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Building Electric Guitars: How to Make Solid-Body, Hollow-Body and Semi-Acoustic Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars by Martin Koch click to enlarge

Building Electric Guitars: How to Make Solid-Body, Hollow-Body and Semi-Acoustic Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars

Martin Koch
A complete guide from top to bottom, Martin Kock even teaches you how to wind your own pickups. Guitar makers, repairmen, and even hobbyists will enjoy this great book.

235 pgs, 9.5" x 7.5", illustrated
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$27.50

Musical Instruments

Building Electric Guitars: How to Make Solid-Body, Hollow-Body and Semi-Acoustic Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars by Martin Koch click to enlarge

Building Electric Guitars: How to Make Solid-Body, Hollow-Body and Semi-Acoustic Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars

Martin Koch
A complete guide from top to bottom, Martin Kock even teaches you how to wind your own pickups. Guitar makers, repairmen, and even hobbyists will enjoy this great book.

235 pgs, 9.5" x 7.5", illustrated
Usually ships in 24 hours

$27.50

Musical Instruments

Building Electric Guitars: How to Make Solid-Body, Hollow-Body and Semi-Acoustic Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars by Martin Koch click to enlarge

Building Electric Guitars: How to Make Solid-Body, Hollow-Body and Semi-Acoustic Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars

Martin Koch
A detailed and complete guide to building an electric guitar of the best woods you can afford, a guitar that will be very personally "yours." Includes winding pickups, various wiring ideas, and several building techniques. Includes everyting from the design to the final assembly. Excellent choice for the beginning guitar-maker who has some woodworking experience.

235 pgs, 7.5x9.5, illus, softcover
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$27.50

On sale musical instruments books

book cover unavailable Classical Guitar Making: A Modern Approach to Traditional Design

Stephen Corbett  
Usually ships in 24 hours What a thrill for any musician: playing a fine-sounding instrument that he or she has lovingly crafted from scratch. With this richly... [read more]

$29.95
Sale! $19.77
book cover unavailable Constructing a 5-String Banjo: A Complete Technical Guide

Roger H. Siminoff  
Usually ships in 24 hours Here's the definitive how-to text for building your own bluegrass banjo. Step-by-step instructions and lots of photos and diagrams. Techniques and materials... [read more]

$16.95
Sale! $11.53
book cover unavailable Constructing a Solid-Body Guitar: A Complete Technical Guide

Roger H. Siminoff,Chet Atkins  
Usually ships in 24 hours Plans for a Les Paul style Gibson guitar, and step-by-step instructions. Requires intermediate woodworking skills for machine set-up. Clear text and lots... [read more]

$19.95
Sale! $15.56
book cover unavailable Guitarmaking: Tradition And Technology (Guitar Reference)

William R. Cumpiano,Jonathan D. Natelson,Clyde Herlitz  
Usually ships in 24 hours Still the most thorough and comprehensive guitar building book in print. Covers the steel-string folk guitar and the classical guitar. Good photos... [read more]

$35.00
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book cover unavailable Make Your Own Electric Guitar & Bass

Dennis Waring,David Raymond  
Usually ships in 24 hours Detailed instructions show how to build a standard 6-string solid-body electric guitar and bass, using the usual woodworker's stock of tools and... [read more]

$18.95
Sale! $12.89
book cover unavailable Making an Archtop Guitar

Robert Benedetto  
Usually ships in 24 hours A master luthier gives step-by-step instructions for making an archtop. Discussion includes a topic not widely covered, which is choosing wood wisely--... [read more]

$39.95
Sale! $26.37
book cover unavailable The Amateur Wind Instrument Maker

Trevor Robinson  
Usually ships in 24 hours A musical instrument is among the best things you can make with a lathe. Here is the only complete introduction to making... [read more]

$16.95
Sale! $11.53
book cover unavailable The Luthier's Handbook: A Guide to Building Great Tone in Acoustic Stringed Instruments

Roger H. Siminoff  
Usually ships in 24 hours Here's the book that shows you how to not only build an accoustic stringed instrument, but to make one that sounds good.... [read more]

$22.95
Sale! $15.61
book cover unavailable Violin Making: A Practical Guide

Juliet Barker  
Usually ships in 24 hours This detailed, color-illustrated guide shows woodworkers every step in the making of a fine violin. Includes tables of measurements for violins, violas... [read more]

$50.00
Sale! $40.00

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book cover unavailable A Dulcimer Builder's Do-It-Yourself Guidebook for the Hobbyist Woodworker

Randy Davis  
Usually ships in 24 hours Davis is both a musician and experienced woodworker. He tells you absolutely everything you need to know about materials, tools, supplies, and... [read more]

$28.95
book cover unavailable Dangerous Curves: The Art of the Guitar

Darcy Kuronen,Lenny Kaye,Carl Tremblay   Here are photos of 110 gorgeous guitars from across the 400 years of guitar history. It was produced in conjunction with a... [read more]

$29.95
book cover unavailable Dulcimer Maker: The Craft of Homer Ledford

R. Gerald Alvey,Jerry Schureman,Ron Pen  
Usually ships in 24 hours A biography and step-by-step guide to dulcimer making, this classic book presents the work of a master craftsman, musician, and folk artist... [read more]

$19.95
book cover unavailable It's easy to Build Your Own Lap Steel Guitar

Martin Koch  
Usually ships in 24 hours How-to instructions for building both a traditional and a simplified version of a lap steel guitar. This is a good path to... [read more]

$24.20
book cover unavailable Making Drums

Dennis Waring   Try numerous ways, both ancient and contemporary, to construct a variety of remarkable drums from different cultures. The techniques used to make... [read more]

$19.95
book cover unavailable Making Gourd Musical Instruments: Over 60 String, Wind & Percussion Instruments & How to Play Them

Ginger Summit,Jim Widess   Open a gourd, clean it out, and dry it-- and without any complicated techniques or tools, you've got the body of a... [read more]

$17.95
book cover unavailable Steinway

Ronald V. Ratcliffe,Henry Z. Steinway,Stuart Isacoff   Here are 200 photos of Steinway pianos, interwoven with the story of how they are made. This beautiful new edition coincides with... [read more]

$60.00
book cover unavailable The Art and Craft of Making Classical Guitars

Manuel Rodriguez  
Usually ships in 24 hours Not a how-to for building a Spanish guitar, but the wisdom and experience of master Luthier Rodriguez whose company is one of... [read more]

$19.95
book cover unavailable The Guitar Maker's Workshop (Manual of Techniques)

Rik Middleton   This thoroughly practical introduction takes you step-by-step through the art of making a classical guitars. The text is thoughtful and helpful, and... [read more]

$35.00
book cover unavailable The Making of Stringed Instruments: A Workshop Guide

George Buchanan   With clear instructions and 500 detailed diagrams, this book describes all the materials, tools, and techniques needed to make a violin, viola,... [read more]

$24.95
book cover unavailable The Mandolin Manual: The Art, Craft and Science of the Mandolin and Mandola

John Troughton   Here's a detailed guide to constructing the mandolin, tenor mandola, and octave mandola. Well written with detailed instructions on various techniques of... [read more]

$50.00
book cover unavailable Useful Measurements for Violin Makers: A Reference For Shop Use

Henry A Strobel  
In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. Luthiers will want this classic handbook, a standard reference for violin, viola, bass, and bows, in all sizes. With concise text, tablers... [read more]

$12.50
book cover unavailable Violin Maker's Notebook: A Companion Volume to : Useful Measurements for Violin Makers

Henry A. Strobel  
In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. Here's an excellent shop manual for luthiers. There are chapters on bow rehairing and repairing; crack and varnish repairs; safety and health... [read more]

$19.50
book cover unavailable Violin Making: A Guide for the Amateur

Bruce Ossman  
Usually ships in 24 hours This step-by-step account of the violin-making process is presented in the form of a running narrative with clear pencil drawings spotted through... [read more]

$14.95
 

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More than three dozen lovely box projects from Wood Magazine that incorporate a variety of... [read more]

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