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an online portal for guitarmakers, guitar enthusiasts, and students
following Natelson & Cumpiano's treatise, GUITARMAKING: Tradition & Technology

Have you been directed here from the book for an expanded discussion of a specific topic in a GT&T chapter?
The GT&T Companion
Chapter-by-chapter additional commentary and suggestions
Chapter 4
The Neck & the Headpiece
Chapter 7
Soundboard Bracing
Chapter 10
Assembly II
Chapter 13
Completing the Neck & Soundbox
Chapter 16
Gluing the Bridge & Setup
Chapter 2
Tools and Materials
Chapter 5
The Plates
Chapter 8
Side Bending
Chapter 7-Soundboard Bracing
Chapter 11
Purfling and Binding
Chapter 14
Making the Bridge
Chapter 17
Troubleshooting &
Guitar Care
Chapter 3
Preparation & Planning
Chapter 9
Assembly I
Chapter 12
The Fingerboard
Chapter 15
Finishing
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