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Letter to the editor by Ralph Novak
Novak offers tips on fretwork, tool sharpening, fitting bridge pins, recycling clogged sandpaper, and admonishes us to get steel wool out of our shops.
Letter to the editor by William T. Walls
Walls offers tips about cleaning violins.
Antonius Stradivarius in South Dakota by Joseph Johnson
Johnson examines a Stradivarius guitar from the Shrine to Music collection.
Plexiglas Sanding Blocks by Jay Hargreaves
Drawings and description for two sanding blocks that use 3M Stikit paper.
'1704' Varnish Recipe by George Manno
This is a recipe for a touch-up violin varnish, with instructions for adding colors.
The Effect of Bracing on Guitar Resonance Part 2: Holographic Study of Resonance Patterns by J. & O. Jovicic
This article is more technical talk translated from it original French publication in Acustica. With 51 reproductions of laser interferograms. Part 1 was in American Lutherie #10.
The Sami-Sen: an instrument plan by Nicholas Von Robison
Robison offers description, anecdotes, four photos, and a drawing of an instrument that might be crudely described as a Japanese 3-string banjo. The plans are a shrunken version of our full-scale GAL Instrument Plan #16.
Portland, Oregon, is a Lutherie Town! by Tim Olsen
This article offers seven photos from Portland instrument exhibitions and a listing of Portland builders and repair people. The next six articles on this list are also by or about Portlanders.
An Interview with Jeffrey Elliott by Joseph Bacon
A lengthy interview with the well-known maker of classical guitars covers such subjects as training, wood seasoning and supply, finishes, and boomerangs.
Steiny and the Everly Guitar by Tim Olsen
Six photos enhance this tale of one luthier's connection to famous musicians. Have you ever made a guitar with solid gold frets and binding? Steineggar has.
Robert Lundberg: an Interview by Tim Olsen
Did people of a given time and place think and respond differently than we do? Lundberg thinks so. He has learned to think like an ancient luthier by studying their work, and has therefore made a connection to a neglected tradition and society. It shows in his work and his speech, and apparently, in his life.
Historical Lute Construction: The Erlangen Lectures, Day One by Robert Lundberg
The first of 19 articles in our lute construction series, Lundberg traces the history of the lute family and construction.
Six Course Lute, Hans Frei 1530 An Instrument Plan by Robert Lundberg
This is a scaled-down version of our full-size GAL Instrument Plan #17. Many construction details are listed in the accompanying text and do not show up on the blueprint. Virtually all the plans in this series are intended to be used with the text, and do not stand alone.
Electric Violin: The New Frontier by George Manno
Manno examines the Zeta JV-205 and the EV-5 Barrett electric violins and finds them exceptional. High marks go to both, but especially to the Zeta.
Innovation in the Electric Guitar by Paul Hamer
Hamer's lecture captures the electric guitar in mid-evolution. He mentions retrofit pickups, locking trem systems, and the Roland guitar synth. He is obviously thrilled to be a part of the parade.
More on the Bass:
Lost Shirts and Curved Braces by Harry Fleishman
A Port, But No Pins by Bill McCaw
Tap It and Tune It by David Freeman
These three articles augment Tim Olsen's initial bass offering in American Lutherie #9, and as a collection they still offer the largest fund of information on the creation of the acoustic bass guitar to reach print.
At the Outer Limits of Solid Geometry: Leo Burrell's "Twisted Neck" Guitar
Burrell's patented guitars have a neck that actually twists 45° to keep the action uniformly low. They incorporate many other astonishing characteristics, too. Has anyone ever seen one of these guitars for sale?
Review: The Flamenco Guitar by David George. Reviewed by David Macias
The reviewer encourages all students of the guitar to read this book, regardless of their special interests.
When We're Sixty-Four by Tim Olsen
The GAL is 64 issues old, counting all its publications. Editor Olsen lists the qualities that have made the Guild successful.
This issue is no longer available individually. Its contents are
included in The Big Red Book of American Lutherie, Vol. 1.
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