BOOKS

Backus, John

Acoustical Foundations of Music
W. W. Norton & Co., New York, 1969
ISBN 393-09834-6, LC# 68-54957

Bellow, Alexander

The Illustrated History of the Guitar
Belwin/Mills Publishing Corp., Long Island, NY, 1976

Bone, Philip J.

The Guitar and Mandolin
London England, 1954

Doubtfire, Stanley

Make Your Own Classical Guitar
Gollanez, 1981

Fisher, Michael E.

String Science
London England, 1956

Fleisher, Paul

The Master Violinmaker
Hougton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1993 (book for children...)

Galpin, F.

A Textbook of European Musical Instruments
Williams and Norgate Ltd., London England, 1944

Grunfeld, Frederic V.

The Art and Times of the Guitar
MacMillan, New York, NY, 1969

Helmholtz, Hermann

The Sensations of Tone
Dover, New York, NY, 1954

Jeans, Sir James

Science and Music
University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1937

Mace, Thomas

Musick's Monument
London England, 1958

Mendez, Guillermo Flores

Constructores de Guitarras Finas en Mexico
Carnet Musical, 1954

Mersenne, Marin

Harmonie Universelle
Martinus Nighoff, The Hague, 1957

Munoz, Richard

Technology of the Argentina Guitar
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1952

Natelson,and Cumpiano

Guitarmaking
Rosewood Press,

Oribe, Jose

The Fine Guitar
Vel-Or Publishing Co., 2141 Lakeview Road, Vista, CA 92084, 1985
ISBN 0-9615-906-1-0

Overholtzer, Arthur E.

Classic Guitar Making
Lawrence A. Brock Publishing Co., Chico, CA, 1974

Overholtzer, Arthur E.

Classical Guitar Making
Williams Tool Co., 1983

Panum, Hortense (Danish)

The Stringed Instruments of the Middle Ages Their Evolution and Development
English Edition revised and edited William Reeves, London England, 1971

Passarelli, Dominick A.

Passarelli Guitar
The Music Trades, New York, NY, 1931

Prat, Domingo

Diccionario de Guitarristas
Casa Romero y Fernandez, Argentina Buenos Aires, 1934

Romanillos, José

Antonio de Torres -- Guitar Maker -- His Life and Work
Element Books, 1987

Schlosser, Julius

Unsere Musikinstrumente
Kuntsverlag, Anton Schroll & Co., Germany Vienna, 1922

Segovia, Andrés

An Autobiography of the years 1893-1920
Marion Boyars, 1977

Sharpe, A. P.

Make Your Own Spanish Guitar
Clifford Essex Music Co., London England, 1971


The Story of the Spanish Guitar
London England, 1959

Sloane, Irving

Classic Guitar Construction
Dutton, New York, 1966

Tanno, John Whitaker

The Acoustics of Strings as Related to the Guitar
(An unpublished paper), Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 1961

Taylor, J.

Tone Production on the Classical Guitar
Musical New Services Ltd., London England, 1978

Teeter, Don E.

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

Wachsmann, Klaus P.

The Primitive Musical Instruments From Musical Instruments Through The Ages
Penguin Books, 1961

Wake, Harry S.

Violin Making
4334 Voltaire Street, San Diego, CA, 1973

Wallo, Joseph F.

How To Make A Classic Guitar
1319 F. Street, Washington D. C., 20004, 1975

Weber, Constance

Timber
The Institute Of Musical Instrument Technology, London England, 1967

Winckel, F.

Music, Sound and Sensation
Dover, New York, 1960

Young, David Russell

The Steel String Guitar Construction and Repair
Guitar Player Magazine Chilton Book Co., Radnor, PA, 1975
ISBN 0-8019-5959-4

Young, T. Campbell

The Making of Musical Instruments
Oxford University Press, Great Britian Oxford,

Others...

A Survey of Musical Instruments
David and Charles, Tulsa, OK, 1975

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

Lutherie Instruction in America
8222 South Park Ave., Tacoma, WA 98408, 18-984

Making Musical Instruments, Strings and Keyboards
Pantheon Books, New York, NY, 1979
ISBN 0-394-73561-7 pbk

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PERIODICALS

Bartolini, W. and P. A. Bartolini
"Experimental Studies of the Acoustics of Classical and Flamenco Guitars"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
11,000 Seymour Rd., Grass Lake, MI 49240
Vol . 6, 1982 7p. 4

Brune, R. E.

"Soundboard Bracing and the Development of the Classic Guitar"
Guild of American Luthier's Quarterly
8222 South Park Ave., Tacoma, WA 98408
Vol . 8, No. 1, 1980 p. 14

Caldersmith,

"Low Range Guitar Function and Design"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
112 Essex Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042
Vol . 27, 1977 p. 19

"Plate Fundamental Coupling and its Musical Importance"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
112 Essex Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042
Vol . 36, 1081 p. 21

"Ring Modes, X Modes and Poisson Coupling"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
112 Essex Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042
Vol . 39, 1983 p. 12

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

"Dissolving Mysteries"
Guild of American Luthier's Quarterly
8222 South Park Ave., Tacoma, WA 98408
Vol . 10, No. 4, 1982 p. 8

"The Guitar Frequency Response"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
11,000 Seymour Rd., Grass Lake, MI 49240
Vol . 6, 1982 p. 1

"Physics at the Workbench of the Luthier"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
11,000 Seymour Rd., Grass Lake, MI 49240
Vol . 2, 1981 p. 28

"Letter Re: Tuning of Guitar Plates"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
11,000 Seymour Rd., Grass Lake, MI 49240
Vol . 3, 1981 p. 19

Christensen, O.

"Simple Model for Low Frequency Guitar Function"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
11,000 Seymour Rd., Grass Lake, MI 49240
Vol . 3, 1980 p. 42

"Quantitative Models for Low Frequency Guitar Function"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
11,000 Seymour Rd., Grass Lake, MI 49240
Vol . 6, 1982 p. 10

"The Response of Played Guitars at Middle Frequencies"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
11,000 Seymour Rd., Grass Lake, MI 49240
Vol . 2, No. 3, 1983 p. 49

Cox, S.

"An Equivalent Circuit Approach to the Coupling between the Helmholtz and Top Plate Modes"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
112 Essex Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042
Vol . 33, 1980 p. 30

Cumpiano, Wm.

"The Luthier's Dilemma"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
11,000 Seymour Rd., Grass Lake, MI 49240
Vol . 1, 1980 p. 13

"Manuel Valazquez: Grandmaster of Guitarmaking"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
11,000 Seymour Rd., Grass Lake, MI 49240
Vol . 5, 1982 p. 13

"Some Notes on Classic Bracing Design"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
11,000 Seymour Rd., Grass Lake, MI 49240
Vol . 5, 1982 p. 45

Dickens, F. T.

"Analysis of First and Second Vibration Modes in a Guitar Using an Equivalent Circuit"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
Vol . 35, 1981 p. 18

"Inertance of the Guitar Soundhole"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
Vol . 24, 1978 p. 27

"Tuning of Guitar Plates"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
Vol . 26, 1976 p. 19

Eban, G.

"Musical Instrument Wood - A Luthier's View"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
112 Essex Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042
Vol . 36, 1981 p. 8

Farmer, G.

"Structure of the Arabian and Persian Lute"
Journal of Royal Asiatic Society
1939

"The Origin of the Arabian Lute and Rebec"
Journal of Royal Asiatic Society
July, 1930

"Working Speculation"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
112 Essex Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042
Vol . 28, 1977 p. 26

Firth, I.

"Guitars: Steady State and Transient Response"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
11,000 Seymour Rd., Grass Lake, MI 49240
Vol . 6, 1982 p. 42

Fryxell, R. E.

"Further Observations on Moisture Breathing by Wood"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
112 Essex Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042
Vol . 35, 1981 p. 7

Gill, D.

"The Elizabethan Lute"
Galpin Society Journal
London England,
May Vol. XII, 1959

Haines, D. W.

"On Musical Instrument Wood"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
112 Essex Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042
Vol . 31, 1979 p. 23

"A Violin and a Guitar with Graphite-epoxy Composite Soundboards"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
112 Essex Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042
Vol . 24, 1975 p. 25

Haltiwanger, N. A. and D. W. Haines

"A Study of Body Resonances and their Influence on the Performance of a Folk Guitar"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
112 Essex Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042
Vol . 24, 1975 p. 29

Harwood, Ian

"A 15th Century Lute Design"
Lute Society Journal
Vol. II, 1960

Hellwig, Friedemann

"On Construction of the Lute Belly"
Galpin Society Journal
March Vol. XXI, 1968

Hogenmüller, Siegfried

"Hernandez y Aguado -- The End of a Great Guitar Era"
Guitar Magazine
September, 1978

"An interview with Fleta"
Guitar Magazine
June, 1978

Hutchins, C. M.

"Fundamental Bending Vibrations in Violin Making"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
112 Essex Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042
Vol . 25, 1976 p. 9

Jansson, E. V.

"Acoustics for the Guitar Player'", "Acoustics for the Guitar Maker, Construction and Quality of the Guitar"
Royal Swedish Academy of Music, Stockholm,
1981

"Fundamentals of the Guitar Tone"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
Vol . 6, 1982 p. 26

Kasha, Michael and N. Kasha

"Applied Mechanics and the Modern String Instrument"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
Vol . 6, 1982 p. 104

Kasha, Michael and Richard Schneider and Kurt Rodamer


"The Reaction of a Research Scientist, a Master Luthier, and a Performing Artist in Developing a New Guitar"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
Vol. 6, 1982 pp. 127-130

Kruger, W.

"Findings in Manipulation of Guitar Top Plates"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
112 Essex Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042
Vol . 38, 1982 p. 19

Leipp, E.

"Translation of a Lecture Given in Paris, France"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
Vol . 4, 1981 p. 6

Meyer, J.

"The Function of the Guitar Body and its Dependence on Constructional Details", Function, Construction and Quality of the Guitar
Royal Swedish Academy of Music, Stockholm,
1981

Oldham, Gey

"Import and Export Duties on Musical Instruments in 1660"
Galpin Society Journal
May Vol. XI, 1958

Picken, L.

"Origin of the Short Lute"
Galpin Society Journal
March Vol. VIII, 1955

Prynne, M.

"An Unrecorded Lute by Hans Frei"
Galpin Society Journal
March Vol. II, 1949

"Lute Bellies and Barring"
Lute Society Journal
Vol. VI, 1964

"Some Remarks on Lute Forgeries"
Lute Society Journal
Vol. VI, 1964

"The Old Bologna Lute Makers"
Lute Society Journal
Vol. VI, 1964

Richardson, B. E.

"The Influence of Strutting on the Top Plate Modes of a Guitar"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
112 Essex Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042
Vol . 40, 1983 p. 13

Rossing, T. D.

"Physics of Guitars: An Introduction"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
11,000 Seymour Rd., Grass Lake, MI 49240
Vol . 4, 1982 p. 45

"Plate Vibrations and Applications to Guitars"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
11,000 Seymour Rd., Grass Lake, MI 49240
Vol . 6, 1982 p. 65

Schelleng, J. C.

"Wood for Violins"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
112 Essex Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042
Vol . 37, 1982 p. 8

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

Schwab, H. L.

"Finite Element Analysis of a Guitar Soundboard"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
112 Essex Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042
Vol . 24, 1975 p. 13

Segovia, Andrés

"In Memoriam, Hermann Hauser"
Guitar Review
40 West 25th Street, New York, NY 20020
No. 16, 1954

Stetson, K. A.

"The Effect of Thickness Perturbations on the Vibration Modes of Plates"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
112 Essex Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042
Vol . 28, 1977 p. 32

Stetson, K. A.

"On Modal Coupling in String Instrument Bodies"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
Vol . 3, 1981 p. 23

Strong, W.

"Studying a Guitar's Radiation Properties with Nearfield Holography"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
11,000 Seymour Rd., Grass Lake, MI 49240
Vol . 6, 1982 p. 50

Van Gulik, Dr. R. H.

"On Three Antique Lutes"
Asiatic Society Of Japan,
December Vol. XVII, 1938

White, T.

"Interview With Fred Dickens"
Journal of Guitar Acoustics
11,000 Seymour Rd., Grass Lake, MI 49240
Vol . 2, 1981 p. 5

Wyszkowski, Paul

"A Guitar Maker's Task"
Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter
112 Essex Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042
Vol . 36, 1981 p. 32

Wyszkowski, Paul

"Luthier On The Roof"
Guild of American Luthier's Quarterly
8222 South Park Ave., Tacoma, WA 98408
Vol . 10, 1982 p. 8

"The Kasha/Schneider Guitar"
Guild of American Luthier's Quarterly
8222 South Park Ave., Tacoma, WA 98408
Vol . 10, No. 3, 1982 p. 12

Others...

"Miss Mary Burwell's Instruction Book for the Lute"
May Vol. XI, 1958

"Antonio Torres and the Development of the Classic Guitar"
8222 South Park Ave.,
Tacoma, WA 98408
Vol . 7, No. 1, 1979 p. 14