing "trade-secrets" since 1990, we've put them all into two books for you.
Small Jumbo Guitar Plans
NEW! From the Official Luthiers Forum! Full-scale plans for building a small jumbo acoustic guitar.
OM-style Guitar Plans
NEW! From the Official Luthiers Forum! Full-scale plans for building an OM-style acoustic guitar.
Medium Jumbo Guitar Plans
NEW! From the Official Luthiers Forum! Full-scale plans for building a medium jumbo acoustic guitar.
Pearl Inlay Book
Instructions for grinding, sawing, routing and gluing abalone and mother-of-pearl, and much more.
The Art of Tap Tuning
Build great sound into your stringed instruments; Siminoff's book and DVD show you how.
Big Red Book of American Lutherie
NEW! Massive compilations of GAL's American Lutherie magazine articles in hardcover books. NEW! Volume 5 now available!
Building A Selmer Maccaferri Guitar
Build an original-style gypsy jazz guitar, from wood selection to final setup.
Guitarmaking: Tradition and Technology
A fantastic book that covers both nylon and steel-string guitar construction.
Herringbone Guitar Plan
Detailed full-scale plan for the popular Herringbone Dreadnought guitar.
Complete Illustrated Guide to Finishing
This impressive book on techniques for coloring and finishing wood was written by finishing expert Jeff Jewitt.
Classical Guitar Making
An impressively photographed guide for building a concert classical guitar from scratch.
Historical Lute Construction
The late Robert Lundberg's masterpiece, the definitive work on the lute, celebrates the instrument's history in over 100 photos.
The Art of Inlay
Inspirational! Beautiful color photos, tips and techniques from inlay master Larry Robinson.
Vintage Instrument Price Guide
This authoritative photo-illustrated resource is based on extensive dealer surveys across the USA.
J45 Guitar Plans
Full-scale 2-drawing set of measurements from a 1957 Gibson J45 acoustic flattop guitar.
000 Guitar Plan
Detailed full-scale plan for a fingerstyle guitar with pyramid bridge and slotted peghead.
The Luthier's Handbook
A guide to understanding the science and acoustics of stringed instrument structure, to help you make an instrument sound its best.
Step-by-Step Guitar Making
Complete manual with full-size plans for building an OM-style steel-string guitar.
Left-Brain Lutherie
Technical manual that applies physics and engineering to guitarmaking.
Build Your Own Acoustic Guitar
One of the most organized and attractive recent books on acoustic guitar construction, from English luthier Jonathan Kinkead.
Manual of Guitar Technology
A scientific approach that covers acoustic principles in guitar making, chemical properties of finishing materials and much more.
Complete Guitar Repair
A comprehensive book that covers a wide variety of repair and setup situations.
Weissenborn Guitar Plans
1930s Weissenborn Style One guitar plans.
Steel String Guitar Construction
Irving Sloane's classic book on building Dreadnought-sized guitars.
Building Kit Acoustic Guitars
Reviews and valuable construction tips to help you build a high quality guitar from a kit.
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