Many of our members are members of ASIA, The Guild of American Luthiers, and other organizations relating to the building of string instruments. The SVLG is a non-profit organization dedicated to the sharing of resources related to luthiery. The purpose of the guild is to provide networking and promotion for local luthiers. One of the main objectives of the guild is the free exchange of information and ideas. Among the group there is no such thing as a trade secret.
Members share any discovery freely with the group.
This is of great benefit to all members no matter what their skill level. Of considerable importance to the general viewing public is their newsletter which contains a great deal of detailed, useful and useable information for building and repairing instruments. This column is here to give you a window into the back room of the guitar shop. From time to time I may climb on my lacquer drum to talk about things like gig bags and relative humidity, but mostly I want to just be here to answer your questions. So begins the advice webpage of Abe Wechter who has been designing and building guitars for 22 years.