Rittor Music Building your first acoustic guitar? Start with a kit and learn how it's constructed!

Ikebe Musical Instruments Store Verified independent store

→

This book is for anyone interested in acoustic guitar maintenance and repair, or who wants to become a guitar builder, or anyone interested in building musical instruments. Using a kit, you'll learn how to make an acoustic guitar with a little extra effort. ●Contents Basic knowledge of building an acoustic guitar: The structure of an acoustic guitar and the role of each part. Ask luthier about the mindset and key points for building a kit! Ryosuke Kobayashi (Ryosuke Kobayashi Guitars) Recommended woods for making your first acoustic guitar. Tools needed to make an acoustic guitar. HOSCO recommended kits and tools Recommended shops where you can purchase materials and parts ●Make your own acoustic guitar with a DIY kit! A simple mold was created and a new adhesive back bracing and adhesive top were created on the sides to upgrade the sound quality! Gluing the back with the intention of adding binding! The key to sound! Gluing the top bracing Finishing the top bracing & preparing to glue the top material Gluing the body top and preparing to make the end graft Gluing the end graft and preparing the binding Bend the binding and glue it to the body! Forming the binding and preparing the neck. Cutting the body and adjusting the dovetail. COLUMN Acoustic guitar sound creation bolt-on joint specifications changed! Installing the truss rod and preparing to glue the fingerboard Gluing the fingerboard and neck Making the nut and saddle and attaching and setting up each part Playing the finished guitar! Builder Interview: Masaaki Shiozaki (M.Shiozaki & Seagull) Hisashi Sakata (Sakata Guitars) Keisuke Nishi (Keystone Stringed Instruments) Ikko Masada (Ikko Masada Guitars) Yukihiko Nagasaka (Leaf Instruments) Show more