Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #302949 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-25
• Released on: 2007-01-30
• Number of discs: 1
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 48 pages

Customer Reviews

Art of Tap Tuning
Very poor value. Mostly rehashed from his previous book The Luthier's Handbook which is also poor value and gives away no more than any other guitar building book and doesn't supply an instrument design or plans. If you're looking for Luthier expertise stick with "Guitarmaking Tradition and Technology" (my favourite - I just like reading it!), "Build Your Own Acoustic Guitar" (close run 2nd favourite the plans & instructions I use), "Step-by-Step Guitarmaking" (unusual bracing), A Guitar Maker's Manual and the rather old but still great book "Steel Guitar Construction". All of these are great.
What about tap tuning? Well, none of the other books go into detail about it and although Siminoff's book does it won't give you guitar makers any clear guidance. I shall soon be exploring the odd DVD you can find advertised on the Web which say they specifically deal with the topic.
To build a great guitar just follow the guidance accurately given in the books mentioned.
For me, Roger Siminoff has written a great and useful book called "The Ultimate Blusgrass Mandolin Construction Manual" - a challenge but a worthwhile investment and I like reading it almost as mush as "Guitarmaking Tradition and Technology"!