Web Extras American Lutherie #101 - Spring 2010 Page 3 - Letters from our readers R.E. Bruné holding his grandson. Bill Garafalo visits a violin factory in China. (image 1 of 8) Bill Garafalo visits a violin factory in China. (image 2 of 8) Bill Garafalo visits a violin factory in China. (image 3 of 8) Bill Garafalo visits a violin factory in China. (image 4 of 8) Bill Garafalo visits a violin factory in China. (image 5 of 8) Bill Garafalo visits a violin factory in China. (image 6 of 8) Bill Garafalo visits a violin factory in China. (image 7 of 8) Bill Garafalo visits a violin factory in China. (image 8 of 8) Bill Garafalo also posted a video of his visit to the violin factory. Here's the link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqhxdpeRmQo/ Page 16 - Low-Stress Archtop Guitar Design from his 2008 GAL Convention workshop by Steve Grimes Steve Grimes mentions using R.M. Mottola’s online calculator to find the down force on an archtop guitar starting with the string tension and the breakover angle. Here’s the link to R.M.’s very helpful site: www.liutaiomottola.com/formulae/downforce.htm Page 14 - Meet the Maker: Ben Patron by Roger Alan Skipper Page 22 - Restoration of a Michelot Late Baroque Guitar by D. and F. Sinier de Ridder Another guitar by Michelot, made in Paris circa 1770. This one is more luxurious with ivory and ebony purflings. (image 1 of 2) Another guitar by Michelot, made in Paris circa 1770. This one is more luxurious with ivory and ebony purflings. (image 2 of 2) Page 28 - Strings: The (Often) Forgotten Accessory from his 2008 GAL Convention lecture by Fan Tao GAL Web Extras exclusive! Hear Fan Tao sing “The Song of the Winder.” https://luth.org/wp-content/uploads/AL101_extras_Fan_Tao_song_of_winder-1.mp3 Page 38 - Meet the Maker: Ted Megas by Jonathon Peterson Page 43 - Making Mother-of-Pearl Nuts by Ted Megas Page 48 - The Two-Storey Dulcimer by Roger Alan Skipper Page 56 - Travel Lute by Ben Cohen Page 58 - Thicknessing Router Jig with Magnet Holddowns by John Park Page 60 - Reducing Build Variation in Arched Plates by Mark French and Eddy Efendy
