BUILDING, SET-UP & REPAIR BOOKS & VIDEOS

For Fiddle

FAQ: Fiddle Care and Setup - Book
A thorough, eighty-page owner's manual for fiddlers. Includes sections on valuations and appraisals.

B-21441 FAQ: Fiddle Care and Setup - Book Special $7.95

FOR ALL STRINGED INSTRUMENTS:

The Art of Tap Tuning by Roger Siminoff
By popular demand for builders and everyone else -- find out how to get great tone!

B-331478 The Art of Tap Tuning BOOK/DVD List 34.95
Our Price $29.95

THE LUTHIER'S HANDBOOK
A Guide to Building Great Tone in Acoustic Stringed Instruments by Roger H. Siminoff An essential item for the instrument builder, The Luthier's Handbook explores the secrets and science behind making good-sounding acoustic stringed instruments. Renowned author Roger H. Siminoff brings to the table more than four decades of luthiery experience and shares the time-tested philosophies, tips and technology of the craft. As the ideal complement to other books on building instruments, this text describes the structural and acoustical attributes of air chambers; what to listen for when tap-tuning; selecting a good piece of wood; placement of the braces and tone bars and how to tune them; how to select the right strings; what to consider in bridge design concepts; and much more. Includes a free String Gauge Calculator for determining the right set of strings. 96 pages
B-330538 The Luthier's Handbook: Reg: $22.95 SPECIAL: $19.95

FRETWORK, Step by Step by Stewart MacDonald
The most complete guide to fretting every published. Detailed text and nearly 1000 photos. 125 pp.
B-1371 Special $19.95

Pearl Inlay An Instructional Manual : By James E. Patterson
A comprehensive text for inlaying abalone and mother-of-pearl, complete with diagrams & pictures.
B-287-552S $16.95

B-5095 GUITAR FINISHING Step by Step by Stewart MacDonald
For guitars and related stringed instruments. Finish new work, re-finish old work, perform touch-ups and repair work.

Answers questions furniture books don't address--after all, a chair doesn't have to sound good.
BOOK: Special $29.95

FOR BANJO:

Set-Up Video & Maintenance for Banjo DVD
A workshop with Jim & Janet Davis - 80 minute video - how to set up and maintain your banjo. Click to read customer comments.

Banjo Set-Up & Maintenance DVD
Completely disassemble & reassemble a Gibson 5-String Banjo. Covers in detail: setting the bridge, changing strings, tightening the head, changing the head, adjusting the tailpiece, raising & lowering the playing action, replacing the tone ring & more! All techniques demonstrated close-up!

This has been transferred from Video to DVD at the request of many people, because they contain a wealth of information. The video has been updated for the DVD format, but is still the original content.
It does include a menu.

DVD-J-SM Set-Up Video & Maintenance for Banjo DVD List is $39.95. Special $24.95

The Dynamics of Banjo Sound from Janet Davis Music - The Banjo Store

The Dynamics of Banjo Sound by Tom Nechville
An invaluable tool for the beginner and the professional, whether you
own a traditional banjo, or one of our Heli-Mount banjos. It describes
in clear detail how to properly maintain and set up your instrument
or the tone you are looking for.

B-DBS - SPECIAL: $15.00

KILLER TONE - STEVE HUBER - DVD
Instructional DVD
Composer/Author: Steve Huber

In this video, renowned banjo craftsman Steve Huber shares the insight and experience that has
made him the go to guy for top professional players when its time for some banjo tweaking. It would
be difficult to visit a major bluegrass festival where several of the pickers were not playing a
banjo that Steve had set up or modified in some way. Now, you can profit from Steve's expertise
right in your own home as he walks you through the most critical aspects of banjo set up in an
easy to follow, step by step presentation. Even if you are afraid to touch the nuts that hold your
banjo together, this video will provide a lot of useful information about how the instrument works.
1 hr -- 20 min.

DVD-A-SH Steve Huber - Killer Tone List: $30.00 $24.95

NEW BOOK:
B-00330367 How To Set Up the Best Sounding Banjo" by Roger Siminoff: Step-By-Step instructions cover tone chamber fit, tailpiece angle, bridge selection, neck angle & heel fit, head adjustments, air chamber tap tuning and resonator adjustments, string gauge selection, head selection and more. Features amplification tips by Earl Scruggs!
BOOK: (Reg: $16.95) $13.49

B-00183154 Constructing a Five String Banjo: By Roger Siminoff
A step by step guide to constructing your Banjo. Includes detailed instructions for the contstruction of each part of your banjo.
Also included is the sanding, coloring and finishing of the instrument. Color pictures and blueprint plans guide you along the way.
BOOK: $16.95

B-OK63628 Complete Banjo Repair: By Larry Sandberg
The setup, maintainence, and restoration of the five-string banjo. An indispensable guide for the amateur as well as the professional repair person. Every Procedure is clearly explained and illustrated with detailed photographs and diagrams.
BOOK: $23.95

287 The Banjo Handbook: By Janet Davis
An excellent reference manual. Information on set-up, step by step: tightening the head, setting the bridge, adusting the action, etc. plus playing tips, licks, back-up, songs & more.
B-94206bcd BOOK/CD $19.95

287-55J Gibson Reprint Catalog: By Tom Morgan
Reprint catalog of pre-war era Gibson banjos.
BOOK: $6.95

151-590 Mastertone Banjo Blueprint
Full Scale, complete; inlay patterns for Hearts & Flowers and flying Eagle:
Blueprint: $15.95

For GUITAR

Get To Know Your Acoustic Guitar DVD
Master Luthier Marty Lanham of The Nashville Guitar Comapny gives a two-hour inside look at the flattop steel-string guitar.

DVD-A-ML Get To Know Your Acoustic Guitar DVD
List $35.00 Our Price $29.95

B-183152 Constructing a Solid-Body Guitar by Roger Siminoff
Siminoff draws on his decades of experience in building instruments, testing woods, experimenting with shapes, modifying electronics and more. With more than 150 photos. Roger leaves nothing to guesswork.
Book $17.95

B-IBN8256 COMPLETE GUITAR REPAIR--By Hideo Kamimoto
Tells you everything you need to know about maintenance, restoration
and construction of acoustic and electric guitars. All steps clearly explained,
from planning stages to final polish. Over 200 diagrams, photographs & tables.
BOOK: $21.95

152-594 BLUEPRINT for Dreadnaught Guitar:
D28 Herringbone Guitar form Martin
Full scale 40" by 58"; Accurate
BLUEPRINT. Your Price:$15.95

Blueprint - & Set-Up Video for Resonator Guitar

#4249S 42" X 30" Blueprint of SQUARENECK: $9.95

42" X 30" blueprint of square neck resonator guitar with spider bridge and details of constructions & neck attachment.
Many useful dimensions.

#4248R Blueprint for ROUNDNECK METAL body resonator guitar: $9.95

V-DSM Resonator Guitar Set-Up & Maintenance Video: $39.95

By Paul Beard: covers disassembly & assembly, specifications & adjustments, troubleshooting, buzzes & rattles, modification, finish care & hardware maintenance.
Also available in overseas formats: PAL, SECAM
DVD-DSM Dobro Set-Up and Maintenance DVD $39.95

FOR MANDOLIN

Mandolin Handbook by Brad Laird
Finally a great owner's manual for mandolin players!

B-MHB Mandolin Handbook by Brad Laird $19.95

153-391 Mandolin BLUEPRINT:
Full scale blueprint for and F-5 Gibson Mandolin 30" by 44"
BLUEPRINT Your Price: $15.95

B-699400 Constructing a Bluegrass MANDOLIN: By Roger Siminoff
A step by step guide to constructing an F5 Mandolin. Includes detailed instructions for the construction of each part.
Also included is the sanding, coloring and finishing of the instrument. Color pictures and blueprint plans guide you along the way.
BOOK: $16.95

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