Posted on July 15, 2024June 23, 2025 by Dale Phillips Construction of a Tielke Viol Construction of a Tielke Viol by Derek Porter Originally published in American Lutherie #152, July 2024 Music is a traveling phenomenon. It hitches on the backs of dreamers and immigrants to meet cousins in new lands. Old lands; where cultures grow in response to the tropes of their environments. The melodies these cultures create […] This post is only available to members.
Posted on July 15, 2024June 23, 2025 by Dale Phillips Electric Guitar Repair: Setups, Frets, and Inspiration Electric Guitar Repair: Setups, Frets, and Inspiration from their 2023 GAL Convention workshop by Evan Gluck and Larry Fitzgerald Originally published in American Lutherie #152, July 2024 Evan Gluck: We’re going to talk about setups, fret work, and stuff that inspires us and keeps us jazzed about the profession. I run New York Guitar Repair […] This post is only available to members.
Posted on July 15, 2024June 23, 2025 by Dale Phillips Letter: How the GAL Got Started Letters and more from our readers Originally published in American Lutherie #152, July 2024 Tim — In 1946 I entered the 7th grade, which was then known as junior high school. It was an OK experience, but it was made particularly interesting by an activity called “Industrial Arts.” I had a fine instructor who taught us […] This post is only available to members.
Posted on July 15, 2024June 5, 2025 by Dale Phillips Summer 2024 American Lutherie – Mobile Friendly American Lutherie #152 Summer 2024 Letters and more from our readers Electric Guitar Repair: Setups, Frets, and Inspiration from their 2023 GAL Convention workshop by Evan Gluck and Larry Fitzgerald Construction of a Tielke Viol by Derek Porter Beautiful Bog Oak by Gary Southwell The Black British Timber by Kevin Aram Meet Brad Goodman by […] This post is only available to members.
Posted on May 30, 2024June 23, 2025 by Dale Phillips It Worked for Me It Worked for Me by Spiros Mamais, Steven Kennel, and Mike Doolin Originally published in American Lutherie #151, 2024 ■ Here is a double press for joining soundboard halves. It’s a real time saver because it allows you to glue two soundboards at the same time, quickly and easily. I used hollow profile tubes of […] This post is only available to members.
