This issue's cover show the fully-adjustable neck attachment on Rick Turner's new Expedition Model guitar.
The Classic Guitar: Four Perspectives by Jeffrey Elliott, Greg Byers, Eugene Clark, and Gary Southwell
(Left to Right) Jeff Elliott, Greg Byers, Gary Southwell, and Eugene Clark spoke at the 1998 GAL Convention about their perspectives on making classic guitars. Four makers at the highest level share their lutherie wisdom with you!
Meet the Maker: Rick Turner by Jonathon Peterson
Hey look! It's Django! No... it's young Rick Turner photographed in 1966 with his dad's Harmony archtop. Get the rest of the Rick's long and fascinating story in this issue.
Clark Irish Harp Revisited by Craig Pierpont
Harp maker Craig Pierpont brings some further information on the Clark Irish harp. Understanding the action of time and tension is essential to designing and building a reliable and good sounding harp.
The Bassola by R. M. Mottola
The author's invention is an attempt to create the tone of the upright bass in a more portable instrument. The Bassola is a carved-plate instrument very much like a huge F-model mandolin, though not as large as a bass mandolin. It utilizes standard bass guitar strings and "fits in any car."
From Firewood to Bracewood by Nathan Stinnette
OK, you've got some spruce logs kicking around. Just how do you go about converting them into guitar bracing stock? Here's a step-by-step review by Nathan Stinnette of how they do it at Huss & Dalton.
Kit Review: Stew-Mac's D-28 Guitar by John Calkin
Our reviewer John Calkin builds a D-28-style guitar kit from Stewart MacDonald and tells us all about it. This photo shows the sides for a kit being bent at the Stew-Mac shop.
Product Reviews by Harry Fleishman
Harry Fleishman gives us his detailed opinion of two products: the Hipshot Ultralight bass gears, and the Earvana compensating guitar nut.
