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Historical Lute Construction: The Erlangen Lectures, Day 4 by Robert Lundberg
This segment covers the bridge, neck, fingerboard, pegbox, and pegs of the lute. This series is comprised of 19 installments.
76 cm. 13-course Baroque Lute after Magno Deiffopruchar c. 1600, Instrument Plan #22 by Robert Lundberg
This is a reduced version of our full-scale GAL Instrument Plan #22. While accurately drawn, it is not a blueprint, and is intended to be used in conjunction with the text of the entire series.
Hey Mr. Bass Man! A Visit to Hammond Ashley Associates by Tim Olsen
This is a "factory tour" of the Ham Ashley shop. They specialize in the larger members of the violin family.
Making Waterproof Hide Glue by Lloyd Scott Ogelsby
Concocting your own glue is perhaps one of the ultimate steps in lutherie self-sufficiency. Ogelsby insists that it isn't difficult, just tricky, but he lists some good reasons for making the effort.
1988 Vermillion, South Dakota Convention Coverage by Tim Olsen
Editor Olsen offers his usual keen synopsis of the central GAL event. Fun for all.
Flying Caps in Vermillion by Bon "Flying Caps" Henderson
A long time GAL staffer offers an "outsiders" view of the convention. How is this possible? Read it for yourself!
The 'Belly Art' of Japanese Lutherie by R.E. Brune
An intense description of Japanese classical guitar making taken from Brune's convention lecture. Life in Japan is probably not much like you imagine it to be, it is far more interesting. The Q&A segment deals more with Brune's own guitar work. With photos inside a Japanese "factory".
The Witten-Rawlins Collection of Northern Italian String Instruments by Joseph R. Johnson
Johnson offers a brief note about the Witten-Rawlins collection that was recently acquired by the Shrine to Music Museum. With photos and a museum checklist.
Fret Crown Radius: A Cause of Pitch Error? by Steve Newberry
Newberry proves mathematically that large frets do not cause an instrument to play out of tune (though they might easily help a guitarist to play out of tune. There's a large theoretical difference).
The G-String Market by Dr. Thomas Rossing
This is a humorous comparison of a G string force wave form to a Dow Jones Industrial Average graph.
Routing Mandolin F-holes by John Scofield
Scofield uses a pin router to cut matching f-holes in his mandolin tops quickly and safely.
Wonders of the Lutherie World: The Great Oregon Prairie Fiddle
Anyone can dance to a fiddle. In Oregon they can dance on a fiddle.
A Case of Explosion Damage by Keith Davis
A natural gas explosion blows up the instruments of an entire school orchestra. Davis comes to the rescue, but wonders what the long term ramifications will be for the fiddles and bass viols.
Opinion by Wayne Harris
Harris has a poor opinion of musicians who expect luthiers to give them free instruments. He wishes that both sides could respect the luthier/musician symbiosis.
Review: Guitars and Mandolins in America by Robert Hartman. Reviewed by Joseph R. Johnson.
The reviewer is enthusiastic about the research potential of this updated book, and believes it will be of use to the repairman who may face Larson instruments on his bench.
Review: The Shrine to Music Museum - A Pictorial Souvenir. Reviewed by Tim Olsen.
The reviewer finds this book to be a valuable research resource and a fine coffee table specimen.
This issue is no longer available individually. Its contents are
included in The Big Red Book of American Lutherie, Vol. 2.
(excluding any of the Historical Lute Construction articles by
Robert Lundberg which are available in a book by the same name)
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