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Dan Erlewine's Nut Making Step-By-Step

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Professional techniques for Fender, Gibson or Martin-style guitars Dan Erlewine's Nut Making Step-By-Step Dan's new DVD makes a tricky job much easier. You'll see how to do professional work on Gibsons, Fenders and Martins, three very different types of nut work. This video lesson covers all of the information you'd get if you could train personally with Dan Erlewine in his repair shop. Nut making is bread-and-butter work for the professional shop, and getting it right makes your customers happy. Every bit as important as neck adjustments and fret work, it's a key part of every guitar setup. The whole process is presented: removing the old nut, making a top-quality replacement nut, and final shaping, polishing and installation. Adjusting the neck Tapping out the nut Scribing/heating/cutting the finish Analyzing and preparing the nut slot Choosing a nut blank Fitting a nut blank: techniques for Fender, Gibson and Martin Laying out the string spacing Lowering the slots Shaping, sanding and polishing Gluing the nut Finishing.

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Archtop Guitar Design and Construction with Robert Benedetto

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This 9.5 hour instructional video captures the passion and exquisite artistry of foremost archtop guitarmaker Robert Benedetto as he crafts his world renowned acoustic guitars.

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• Making an Acoustic Jazz Guitar

Guitar Building Series...Making the Guitar Slotted Headstock

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Applicable to both steel string and classical guitars, this 20 minute DVD provides a step-by-step explanation of how to make a slotted headstock. You can view selected clips of this video by going to YouTube and doing a search for "Jamie Boss slotted headstock". To see my other guitar building and repair DVDs on Amazon, just do a search for "Jamie Boss" under DVDs.

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• Interactive menu
• Chapter points
• Professionally filmed with two cameras
• Step-by-step explanation
• Many close-up shots

Making a Concert Classical Guitar with John S. Bogdanovich

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In response to readers of the popular book "Classical Guitar Making: A Modern Approach to a Traditional Design", luthier author John S. Bogdanovich has produced a DVD series on guitar building. This 10 DVD series demonstrates the construction of a concert classical guitar from beginning to end. This video series is the first of its kind on classical guitar making. Every step has been captured in amazing clarity using widescreen video format to help guide you in making a true concert level instrument. The content has been carefully edited making the viewing interesting, and flowing nicely. All processes are carefully explained with helpful graphics where necessary, leaving no stone unturned. Viewers concur, this is a first rate production. The guitar design used in this dvd series features an open lower transverse brace on the soundboard, designed to expand the area of the top directly involved in sound production and to improve the treble response of the instrument. This new design presents new challenges, and new techniques are implemented to meet them. Aimed at the experienced woodworker or luthier, this series shows how to utilize power tools and equipment to get the job done quickly, and more accurately. There is also ample close up video of detailed hand tool work. This DVD series comes with a complete set of full size color drawings and acetates for the guitar as well as drawings for many of the jigs and fixtures used in the video. The following color drawings are included on disc 10: Full sized guitar drawings, Top & Back acetate, Solera with rims, Side slot cutting jig, Purfling cutter revised, Inside heel cutting sled, Shooting boards, Bench hook, Wheat motif cutting & gluing fixtures, Bridge locator. Upon completion of the guitar there is a special appearance by international concert performer and recording artist Stanley Yates. If you enjoyed the book, you will love this DVD series.

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• Instructional content clearly presented and explained
• Helpful graphics used for additional info & material lists
• Close up camera work on all processes
• Tool tips and additional useful information
• Drawings for guitar, fixtures and jigs included on disc

Art of Tap Tuning How to Build Great Sound into Instruments Book/DVD (Softcover)

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This book explains the secret ingredients needed to obtain the very best tonal qualities when building acoustic string instruments. It includes an exploration of the tools and equipment needed, the methods to excite tones in the instrument, how to make the necessary changes, and how to achieve consistency and repeatability. The text focuses on tap tuning as it relates to mandolins, guitars, banjos, violins, ukuleles, dulcimers, pianos, and more. The DVD includes demonstrations of the acoustic phenomena described in the text.

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• ISBN13: 9781423423270
• Condition: New
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