Professional Luthier Shares the Secrets and Plans to Easily Build Your Own Custom Guitar

(EAST PETERSBURG, PA) With only basic woodworking skills, a few special tools, and a modest workspace required, Step-by-Step Guitar Making (Fox Chapel Publishing, April 2007) provides all the information and plans needed to build an eye-catching guitar that is acoustically ready for the stage.

This comprehensive guidebook from professional musician Alex Willis walks readers step-by-step through every stage of crafting an OM cutaway steel-string acoustic guitar. The full size, pull-out plans feature detailed drawings for the entire guitar as well as the individual parts. The plans also reference the corresponding chapters for easy understanding.

In addition to full-size plans, Step-by-Step Guitar Making comes complete with full-color photos, clearly written instructions, and insightful musical advice for custom adjustments and proper tuning.

About the Author: Alex Willis, a professional luthier, hand-crafts custom classical and steel string guitars from the finest timbers and finishes, with each completed piece a woodworking and musical work of art. In addition to building his own instruments, he has built guitars for professional musicians such as Chris Emmo and the well-known folk performer Terry Lees. The construction of a Willis guitar was featured in a 9-part series in The Woodworker magazine in 2004.

Book Title: Step-By-Step Guitar Making
ISBN: 978-1-56523-331-7
Price: $22.95
Pages: 144
Size: 8 ½” x 11”
Publication Date: April 2007
Distributed by: Fox Chapel Publishing, phone toll-free 800-457-9112
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