Classical Guitar Making A Modern Approach to

What a thrill for any musician: playing a fine-sounding instrument that he or she has lovingly crafted from scratch. With this richly illustrated manual, well-known luthier and guitarist John Bogdanovich shows exactly how to build that first, beautiful guitar, using traditional, time-tested methods. All that's required are basic woodworking techniques and a minimally equipped shop. Bogdanovich discusses the anatomy of the guitar, sound, choosing an instrument, selecting woods, templates and molds, and preparation. In more than 300 pages of text, he painstakingly lays out the details of construction, from assembling the neck and sides to installing the fingerboard and bridge.

Acknowledgments	p. viii
Foreword	p. ix
Foreword	p. x
Preface	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
Preparation
The Guitar	p. 7
Anatomy of the Guitar	p. 8
Sound	p. 12
Choosing to Build or Buy	p. 14
The Wood	p. 17
Types of Wood	p. 18
Moisture Content	p. 20
Cuts, Grain, and Selection	p. 21
The Shop	p. 25
What You Need in Your Shop	p. 26
Jigs You Will Need to Make	p. 31
Hand Tools	p. 34
Vises and Clamps	p. 37
Bench Tools to Make	p. 38
Specialty Items	p. 40
Humidity Control	p. 43
Templates and Molds	p. 45
The Plantilla	p. 46
A Transparent Template	p. 48
Side Mold	p. 50
Lining Mold	p. 53
The Solera	p. 56
Headpiece Template and Drilling Jig	p. 67
Back Workboard	p. 72
Layout and Planning	p. 75
Choosing the Color and Design Scheme	p. 76
Materials and Parts	p. 79
Plans and Layout	p. 84
Construction
The Neck	p. 91
The Neck Blank	p. 92
The Headpiece	p. 104
The Heel	p. 109
The Sides	p. 119
Bending and Laminating the Sides	p. 120
Linings	p. 126
Assembling the Neck and Sides	p. 131
The Details	p. 139
Bindings, Purflings, Back and Butt Strips	p. 140
The Wheat Motif	p. 148
The Top	p. 161
Selecting a Top	p. 162
Jointing and Thicknessing	p. 164
The Rosette	p. 168
Bracing and Patches	p. 181
The Back	p. 195
Jointing and Thicknessing	p. 196
Bracing	p. 201
Assembling the Body	p. 211
Before Gluing on the Top	p. 212
Gluing the Top	p. 218
Preparing to Glue on the Back	p. 219
Bindings and Purflings	p. 225
Heel Cap and Butt Strip	p. 234
The Fingerboard	p. 237
Making and Installing the Fingerboard	p. 238
Before Fretting	p. 245
Fretting	p. 246
Shaping the Neck	p. 252
Final Touches
Finishing	p. 259
Understanding Finish	p. 260
Final Touches and Prepping for Finishing	p. 262
French Polishing	p. 266
Lacquering	p. 269
The Bridge	p. 275
Bridge Design	p. 276
Building the Bridge	p. 277
Installing the Bridge	p. 284
The Setup	p. 289
The Nut, Saddle, and Tuning Machines	p. 290
Strings and Final Setup	p. 294
Care of Your Guitar	p. 297
The Gallery	p. 298
Bibliography	p. 302
Metric Equivalents	p. 303
Index	p. 304
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