Page 8 - Mechanical Compliance for Soundboard Optimization by David Hurd

Don MacRostie (left) and Charles Fox discuss David Hurd's top compliance measuring jigs at David's exhibition table during the 2006 GAL Convention.

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age 16 - Meet Douglas Martin by Barbara Goldowsky

Doug Martin plays his fourteenth experimental balsa violin, B14.

Four experimental balsa violins.

Three earlier experimental violins made of okume plywood.

Violin construction experiments, 1957 to 2005.

A half-size violin in balsa.

In his day job, Doug makes exceedingly sleek rowboats.

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Page 22 - Taylor Today by Mark French

Page 28 - Build Variation in a Group of Acoustic Guitar by Mark French and Kendall Brubaker

visit the website of Taylor Guitars

visit the website of author Mark French

Page 32 - Meet Kenny Hill by Cyndy Burton

visit the website of Kenny Hill

Page 40 - Construction of the Colombian Tiple by Anamaria Paredes Garcia and R.M. Mottola

Page 46 - Meet Mervyn Davis by Rodney Stedall

Here's an example of how Mervyn designed a decorative motif of a Bushman maiden, from graph paper, to mosaic tile, to finished rosette. This inlay of Bushman hunters began as an ink sketch.

Guild member Ron Bushman made this guitar with a back of kiaat wood and a peghead overlay of tambotie wood.

These last 6 photos are scenes from one of Mervyn Davis' wood hunting adventures in Zambia along the Zambezi river.

Page 52 - "Cricket": A Reclaimed Salvage Recovery by James Condino

Page 54 - Woodchopper's Ball by Bruce Harvie

Here's a bit of a turnaround. The version of Bruce Harvie's 2004 Convention Lecture that ran in the magazine was just a teaser. Follow this link to the full version of the talk. This is the ultimate extra!

Here's the website of Bruce Harvie's company, Orcas Island Tonewoods

Page 58 - Partial Refrets by John Calkin

visit the website of author John Calkin

Page 62 - Product Reviews: Schatten Pickup Winder by Harry Fleishman

visit the website of the author Harry Fleishman

visit the website of Stewart-MacDonald's

Page 66 - Questions edited by R.M. Mottola

visit the website of Jamie Unden's Guitar Plans Unlimited

visit the website of violin maker Claude Lebet

Page 68 - It Worked for Me by Dan Fobert and Robert Steinegger

Click on the photo of Dan Fobert's Danco Bend-o-Matic powered fret wire roller to see a short video demonstration. visit the website of author Robert Steinegger