Posted on November 29, 2024December 19, 2024 by Dale Phillips Electric Guitar Making: Designing with Intention Electric Guitar Making: Designing with Intention by Barry Grzebik from his 2023 GAL Convention lecture Originally published in American Lutherie #153, 2024 I was forty before I started making guitars in 2009. I didn’t begin as an apprentice or by going to a lutherie school, but I did come to it with an interesting bag of tricks. Until then, […] To access this post, you must purchase Guild Membership – United States, 2024 + 2025, Guild Membership – Canada, 2024 + 2025, Guild Membership – Outside U.S. and Canada, 2024 + 2025 or Guild Membership – Outside U.S. and Canada, 2024 + 2025 Digital Only.
Posted on November 29, 2024December 19, 2024 by Dale Phillips What We Do and Don’t Know About Guitar Making What We Do and Don’t Know About Guitar Making by Mark French from his 2023 GAL Convention Science and Technology Seminar presentation Originally published in American Lutherie #153, 2024 Why should you believe anything I’m about to say? I was originally trained as an aerospace engineer. I’ve spent much of my career, starting in 1985, working in […] To access this post, you must purchase Guild Membership – United States, 2024 + 2025, Guild Membership – Canada, 2024 + 2025, Guild Membership – Outside U.S. and Canada, 2024 + 2025 or Guild Membership – Outside U.S. and Canada, 2024 + 2025 Digital Only.
Posted on November 27, 2024December 19, 2024 by Dale Phillips Letter: Thanks to J.R. Beall Letters and more from our readers Originally published in American Lutherie #153, 2024 Hi Tim, I was delighted to see J.R.’s letter in AL#152. His seminal relation to the GAL is very overlooked by younger makers who weren’t around during those halcyon days of the early trajectory of GAL history. I can confirm J.R. is every bit […] To access this post, you must purchase Guild Membership – United States, 2024 + 2025, Guild Membership – Canada, 2024 + 2025, Guild Membership – Outside U.S. and Canada, 2024 + 2025 or Guild Membership – Outside U.S. and Canada, 2024 + 2025 Digital Only.
Posted on November 4, 2024December 19, 2024 by Dale Phillips Fall/Winter 2024 American Lutherie – Mobile Friendly American Lutherie #153 Fall/Winter 2024 Letters and more from our readers An Important Message from the GAL Staff Vacuum Laminating Sides, and Beyond from his 2023 GAL Convention workshop by James Condino What We Do and Don’t Know About Guitar Making from his 2023 GAL Convention Science and Technology Seminar presentation by Mark French Electric […] To access this post, you must purchase Guild Membership – United States, 2024 + 2025, Guild Membership – Canada, 2024 + 2025, Guild Membership – Outside U.S. and Canada, 2024 + 2025 or Guild Membership – Outside U.S. and Canada, 2024 + 2025 Digital Only.
Posted on July 16, 2024December 19, 2024 by Dale Phillips It Worked for Me It Worked for Me by Ralf Grammel, Robert W. Taylor, and Steve Kennel Originally published in American Lutherie #152, July 2024 ■ This little Dremel Tool jig lets you perform on-the-body rosette repairs cleanly and accurately. In the photos, I’m adding rings to the inside of a finished rosette. You will need: ▶ a […] To access this post, you must purchase Guild Membership – United States, 2024 + 2025, Guild Membership – Canada, 2024 + 2025, Guild Membership – Outside U.S. and Canada, 2024 + 2025 or Guild Membership – Outside U.S. and Canada, 2024 + 2025 Digital Only.
