Acoustic Guitar Making: the Steel String Guitar
Author(s): Nick Blishen
Many people are frustrated by the mass-produced guitar, and long for a unique instrument hand-made to their own specification and design. This practical book will help you to achieve that dream, and inform and enlighten you along the way. Drawing on a range of ideas and techniques, it explains the process in a clear and logical way, thereby demystifying the task and making the guitar a joy to build and then to play.
Topics covered:
Tools, techniques and selection of materials
Careful instruction on the detailed process from making the initial templates through to gluing the fingerboard
Tips throughout on how to avoid pitfalls and make faster progress
Advice on how to achieve a professional finish, and setting up the guitar
Product Information
Nick Blishen had worked in the electronics industry for over twenty years, as a prototype wireman, test engineer and design draughtsman, before making a major career change and going back to college to study guitar making. He then set up his own workshop, making guitars and repairing instruments for local musicians and music shops. During this time, he was asked to teach a guitar-making evening class at London Metropolitan University, which was followed by teaching a day a week, until eventually he found himself course leader and senior lecturer for the BSc Musical Instruments degree course.
General Fields
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- : The Crowood Press Ltd
- : The Crowood Press Ltd
- : 0.454
- : 01 May 2012
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 June 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : Nick Blishen
- : Nick Blishen
- : Illustrations (some col.)
- : Illustrations (some col.)
- : 192
- : 192
- : 787.871923
- : 787.871923
- : Hardback
- : Hardback
