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Achard, Ken

The Fender Guitar
A Guitar Magazine Project, The Bold Strummer, Ltd. 20 Turkey Hill Circle
Westport, CT 06880, 1990

Alton, Robert

Violin and Cello Building and Repairing
William Reeves Bookseller Ltd., London
England, 1969

Violin and Cello Building & Repairing
Cassell., London
England, 1950

Bacon, Tony

The Ultimate Guitar Book
Alfred A. Knopf.
New York, NY, 1991
ISBN 0-394-58955-6

Bacon, Tony and Paul Day

The Fender Book
GPI Books, Miller Freeman. 600 Harrison St.
San Francisco, CA

The Gibson Les Paul Book
GPI Books.
San Francisco, CA, 1993

Baron, Brian

The Techniques of Traditional Woodfinishing
Batsford.
1987

Bellson, Julius

The Gibson Story
Gibson.
Kalamazoo, MI, 1973

Benedetto, Robert

Making An Arch Top Guitar The Definitive work on the design and construction of an acoustic archtop guitar
Limelite Press.
Stroudsburg, PA, 1994
ISBN 0-9639771-1-3

Behlen, H.

The Art of Wood Finishing
H. Behlen & Bro., Inc.
New York, NY, 1957

Bishop, Ian C.

The Gibson Guitar from 1950
A Guitar Magazine Project, Musical New Services, Ltd., London
England, 1977

The Gibson Guitar from 1950, Vol 2
The Bold Strummer Ltd. 20 Turkey Hill Circle
Westport, CT 06880, 1990

Blackburn, Graham

Illustrated Basic Carpentry
Little, Brown & Co.
Boston, MA, 1976
ISBN 0-316-09870-1

Blackburn, Ph.D., Bill

Old Guitar Mania, A Guide to Vintage Guitar Collecting
Centerstream Publishing/ Hal Leonard.
Fullerton, CA, 1992

Blandford, Percy W.

Country Craft Tools
Funk & Wagnalls.
New York, NY, 1976
ISBN 0-308-1024208

Blasquiz, Klaus

The Fender Bass
Mediapresse.
1990

Brosnac, Donald

An Introduction to Scientific Guitar Design
The Bold Strummer Ltd. 20 Turkey Hill Circle
Westport, CT 06880, 1978
ISBN 0-933224-01-X

Guitar Electronics A Workbook
D. B. Music Co.
Ojai, CA, 1980

Guitar History, Volume 1 Guitars Made by the Fender Company
The Bold Strummer Ltd. 20 Turkey Hill Circle
Westport, CT 06880, 1983, 1986

The Amp Book A Guitarist's Introductory Guide to Tube Amplifiers
Paul G's Guitar Products. PO Box 15-B
San Francisco, CA 94115, 1985

Brown, H. E.

Classic Guitar Maker's Guide
International Guitar and Import Co.
Tulsa, OK, 1967

The Electric Guitar Maker's Guide
International Guitar and Import Co.
Tulsa, OK, 1975

The Violin Maker's Guide
International Guitar and Import Co.
Tulsa, OK, 1974

Bulli, John

Guitar History, Volume 2 Gibson SG
The Bold Strummer, Ltd. 20 Turkey Hill Circle
Westport, CT 06880, 1989

Caldersmith

"The Guitar Family - Prospectus"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
112 Essex Ave.
Montclair, NJ 07042 Vol. 38, 1982 p. 22

Carter, Walter

Gibson Guitars 100 years of an American Icon
General Publishing Group.
Los Angeles, CA, 1994
ISBN 1-881649-39-3

Epiphone, The Complete History
Hal Leonard
Milwaukee WI, 1995
ISBN 0-7935-4203-0

Cennini, Cennino d'Andrea

The Craftsman's Handbook Il Libro Dell' Arte'
Dover Publications, Inc.
1960
ISBN 486-20054-X

Cooper, Robert S.

Lute Construction
Robert S. Cooper.
Savannah, GA, 1963

Crocker, David and John Brinkmann, Larry Briggs

Guitars, Guitars, Guitars, A Pictorial Reference Manual
All American Music Publishers.
Neosho, MS 64850, 1988
ISBN 0-945706-00-6

Cumpiano, William R. and Johnathan D. Natelson

Guitarmaking Tradition and Technology Complete Reference for the Design and Construction of the Steel-String Folk Guitar and the Classical Guitar
Rosewood Press.
Amherst, MA 01002, 1987
ISBN 0-9618737-0-1

Cunningham, Beryl M. and William F. Holtrop

Woodshop Tool Maintenance
Chas. A. Bennett Co., Inc.
Peoria, IL 61614, 1974

Day, Paul

The Burns Book
The Bold Strummer Ltd. 20 Turkey Hill Circle
Westport, CT 06880, 1990

The Burns Book
PP Publishing., London
England, 1979

Drew, James M.

Blacksmithing
The Shorey Book Store.
Seattle, WA, 1975
ISBN 0-8466-6037-7

Duchossoir, A. R.

Gibson Electrics, The Classic Years
Hal Leonard Publishing Co.
Milwaukee, WI, 1994
ISBN 0-7935-3124-1

Guitar Identification A Reference Guide to Serial Numbers for Dating the Guitars Made by Gibson, Fender, Gretsch, C.F. Martin & Co.
Hal Leonard Publishing Co.
Milwaukee, WI 53213, 1990
ISBN 0-7935-0274-8 paper

The Fender Stratocaster
Hal Leonard Publishing Co.
Milwaukee, WI, 1988

The Fender Stratocaster 1954-1984
Hal Leonard Publishing Co.
Milwaukee, WI, 1983

The Fender Telecaster
Hal Leonard Publishing Co.
Milwaukee, WI

Eban, G.

"Musical Instrument Wood - A Luthier's View"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
(Please note correction of this in article in Vol. 37, p. 7).112 Essex Ave.
Montclair, NJ 07042 Vol. 36, 1981 p. 8

Evans, Alvis J.

Using Your Meter VOM and DVM Multitesters
Master Publishing Inc.
Richardson, TX, 1985

Evans, Tom and Mary Anne Evans

Guitars Music, History, Construction and Players from the Renaissance to Rock
Paddington Press Ltd.
New York, NY, 1977
ISBN 0-448-22240-X

Guitars From Renaissance to Rock
Paddington Press Ltd.

Fisher, Don and Mike Longworth

Mastertones
(publisher unavailable).

Fliegler, Ritchie

The Complete Guide to Guitar and Amp Maintenance A Practical Manual for Every Guitar Player
Hal Leonard Publishing Co.
1994
ISBN 0-7935-3490-9

Fliegler, Ritchie Ed. Jon Eiche

Amps! The Other Half of Rock 'n' Roll
Hal Leonard Publishing Co.
1993
ISBN 0-7835-2411-3

Gruhn, George

"Chinery's Guitars, America's Foremost Vintage Collection"
Vintage Gallery
San Francisco, CA January Vol. 1, No. 4, 1995 pp. 10-18

Acoustic Guitars and Other Fretted Instruments
GPI Books, Miller Freeman, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, 1993
ISBN 0-87930-240-2

Electric Guitars and Basses, A Photographic History
GPI Books, Miller Freeman, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, 1994
ISBN 0-87930-328-X

Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars An Identification Guide for American Fretted Instruments: Acoustic and Electric Guitars, plus selected Basses and Mandolins
GPI Books, Miller Freeman, Inc.
1991
ISBN 0-87930-195-3

Hartman, Robert Carl

Guitars and Mandolins in America,Featuring the Larson's Creations
Maurer & Co., Printing and Publication Hoffman Estates, IL
1984
LC 84-61386
ISBN 0-9614956-OX (paper)

Hetrick, Richard

Guitar History Vol. 3
The Bold Strummer.

Hines, Chet

How to Make and Play the Dulcimore
The Stackpole Company.
Harrisburg, PA
ISBN 0-8117-0848-0

Hiscock, Melvyn

Make Your Own Electric Guitar
Blanford Press.
New York, NY, 1987
ISBN 0-7137-1706-8

Howe, Steve and Tony Bacon

The Steve Howe Guitar Collection
GPI Books.
1993

Iwanade, Yasuhiko

The History of the Fender Stratocaster
Centerstream Publishing.
Fullerton, CA, 1991

Jackson, Albert & David Day Ed. Alfred A. Knopf

Tools and How to Use Them
New York, NY, 1978
ISBN 0-394-73542-0 pkb

Kamimoto, Hideo

Complete Guitar Repair
Oak Publications.
New York, NY, 1975
ISBN 0-8256-0156-8

Kasha, Michael and Richard Schneider and Kurt Rodarmer

"The Reaction of a Research Scientist, a Master Luthier, and a Performing Artist in Developing a New Guitar"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
1982 p. 127-130

Krenov, James

A Cabinetmaker's Notebook
Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.
1976

The Fine Art of Cabinetmaking
Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.
1977

Kummer, Tim

Guitar Trader's Vintage
Guitar Bulletin
The Bold Strummer.
Volumes 1 and 2

Guitar Trader's Vintage
Guitar Bulletin
The Bold Strummer.
Volume 2

Longworth, Mike

Martin Guitars, A History
Colonial Press.
Cedar Knolls, NJ, 1975

Martin Guitars, A History
4 Maples Press Inc.
Minisink Hills, PA, 1988

McDonnell, Leo P. and Alson Kaumeheiwa

The Use of Hand Woodworking Tools
Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.
New York, NY
ISBN 0-442025273-0

Mesirow, Kip and Ron Herman

The Care and Use of Japanese Woodworking Tools
Woodcraft Supply Corporation.
Woburn, MA, 1978

Michelman, Joseph

Violin Varnish A Plausible Re-creation of the Varnish used by the Italian Violin Makers Between the Years 1550 and 1750, A.D.
Joseph Michelman.
Cincinnati, OH, 1946

Minhinnet, Ray and Bob Young

The Story of the Fender Stratocaster Curves, Contours and Body Horns: A Celebration of the World's Greatest Guitar
GPI Books, Miller Freeman, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, 1995
ISBN 0-87930-349-2

Mitchell, Tom

How to Service Your Own Tube Amp
Media Concepts. PO Box 1408
Norwalk, CA 10651-1405, 1989

Moorish, John

The Fender Amp Book
GPI Books, Miller Freeman Books. 600 Harrison St.
San Francisco, CA 94107, 1995
ISBN 0-87930-345-x

Moseley, Willie G.

Classic Guitars U.S.A. A Primer for the Vintage Guitar Collector
Centerstream Publishing.
Fullerton, CA 92635, 1992
ISBN 0-931759-52-8

Moust, Hans

The Guild Guitar Book.The Company and the Instruments, 1952-1977
GuitArchives Publications
The Netherlands, 1995
ISBN 0-7935-5220-6

Patterson, J. E.

Working with Mother-of-Pearl
self-published.
Santa Cruz, CA, 1978

Petersen, David and Dick Denney

The Vox Story
The Bold Strummer.

Pittman, Aspen

The Tube Amp Book
Groove Tubes/ GTE Electronics, Groove Tubes Audio. 12866 Foothill Blvd.
Sylmar, CA 91342 Vol. 3, 1991

The Tube Amp Book
Groove Tubes/ GTE Electronics, Groove Tubes Audio. 12866 Foothill Blvd.
Sylmar, CA 91342 Vol. III

The Tube Amp Book II
Groove Tubes/ GTE Electronics, Groove Tubes Audio. 12866 Foothill Blvd.
Sylmar, CA 91342 Vol. 2, 1988

Pollack, Richard and Irving Sloane

Guitar Repair: A Manual of Repairs for Fretted Instruments
Dutton.
New York, NY, 1973

Roper, Bruce

The Guitar Setup Book
Roper Publications.
Normal, IL 61761, 1990

Scharff, Robert

Complete Book of Wood Finishing
McGraw-Hill Book Co.
San Francisco, CA, 1974
ISBN 0-07-055166-9

Schatten, Les

The Book of Standard Wiring Diagrams "Contains no Schematics," Benchtop Reference Manual
Schatten Design. 801 Weber Street East, Kitchener
Ontario, N2H 1H5 Canada, 1993

Schneider, Richard

"A Meeting with Andres"
American Lutherie
Spring, 1988

"Making a Mosaic Bracelet- A Laminated Helix from Colored Veneers"
Fine Woodworking
November/December, 1986

"Vacuum Clamping Wood"
Luthier's Mercantile
Catalog Handbook
Healdsburg, CA, 1984

"Don't Sell Epoxies Short"
The String Instrument Craftsman
May/June, 1988

Scott, Jay

'50's Cool: Kay Guitars
Seventh String Press.
Hauppauge, NY, 1992
ISBN 1-880422-01-8

'Burst 1958-'60 Sunburst Les Paul
Seventh String Press.
Hauppauge, NY, 1994
ISBN 0-8256-9388-8

Gretsch, The Guitars of the Fred Gretsch Company
Centerstream Publishing.
Fullerton, CA 92635, 1992
ISBN 0-931759-50-1

Shaughnessy, Mary Alice

Les Paul: An American Original
William Morrow & Co.
New York, NY, 1993

Sloane, Irving

Classic Guitar Construction
E. P. Dutton, & Co.
New York, NY, 1973
ISBN 0-525-08200-x

Classic Guitar Construction
Dutton.
New York, 1966

Guitar Repair A Manual of Repair for Guitars & Fretted Instruments
Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd., London
England, 1973
ISBN 0-17-149062-6

Staff of Guitar Player Magazine

Guitar Repair Manual
Guitar Player Magazine.
October, 1971

Smith, Richard R.

Fender, The Sound Heard 'Round the World
Garfish Publishing Company
Fullerton, CA, 1995
ISBN 0-9648612-7-5

Teagle, John, Ed. Jon Eiche and John Sprung

Fender Amps The First Fifty Years
Hal Leonard Corp.
Milwaukee, IL 53213
ISBN 0-7935-3733-9 paper

Washburn, Over One Hundred Years of Fine Stringed Instruments, The
Music Sales Corp.
New York, NY 10010, 1996
ISBN 0-8256-1435-X softcover

Teeter, Don E.

The Acoustic Guitar Adjustment, Care, Maintenance & Repair
University of Oklahoma Press.
Norman, OK Vol. I, 1976
ISBN 0- 8061-1219-0

The Acoustic Guitar Adjustment, Care, Maintenance & Repair
University of Oklahoma Press.
Norman, OK Vol. II, 1991
ISBN 0-8061-1607-2

Weber, Gerald Ed. Jeanne M. Schmitt

A Desktop Reference of Hip Vintage Guitar Amps
Kendrick Books. PO Box 160
Pfugerville, TX, 1994
ISBN 0-9641060-0-0

Wheeler, Tom

American Guitars
Harper Perennial (Harper Collins).
New York, NY 10022, 1990

The Guitar Book A Handbook for Electric and Acoustic Guitarists
Harper & Row, Publishers.
New York, NY, 1974
ISBN 0-06014559-5

Whitford, Eldon and David Vinopal and Dan Erlewine

Gibson's Fabulous Flat-Top Guitars An Illustrated History and Guide
GPI Books, Miller Freeman Books.
San Francisco, CA 94107, 1994
ISBN 0-87930-297-6

Yasuda, Mac

The Vintage Guitar, Vol 2
Shinko Music Publishing.
Japan, Tokyo, 1988

Others...

Gibson, Mandolins Guitars and Ukuleles Catalog
Mugwumps, MIH Publications.
1973

Guitar and Accessory Manufacturers Association of America Fretted Instrument Service Manual
Order c/o C. F. Martin Organization.
Nazareth, PA 18064

Properties of Imported Tropical Woods
Research A Paper FDL 125, U. S. Dept of Agriculture, United States Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory.
Madison, WI

The French Polisher's Manual
Newton K. Gregg/Publisher.
Kentfield, CA, 1971
ISBN 0-912318-14-7

The Official Vintage Guitar Magazine, Vintage Instruments Price Guide
Vintage Guitar Magazine.
Bismarck, ND 58507 Vol. l, 1991

Woodcarving Techniques & Projects By the Editors of Sunset Books and Sunset Magazine
A Sunset Book, Lane Publishing Co.
Menlo Park, CA, 1971

Ed. by David and Peggy Sheppard

Lutherie Instruction in America
Guild of American Luthier's Quarterly
8222 South Park Ave.
Tacoma, WA 98408 December, 1984

Ed. Heron-Allen

Violin-Making, As It was and Is: Being a Historical, Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the Science and Art of Violin-Making, for the Use of Violin Makers and Players, Amateur and Professional
Ward Lock Limited. London
England
ISBN 0-7063-1045-4

Ed. S. P. Fjestad

Blue Book of Guitar Values, First Edition
Blue Book Publications, Inc.
Mineapolis, MN 55425, 1993
ISBN 0-9625943-2-6

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