By Gordon Greenway The Old Saw—Dec 2010 As Craftsmen, we work with wood for many different reasons. Some of us are drawn to its functionality and form, others to the escapism inherent in the process of…
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Luthier Subgroup—A New Year
By Gordon GreenwayThis past membership year has proven to be an eventful and productive year for the Luthiers Group. We have seen quite a few changes to our merry little band, as well as some first times that we…
Lot’s o’ Lutherie
What do you do when you come up with an invention you think might be patentable? The lawyers say keep it secret whislt you file the expensive paperwork. The Guild ethic says you share it with anyone interested. So…
Next Meeting, Sunday April 18, 12-3
The next NEL/NHGL meeting will be held at at Jeb Hooker’s shop in Pittsfield, NH (just north-east of Concord, NH). Jeb is working on several instruments and will be demonstrating some of his process, tools, etc. Tom…
So, You Want to Build a Guitar…
by John Whiteside So, you want to build an acoustic guitar? How do you go about it? What are the options and pitfalls? By far the best place to start is to talk with people who have built them. This is easily done by…
Next Meeting, Sunday, March 21, 2010, 12-3
The next luthier’s group meeting will be at NH Furniture Master Terry Moore’s shop. He will discuss and demonstrate his latest jigs and techniques. The address is: 458, NH Route 11, Wilmot, NH 03287 Please be aware…
Tell Old Bill Arrangements
Greetings: I would like very much if at our meetings, in addition to discussing building stringed instruments, we would also spend some time playing them! Here is a song for us to try. The traditional folk song…
Welcome
Wood is an extraordinary material. With it one can make items from a toothpick to an ocean-going schooner, from a miniature doll house to a factory, from ornate boxes for treasures to packing crates for commercial…
The Old Woodworker’s Song
by John Whiteside John Whiteside plays and sings a few lines of his Old Woodworker’s Song. Tongue in cheek rendition of guild song. The Old Woodworker’s Song The Old Woodworker’s Song I’ve been a wood…
Riverside on My First Guitar
by John Whiteside Well, as it turns out I have just strung up my guitar! Here is a sound clip of its first tune – Riverside! Riverside…
My Philosophy of Teaching Guitar Making
by John Whiteside Most classes and books about how to build a guitar are organized with respect to a logical sequence of building steps so that, to build a guitar, you start with the first step and proceed to the last….
Cumpiano’s Barrel-bolt Neck Joint Method
by John Whiteside This neck joint is an alternative to traditional dove-tail or tapered dovetail neck joints for acoustic guitars. It is based on an on-line addendum by William Cumpiano to his well-known guitar…
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