Acoustic Guitar Adjustment, Care, Maintenance, and Repair

Name: Acoustic Guitar Adjustment, Care, Maintenance, and Repair
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ISBN: 9780806128146

ISBN-10: 0806128143

ISBN-13: 9780806128146

Edition: 1975

Authors: Don E. Teeter

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A good guitar repairman is hard to find, and when found, a long waiting list seems inevitable. Those who have confronted this problem may now turn to Don E. Teeter's encyclopedic treatment of guitar adjustment, maintenance, and repair. Profusely illustrated with line drawings and photographs and written in a clear and straightforward style, this book takes the reader on a guided tour of the acoustic guitar's various parts and their functions. Teeter provides detailed instructions for disassembling and assembling guitars, describes the tools and materials used in their repair, and gives step-by-step procedures for major and minor repairs, inlay work, and refinishing. The book is not just for…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 1975
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication date: 3/15/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 5.90" wide x 8.90" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.408
Language: English



Preface



The Acoustic Guitar



Tools Useful in Guitar Repair



Specialty Tools



On Stocking Materials and Hardware for Repairs



Glues Used in Guitar Repair



Body-Crack Repairing Techniques



Disassembly and Reassembly of Guitar Bodies



String Action and Tension Rod Adjustment



Truing and Refretting an Instrument



Neck Reinforcements: Operation, Installation, and Repairs



Intonation and Bridging



Miscellaneous Repairs, Short Cuts, and Tricks to Make Life Easier



Pearl Inlay Technique



Finishing and Refinishing



Care and Feeding of the Guitar


Suppliers for Parts and Materials


Glossary of Terms


Bibliography


General Index


Index of Figures