Luthier's Handbook Guide to Building Great Tone in Acoustic Stringed Instrument

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ISBN
9780634014680
Book Title
Luthier's Handbook : a Guide to Building Great Tone in Acoustic Stringed Instruments
Book Series
Musical Instruments Ser.: Maintenance and Construction, Piano and Keyboards, Bass Guitar
Publisher
Leonard Corporation, Hal
Item Length
11 in
Publication Year
2002
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.3 in
Author
Roger H. Siminoff
Genre
Music
Topic
Musical Instruments / Guitar, Musical Instruments / Strings
Item Weight
10.9 Oz
Item Width
8.5 in
Number of Pages
96 Pages
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Publisher
Leonard Corporation, Hal
ISBN-10
0634014684
ISBN-13
9780634014680
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2234894

Product Key Features

Book Title
Luthier's Handbook : a Guide to Building Great Tone in Acoustic Stringed Instruments
Number of Pages
96 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Musical Instruments / Guitar, Musical Instruments / Strings
Publication Year
2002
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music
Author
Roger H. Siminoff
Book Series
Musical Instruments Ser.: Maintenance and Construction, Piano and Keyboards, Bass Guitar
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.5 in

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Trade
LCCN
2001-059089
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
787/.1923
Synopsis
(Book). An essential item for the instrument builder, The Luthier's Handbook explores the secrets and science behind making good-sounding acoustic stringed instruments. Renowned author Roger H. Siminoff brings to the table more than four decades of luthiery experience and shares the time-tested philosophies, tips and technology of the craft. As the ideal complement to other books on building instruments, this text describes the structural and acoustical attributes of air chambers; what to listen for when tap-tuning; selecting a good piece of wood; placement of the braces and tone bars and how to tune them; how to select the right strings; what to consider in bridge design concepts; and much more. Includes a free String Gauge Calculator for determining the right set of strings., An essential item for the instrument builder, The Luthier's Handbook explores the secrets and science behind making good-sounding acoustic stringed instruments. Renowned author Roger H. Siminoff brings to the table more than four decades of luthiery experience and shares the time-tested philosophies, tips and technology of the craft. As the ideal complement to other books on building instruments, this text describes the structural and acoustical attributes of air chambers; what to listen for when tap-tuning; selecting a good piece of wood; placement of the braces and tone bars and how to tune them; how to select the right strings; what to consider in bridge design concepts; and much more. Includes a free String Gauge Calculator for determining the right set of strings., (Book). An essential item for the instrument builder, The Luthier's Handbook explores the secrets and science behind making good-sounding acoustic stringed instruments. Renowned author Roger H. Siminoff brings to the table more than four decades of luthiery experience and shares the time-tested philosophies, tips and technology of the craft. As ......
LC Classification Number
ML755.S58 2002

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  • by maysey
    Jul 14, 2017

    A Must Have Book for Beginning to intermediate Luthiers

    I'm just beginning to build stringed instruments at 60 years old and I'm finding much of the information contained in this book to be very useful. A must have for any aspiring luthier.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: grandeagleretail

  • by joh5702_ybwnjs9h
    May 27, 2020

    Title is misleading no help to the novice luthier

    Beginners guide to parts of the guitar, no technical info for the builder

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: musical-progressions

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