carpenter - 10-10-2007 at 04:24 PM
... in a nutshell. Guitar maker holds forth.
http://www.cumpiano.com/Home/Newsletters/Issues/newsletter%2011.htm...
jdowning - 10-12-2007 at 05:16 AM
The W. Cumpiano home website http://www.cumpiano.com is also worth checking out for those who have an interest in lutherie in general. Lots of useful and interesting articles
posted.
The site also has ongoing updates to the excellent book "Guitarmaking - tradition and technology" by Cumpiano/Natelson which includes new information
as well as correction of typos etc. since the book was first published.
paulO - 10-12-2007 at 01:57 PM
Wow, cool article, and his website has some very lovely guitars pictured. The guy's quite an artist.
Cheers..Paul
carpenter - 10-12-2007 at 02:11 PM
Aren't they good-looking?
Lots of pertinent information in there for stringed instrument builders - I've got his Newsletters bookmarked under Continuing Education. Good stuff.
Also - one informative site of many; it's a goldmine in there.