Guild of American Luthiers
American Lutherie #95 Extras
Fall Issue 2008


Page 8 - The Al-Tho Design: An Experiment in Classic Guitar Bracing by Alain Bieber

Audio clips performed by Christina Mercier, Parisian guitar player, and friend of the two co-authors. The recordings were made in Mr. Beiber’s living room in one take with a Sony Minidisc and a tiny Sony mike.
A Villa-Lobos study played on guitar #8 (symetrical)
A piece by Leo Brouwer played on guitar #10 (asymmetrical)

View four FFT Spectrograms.


Page 18 - Constructing the Middle Eastern Oud with Peter Kyvelos, Part Two by R.M. Mottola


Page 26 - Meet the Maker: Chuck Lee by Stephen Kinnaird


Page 32 - From Trash to Treasure: The Restoration of a Spanish Factory-Made Guitar, circa 1900 by Tobias Braun


Page 44 - Geometric Design of the Stradivari Model G Violin, Part Three: The Scroll by Robert J. Spear


Page 50 - Meet the Maker: Dan Fobert by Andy Avera


Page 57 - Accidental Exotica by Mike Brittain


Page 59 - Florida Gold by John Calkin


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