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Title: Guitar building resources?
Post by: mikey5 on July 07, 2009, 06:38:56 PM

Ok I have a couple of books that talk about guitar building. I was wondering do any of you guys have a favorite website that really helps you in building or a forum for luthiers? Also I would like to buy some templates anyone know of sites with this sort of useful stuff?
Thanks

Title: Re: Guitar building resources?
Post by: ToneMonkey on July 07, 2009, 06:43:00 PM

www.projectguitar.com is one of my usual hangouts.   Good for begineers.

www.mimf.com is good but more of a professional type place.  Both have good resources for reading.

Title: Re: Guitar building resources?
Post by: WezV on July 07, 2009, 06:47:35 PM

those are good - plus i hang out at a very helpful UK forum with a sexy moderator
http://simnettguitars.co.uk/forum/

i learnt a lot from MIMF when i was starting because its a friendly place.  PG is more friendly than it used to be but they used to have a habit of flaming the newbies who didnt use the search function properly (which never works anyway)

the best resource of templates is this aptly named site:
http://www.guitarbuildingtemplates.com/

but all of the forums above have info on making your own and PG has some downloadable ones you can print out if you donate to the forum

Title: Re: Guitar building resources?
Post by: Copperhead on July 08, 2009, 01:41:26 PM

www.tdpri.com
Amazing from scratch builds.
Lots of real cool ideas for jigs, techniques.

Here's an unbelievable build documented from the beginning:
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/2009-%24100-tele-challenge/148314-completed-scattesquire.html

Title: Re: Guitar building resources?
Post by: mikey5 on July 08, 2009, 06:24:09 PM

Muchos Gracias thanks to all