Book Reviews & Comments
 
Books
About those books I have listed. I’ve included a short
bit of information on each one; I have only listed books that I own, and that I have read and used. The Books links will each take
you to a page on Amazon where, if you purchase the book from that link, they’ll pay me the grand sum 2% of the book’s price for sending you there. I’d appreciate if you’d let this happen, since this website takes some time and money, and that 2% helps ... costs you nothing extra.
 
 
Forums (Our Own Forum is Here)
First, some comments about the Forums listed at left. It’s about the people. The folks on these forums, all interesting individuals, are some of the most helpful people I’ve ever “met.” On some forums on the web, you find that people don’t care what they say or how they say it. I’ve visited forums where there was more flaming than anything else, and you probably have, too.
 
But, the guitar forums are just great. Even when people disagree, they do it amiably. Maybe it’s the influence of the guitar. Maybe the guitar soothes the savage beast within us as we hold it close and coax musical interludes from its taut wires. Who knows.
 
 
Information and Sharing Pages
In these pages, some done by amateurs and others by professionals, you find some of the most useful information.
 
 
 
Links
  1. These are my favorites. If you know of one you’d like to see in this list, please send it to me. I’ll check it out and include it.
  2.  
  3. LINKS
  4. Books
  5. Book Links Page With Reviews
  6.  
  7. Acoustic Guitar Kits
  8. Stewart-MacDonald
  9. Luthiers Mercantile, Inc.
  10. Martin Guitar Co.
  11. Blues Creek Guitars (Ad At Right)
  12.  
  13. Instruction, Education
  14. Robert O’Brien DVDs
  15.  
  16. Tools and Parts Suppliers
  17. Stewart-MacDonald (tools,parts,kits)
  18. Luthiers Mercantile, Inc. (tools,parts,kits)
  19. Blues Creek Guitars (Tools,body molds)
  20. KMG Guitars (Ad at right)
  21. LuthierSuppliers.com (Ad at right)
  22. Guitar Side Bender.com (Ad at right)
  23.  
  24. Tonewoods Suppliers
  25. StewMac and LMII
  26. Allied Lutherie
  27. RCTonewoods
  28. GuitarWoods.net
  29.  
  30. Forums and Major Associations
  31. Kit Guitar Forum
  32. Musical Instrument Makers Forum
  33. 13th Fret
  34. Official Luthiers Forum
  35. Acoustic Guitar Magazine Forum
  36. Acoustic Guitar Forum
  37. Assoc. Of Stringed Instrument Artisans
  38. Guild of American Luthiers
  39.  
  40. Information and Sharing Pages
  41. Kathy Matsushita’s pages (great!)
  42. William Cumpiano (see newsletters, articles)
  43. Mike Doolin (intonation of guitars)
  44. Frank Ford’s FRETS.COM
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