Instrument Plans

GAL Instrument Plans are full-scale inkjet prints. We print our plans in-house to guarantee that they are true to scale. We do not provide pdfs or other digital versions of our plans.

In the USA: Plans are rolled and shipped in a box/tube. They can be shipped folded for quicker delivery on request.
Outside the USA: Plans are folded and mailed in an envelope. If you wish your plans to be rolled and shipped in a tube, please mention this in the order notes. Extra shipping charges may apply.

See a complete list of our plans in numerical order here.

We currently offer over 80 instrument plans. Our plans cover a wide range of instruments are a reflection of what individual GAL members have drawn and submitted over the years; they are not comprehensive in scope nor uniform in presentation. Our plans originally appeared in reduced form in our journal, American Lutherie, and may have subsequently appeared in the Big Red Books of American Lutherie or American Lutherie Anthology books. Most plans were originally accompanied by articles which contained additional information about the instrument, such as photos and details of the restoration or building process, and sometimes that information is included on the plan. See individual plan descriptions for more details about each plan.