I see quite a few posts regarding questions related to guitar construction, and quite understandably, such questions are not participated with the same enthusiasm as others, perhaps for the same reason there are less people participating the AGF "Custom Shop" subforum.
And hence I am sharing this for those who find technical reading about lutherie interesting.
The link below is of a site with lot of information on guitar construction and more importantly technical discussion in the same regard, plus lot more...
http://liutaiomottola.com/
The introductory paragraph of the site is as follows,
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Welcome to the college of lutherie knowledge. Lutherie is the process of building stringed musical instruments. This site contains a collection of resources on the subject of designing and building plucked stringed musical instruments, from R.M. Mottola at Liutaio Mottola, nonprofit provider of design, research and educational resources to the lutherie community. The focus in these pages is on electric and acoustic guitars and basses, and includes information on design, construction, acoustics, and ergonomics of stringed instruments. The approach is technical but most of the content is intended to be accessible to readers with non-technical backgrounds. There is information here that should be of interest to folks who want to get started in any aspect of lutherie as well as for more experienced designers, builders and researchers. The site includes free guitar and bass plans, step-by-step instructions for building many of the components of guitars and basses, reprints of some of the author’s previously published papers, a list of recommended books and other info for first-timers, and links to other high content Internet resources for luthiers. The browse box to the right will take you to the major areas of the site.
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Hope it helps.
aG
07-05-2010, 01:32 PM
Lutherie info : for those inquisitive minds
