The Big Red Book of American Lutherie Series

Get our two remaining Big Red Books!
The Big Red Books of American Lutherie have become standard reference volumes in the lutherie community since we began the series in the year 2000. Of the seven volumes, five are out of print. Get the remaining Big Red Books (Volumes Two and Five) while they last, since they will not be reprinted.

The Big Red Books of American Lutherie are compilations of our respected journal, American Lutherie. Each volume of over 500 pages, contains the contents of three years (twelve issues) of American Lutherie, and features articles on a wide variety of topics related to all aspects of the craft. (Click on a cover to see more info.) All our Big Red Books are hardcover with quality sewn binding, and include topic and author indexes. These books are built to last and built to be used; they will lie open on a workbench.

Finding out-of-print articles from the Big Red Books
Some of the articles of these out-of-print volumes appear in our American Lutherie Anthology books. GAL members can read many more articles that are posted on the American Lutherie Articles Online feature of our website. We’re adding more every week. If you’re not already a member, we encourage you to join to get access to over 1,000 articles posted. Members also get discounts on all our publications, including many of our more recent back issues of American Lutherie that are still in print.