Making laminated Guitars
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I was drawn to buying this book from my love of Chet Atkins and his music. Jim English made a guitar for Chet Atkins which is pictured in Chet's biography, "Me and My Guitars", and he is quite complimentary about it. It is one of the best looking guitars I have seen.
This book describes in some detail how Jim English makes his laminated archtop guitars with dimensioned drawings of specific parts and the jigs he uses. Drawings are included of his tail and head blocks, his neck tenon and locking system, and there are comprehensive chapters on all the aspects of guitar-making.
The text is excellent, well-presented and easy to follow but some of the black and white photos leave much to be desired.
An excellent and informative book for anyone interested in making guitars; highly recommended.
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