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Lutherie: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow by R.E. Brune from his 2011 GAL Convention lecture R.E. Brune knows a thing or two about the lutherie biz, having been in it since the '60s. He gives a quick review of how we (we instrument makers in the northern European tradition, that is) got here; what's our current situation here in the purported Golden Age of American Lutherie; and how it is all going to hell in a handbasket thanks to the Lacey Act. |
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Constructing a Double Bass, Part 2: Inspired by a 1760 Giovanni Baptiste Gabrielli by Géza Burghardt from his 2004 and 2006 GAL Convention workshops Geza completes the process of making a bass viol the old fashioned way. Article includes reduced images of the GAL's full-scale plan of the instrument. GAL Instrument Plan #64. |
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Meet the Maker: George Gruhn by Roger Alan Skipper George Gruhn is the King of the Vintage Guitars (and Mandolins and Banjos.) Everybody knows that his shop actross the street from the Grand Ol Opry's Ryman Auditorium is the place to be for fine old American guitars. Our man Roger takes an inside look at the Gruhn operation, getting the lowdown on George's college career in animal psychology, his history as an instrument designer, and his extensive repair department. |
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Cheap Machines: Drill Press by John Calkin If you are starting a lutherie shop, a drill press is one of the first things you should get. And you don't need an expensive one. Calkin likes 'em old, dirty, and cheap. And he shows us a bunch of basic operations that get the work done fast. |
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Product Reviews by Roger Alan Skipper Our reviewer looks at two fancy, flexible decorative purfling materials; Purflex®, a chain of intricately carved wood purfling segments, and ZipFlex®, a bendable abalone strip. |
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| Reviews by Tom Harper and David Wiebe Harper reviews “Hand Made Hand Played” an ambitious picture book of guitars. And speaking of ambitious projects, Wiebe reviews “When Trees Sing” Peter Prier's set of fifteenth DVDs covering the entire process of making a violin. |
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It Worked for Me by Jon Simpson and Mark Roberts Use packing tape as a backing for sandpaper. Make a minimal mounting for a buffer and hang it on the wall between sessions. |
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| Questions edited by R.M. Mottola Mastic for inlay; beveled arm rests; mounting archtop pickups; allergic to wood; brace stiffness; mahogany guitar soundboards. |
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