I’m Not A Guitar Maker, I Just Make Guitars
I don’t know about you, but in order to be fully connected with my work and fully invested...
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Guitar Truss Rods – Types, Installation, & How To Adjust
The guitar truss rod is one of the most important parts of any acoustic or electric guitar because...
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Acoustic Guitar Making Tools
In case you were wondering what guitar making tools to put on your luthier list this year, I put...
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How To Fit Archtop Guitar Braces
Fitting the braces or tone bars for an archtop guitar is a critical skill to master for any...
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How to Cut A Guitar End-Graft By Hand
On most steel string or classical guitars the end-graft provides an opportunity to get creative...
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How Does A Guitar Work? Guitar Physics Part 1: Strings
The first step to being able to make the right adjustments to your guitar, to take the right...
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Jim Olson Guitars – Shop Tour
Click or Swipe To see the Olson shop tour photos: James Taylor with his Olson guitar My journey to...
Read MoreHand Carving An Archtop Guitar: Time-Lapse Video & Photo Timeline
This Time-Lapse Guitar making video shows the process I use for sculpting the back of a 17 archtop guitar from my personal collection of master grade flame maple. It is a time lapse, and It goes by pretty quick, so I put...
Read MoreMagnetic Mapping For Floating Guitar Pickups
Getting the best amplified sound from your guitar can be tricky sometimes especially if you are...
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Monteleone Guitars Field Trip
Click or swipe to see the Montelone shop tour photos: An important part of being an artist is...
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Voicing the Back
Voicing or tuning the back plate of an archtop guitar is a very delicate and import task in...
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