The Ultimate Bluegrass Mandolin Construction Manual - Softcover

Siminoff, Roger H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0634062859 ISBN 13: 9780634062858

Publisher: Hal Leonard, 2004

Synopsis

The Ultimate Bluegrass Mandolin Construction Manual is the most complete step-by-step treatise ever written on building an acoustical string instrument. Siminoff, a renowned author and luthier, applies over four decades of experience to guide beginners to pros through detailed chapters on wood selection, cutting, carving, shaping, assembly, inlays, fretting, binding and assembly of an F-style mandolin. A special highlight is an in-depth chapter on the art of tap tuning. This fully-illustrated manual boasts more than 250 photos, a full-color section on the staining and finishing processes, numerous detailed illustrations, and a bonus set of 20 full-size blueprints. Spiral bound.

About this title

About the Author:

Roger Siminoff has been building and playing string musical instruments for over four decades. Creator of both Frets and Pickin' magazines and author of five texts on luthiery and well over 100 articles on musical acoustics and instrument building, Siminoff holds six U.S. Patents on musical instrument designs. He lives near San Jose, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hal Leonard
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0634062859
• ISBN 13: 9780634062858
• Binding: Plastic Comb
• Number of pages: 160