American Lutherie #148 Spring 2023 On this issue’s cover we see decorative work progressing well on a Fibonacci Series guitar, a collaborative project of Steve Klein and Steve Kauffman. They have completed five of the seven instruments that will comprise the limited series. Photo by Steve Klein American Lutherie #148 – Spring 2023$14.00 – $16.00 Choose Membership Status Choose an optionMemberNon-memberClear American Lutherie #148 - Spring 2023 quantity Add to cart SKU: N/A Category: American Lutherie Additional information Additional information Choose Membership Status Member, Non-member Related products American Lutherie #128 – Winter 2016 $8.00 – $10.00 Select options American Lutherie #134 Summer 2018 $8.00 – $10.00 Select options American Lutherie #123 – Fall 2015 $8.00 – $10.00 Select options Let’s Catch Up with Steve Kauffman by Tim Olsen What has happened with Steve Kauffman since he was interviewed for American Lutherie twenty-four years ago in AL#59? He’s still working with the other Steve K, that is, Klein. He has moved from an idyllic shop in a California garden to an idyllic shop in an Oregon garden. On this issue’s cover we see decorative work progressing well on a Fibonacci Series guitar, a collaborative project of Steve Klein and Steve Kauffman. They have completed five of the seven instruments that will comprise the limited series. Photo by Steve Klein American Lutherie #148 – Spring 2023$14.00 – $16.00 Choose Membership Status Choose an optionMemberNon-memberClear American Lutherie #148 - Spring 2023 quantity Add to cart SKU: N/A Category: American Lutherie Additional information Additional information Choose Membership Status Member, Non-member Related products American Lutherie #113 – Spring 2013 $5.00 – $7.00 Select options American Lutherie #128 – Winter 2016 $8.00 – $10.00 Select options American Lutherie #129 – Spring 2017 $8.00 – $10.00 Select options On the back cover, we see the efficient work space of Steve Kauffman, where he builds Klein Acoustic Guitars and his own Kauffman Guitars. A stroll through the garden is his daily commute. Photo by Steve Kauffman Let’s Catch Up with Steve Klein by Paul Schmidt Steve Klein started his lutherie endeavors fifty-five years ago as a teenager in his parents’ house. Today he’s collaborating with Steve Kauffman on dazzlingly decorative acoustic guitars, and continuing to make innovative ergonomic solidbodies in his own shop. Refurbishing a Manuel Nunes Rajao by Karl Hoyt Hoyt stumbled upon a small and distressed old instrument that turned out to be made by a founding father of the authentic ukulele. Helmholtz Resonance in Acoustic Guitars by Mark French If you are like me, you probably think you know what the Helmholtz resonance of a flattop guitar is. And like me, you may be exactly wrong. Turns out it is the note that you don’t hear. Meet the Maker: Denny Stevens by Harry Fleishman The late Denny Stevens was one of the earliest self-taught guitar makers of the American Lutherie Boom. He was also a mentor to author Harry Fleishman, who goes back in memory and imagination to interview Denny as he never did in life. Denny’s Jigs by January Williams Williams purchased the lutherie estate of Denny Stevens. In a sort of archeological exercise, he digs through a pile of jigs and considers their possible functions. Seven Fine Books About the Romantic Guitar, in English by James Buckland Beautiful books about the pre-classical guitar, with lush and informative photography, are being published in Europe. Don’t worry; they include English text for the benefit of us new-worlders. Power Up Your Ukulele Dishes by John Calkin Get serious about building ukes in spherically-radiused workboards. These dishes are easily built from lumberyard material and use a drill press for power. I Like the 12-Hole Classical Guitar Bridge by Brent Benfield It’s an easy improvement over the traditional old-school 6-hole bridge, but you have to do it right. Brent shows you how. Soft Side Sanders by Bob Gleason It looks like one of those fancy powered rolling-pin sanders, but it does not spin. It just works. Review: The Caldersmith Papers by R.M. Mottola Legit scientist Graham Caldersmith was an early GAL member and a prolific author for us and other journals. Those articles have now been gathered and published in a book. Our reviewer talks about the book, and about Caldersmith’s position in the lutherie literature. Review: Robert O’Brien French Polish Course by John Calkin Our reviewer has seen a ton of instructional lutherie videos. And he likes this one. Simple Things: Brown Tape by Harry Fleishman The very basics of using that brown paper binding tape. Because it is OK to be a beginner. Letters from our readers A new guitar-building program for at-risk youth in Mexico City. There are no Golden-Age Martin duds. We will play mandolins in heaven; or will we? Reader experiment confirms that guitar necks will stay straighter if frets are not installed in an obvious, sequential order. It Worked for Me by Peggy Stuart, Federico Sheppard, Michael Breid, and Steve Kennel Carving table idea. Tapering jig for guitar back braces. 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