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Letter to the editor by Ervin Somogyi
Somogyi was burned out of house and shop during the Oakland Hills Firestorm. He describes his plight and how the Crafts Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) helped rescue him. If you need such help, or if you would like to contribute to CERF, Somogyi tells how.
CITES Tree List by Nicholas Von Robison
Any artifact containing wood from a CITES tree might be impounded at any international border. This list may help you if you travel or do import/export.
A Timely Top Replacement by Jeffrey Elliott
Elliott believes that top replacements might be far more common in the future than they are now. Instruments with tired tops might have them replaced rather than retire the rare/irreplaceable hardwoods that comprise the rest of the instrument. Anyhow, he tried it out. Here he presents a description of the operation and the ethics involved.
Meet the Maker: Bart Reiter by Paul Hostetter
Reiter is perhaps the best known current maker of open back banjos. He traces his beginnings and some specifics of the banjo market.
Applications of the Silicone Heating Blanket in Violinmaking by George Borun
Not many people make the mental leap from violins to the space age easily. Borun did, and found the connection useful. His list of uses extends far beyond bending the ribs.
Meet the Maker: Michael Sanden by Jonathon Peterson
A Swedish guitar maker comes to America for a round of twenty-questions. When non-Americans step out on Lutherie Road the trip isn't necessarily the one we imagine. Sanden shares a lot of information about his mentor, Georg Bolin.
A New Look at Harp Guitars by Jonathon Peterson
In American Lutherie #29 Peterson looked back at the harp guitar. This time he takes a forward look. A number of luthiers find fascination and a new potential in the big beast, and this is the best look at their results to date. Also available is GAL full-scale Instrument Plan #34, the Klein solidbody electric harp guitar.
Questions about Segovia's 1937 Hauser by R.E. Brune
Is the Met's Segovia Hauser the famous Hauser? Probably, but maybe not. That such mysteries can remain about the most famous classical guitarist ever is quite heartening.
Echoes of H.E. Huttig
A well-loved man is remembered in his own words. Also see American Lutherie #32.
Wet/Dry Bulb Thermometers by J.E. Patterson
Even the best hygrometer needs to be reset occasionally. Here's how, and why.
Conical Radius Fretboard Formula by Elaine Hartstein
Another method to plot the modern fingerboard.
A Timeless Learning Experience by Sheldon Schwartz
A salute to David Freeman from one of his former students.
Origins of the Mountain Dulcimer by John Calkin
Calkin takes a humorous (and highly fictionalized) whack at folk history.
Electronic Answer Man by Rick Turner
This column is dedicated to combining magnetic and piezo pickups.
Violin Q & A by Michael Darnton
What adjustments change the tone of a violin? Should new pegs be reshaped or should the pegbox holes be opened to fit them? Which glue for a top center seam? Are stains really useless?
Product Reviews by Harry Fleishman
Fleishman examines a rash of Stew-Mac fretting tools and their fretting video. He gives the green light to the entire package after extensive testing.
It Worked For Me
Member tips about tapering fingerboards, epoxy-fitting saddles, vacuum clamping, tinted glue for installing abalone, and binding fingerboards.
Questions edited by Cyndy Burton
Burton supplies a stock answer to give people who want to be your apprentice or hit on you about making instruments. It's long, but it's a good one, and it covers all the bases.
In Memoriam: Hammond Ashley by Dave Wilson and Peggy Warren
A man who was a fixture in the American lutherie scene and the Guild passes on at 91.
This issue is no longer available individually. Its contents are
included in The Big Red Book of American Lutherie, Vol. 3.
(excluding any of the Historical Lute Construction articles by
Robert Lundberg which are available in a book by the same name)
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