Helpful Websites

  1. Altar
    Altar
  2. Pete Jenner
    Pete Jenner
  3. Harrison Withers
    Harrison Withers
    www.stewmac.com < tools and such
    http://www.cbgitty.com/ < cheap parts
  4. Pete Jenner
    Pete Jenner
  5. otterly2k
    otterly2k
    www.frets.com

    this isn't specific to building, but gives such great close up and detailed descriptions of some processes that could either be repairs or part of the building process you just have to know about it
  6. AaronVW
    AaronVW
  7. Marty Jacobson
    Marty Jacobson
    The definitive French Polishing guide: http://milburnguitars.com/fpbannerframes.html
    CNC router resources: cncrouterparts.com, finelineautomation.com

    Also, a great all around article from The Man Himself, A. Lawrence Smart. (http://www.smart-instruments.com/gal95.html) One of the most helpful lutherie articles I have ever read. I have read it dozens of times over the past ten years, and I learn something new every time I read it.
  8. OldSausage
    OldSausage
    Lawrence seems to have moved that article here, if this is the one you meant:

    http://smart-instruments.com/amluth95.html

    And I'll add:

    http://www.theleftyluthier.com/tutorial
  9. Marty Jacobson
    Marty Jacobson
    Thanks for the updated link, David.

    I would also add that if you're getting into this stuff, you should definitely join the GAL and read as many of the back issues (or Big Red Books, which are anthologies of the back issues) as you can.
  10. AaronVW
    AaronVW
    I'll put a second in for the GAL stuff. I found several articles in American Luthiere to be very helpful. Especially the recent article by Andrew Mowry on binding an F5. Good stuff!
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