Guitar Finishing Step-by-Step - Softcover

Dan Erlewine; Don MacRostie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0977651908 ISBN 13: 9780977651900

Publisher: Stewart MacDonald, 2005

Synopsis

The definitive book for finishing guitars and fretted instruments. Learn from the pros: materials, equipment and techniques, plus three dozen recipes for famous finishes. This book helps give you the confidence to finish new instruments, refinish old ones, and perform flawless touch-ups.

About this title

About the Author:

Dan Erlewine: repairman, author, video producer, tool inventor. Who could estimate the number of luthiers whose careers were started through lessons with Dan? With his books, his articles in Guitar Player and other luthiery magazines, and his library of guitar repair DVDs, Dan shares the trade secrets of guitar repair with everyone who wants to learn, and his lessons come right from the works bench: real customer jobs with solutions to problems that show up in repair shops everyday. Don MacRostie: ingenious creator of a whole shopful of luthiery tools. As Director of Product Development at Stewart-MacDonald, Don is always developing new tools, new kits, and products for the world of luthiery. MacRostie-designed tools are used throughout the instrument building and repair industry. Don also makes renowned Red Diamond mandolins, and has created some of the world's finest sounding and most beautifully finished mandolins. His sunbursts have set a new standard of quality.

Review:

Wanted to tell you how PLEASED I am with a recent order: your refinishing book, and some dye to match Gibson's Heritage Cherry....well, I NAILED it dead on and I am by absolutely no means a paint guy! I refinished a '62 Gibson SG Jr. that just absolutely shines and looks like a professional build. --Randall Bryan Rhinelander, WI

I just finished my guitar with the products that I purchased from you. I also bought the Guitar Finishing Step-By-Step book and videos. I just wanted to say that with the combined book and videos my finishing project (beginner) turned out better than I expected. It gave me much insight to future projects. --David Gambrel Phoenix, AZ

I think Dan Erlewine and Don MacRostie are the Ben Franklin and Orville Wright of guitar repair and construction!!! This is just a very, very well deserved thank you! I honestly don't know if I'd be building guitars without you guys (and Bob Benedetto who I found through you!). It's great to see people making the most of their profession, and boy do you! --Ben Hunter Hollywood, CA

About this edition

• Publisher: Stewart MacDonald
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0977651908
• ISBN 13: 9780977651900
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 188
• Editor: Stewart-MacDonald