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As a good many of the instruments I have built over the last forty years have been archtops ( mandolins, guitars and lately ukulele...

For reference, the Gibson Lloyd Loar F-5 mandolins are now worth a few million each. They were mass produced and are just coming up to...

Considering the head start that they have, I would expect that both Martin and Kamaka would be hard to beat. There are already fine...

Seldom does any of the wood from the timber industry go to outright waste. The question is whether it is being used to full advantage...

One of the reasons I recommend this book is the authors do a good job of explaining the various ethical dilemmas that are faced when...

The amount of wood used for instruments is tiny compared to other uses. The issue is that in many cases, only a small percentage of a...

Aloha All, as a luthier I have many times made book recommendations to UU members. Most of these have been about instrument...

Aloha Jerry, the biggest problem I see with this is going to be the string geometry. Most archtop floating bridges are twice as high as...

For the record, projection is not the same as loudness. It is the ability to be heard at the back of the music hall. It is an attribute...