In this title, the Sussex based author provides accessible text, clear instructions, step-by-step photographs and a full-size plan of the guitar. Readers will learn how to make a steel-stringed OM cutaway guitar with 14 frets from scratch, following the clear step-by-step photographs and straightforward instructions. Suitable even for woodworkers with a basic level of skills, this is a rewarding project to undertake and will no doubt become a family heirloom. Packed full of handy information and expert tips, close guidance through the whole process from choosing the materials to the final stringing up and a full-size plan of the guitar to follow, readers can't go wrong. Plus this revised and updated edition features new and expanded material on: power tools and jigs, bolt-on and dovetail neck joints, alternative ways of making a guitar body, soundboard bracing for a Classical guitar and much more.

About the Author
Alex Willis has been a boat builder, marine cabinetmaker, marine rigger, house renovator and is a self-taught guitar maker, repairer and restorer. He has demonstrated guitar making at shows and run workshops on guitar making. He lives in Westham, East Sussex.


Book Information
ISBN 9781861086969
Author A Willis
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd
Publisher GMC Publications
Weight(grams) 750g
Dimensions(mm) 284mm * 211mm * 13mm