Book

Making an archtop guitar / Robert Benedetto.

Benedetto, Robert, (author.).

Record details

ISBN: 9781574243550
ISBN: 1574243551
Physical Description: xiii, 274 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Anaheim Hills, CA : Centerstream, [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:

"The definitive work on the design and construction of an acoustic archtop guitar" --Cover.

Arching templates and contour maps (4 leaves ; 55 x 28 cm folded to 28 cm) bound in.

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Wood selection -- Making the body mold -- Carving the top and back plates -- Cutting the 'F' holes -- Bracing the top plates -- Bending the sides -- Neckblock and tailblock-- Linings and side braces -- Gluing the back and top plates to the sides -- Cutting the body mortise -- Body binding -- Scraping the re-curve -- Making the neck -- Fitting the neck to the body -- Dressing the frets and fitting the nuts -- Finishing -- The fittings -- Set-up.