The art and craft of making classical guitars
By: Manuel Rodríguez
Edition: Updated 100th anniversary ed.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781423480358
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The guitar : musical and artistic instrument ; Its art and development. The guitar : stringed musical instrument ; Its birth ; Madrid : the capital of the guitar ; Guitar makers school from 1600 until today ; My family : starting from my flamenco grandparents ; My father, our fairs, our workshops, and our professional career ; Our workshop : Manuel Jr. and myself; title: Guitars : the woods used and their origin in the world ; Wood maps and pictures. The guitar and its wood ; Our woods : from yesterday to the present day ; Beyond the cut : will there be enough wood? ; The art of, and the need for varnishing the guitar ; Varnishes : yesterday and today; title: Construction technique. Other stringed musical instruments in Spain ; Guitar-making : tools, frets, and their distribution ; The tension of the guitar string : octave calculation ; Typical bracings ; My movable bridge (Los Angeles, 1960-1961); title: Exhibitions and schools. Frankfurt Fair (1983) ; Madrid guitar luthier school ; Other luthier guitar schools in Granada, Barcelona, Valencia; title: The guitar in Europe. Linguistic origin of the guitar ; The guitar in Europe : personalities and credentials ; My credentials; title: Music with world leaders.