Praying Mantis Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 Hi, I have build myself 2 solid body guitars and was thinking of building an archtop or a semi-acoustic guitar for my next project. I can't find a great lot of information on this subject, I have a book about building solid body guitars, can anyone recommend a semi-acoustic guitar building book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praying Mantis Posted April 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 I was thinking of buying this one: Building Archtop guitars Is this any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepultura999 Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 not sure, but you could go to your local library and ask if they have it and look at it before you make a purchase. It's got a good review as well. It seems like that's the only book on how to make archtop guitars from when I browsed amazon. http://www.dave.weimer.com/default.htm there's a link on building your own archtop, step by step. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praying Mantis Posted April 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 thnx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 That link won't work for me, but I've heard the Bendetto book is very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepultura999 Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 works for me :S try copying and pasteing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praying Mantis Posted April 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 that site is really helpfull thanks! And I'm gonna buy that book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 And I'm gonna buy that book. ← It is a very good book...however, don't expect to find everything described in detail to the umpteenth degree. Benedetto leaves a lot to "feel" and the ear. I got a lot more out of it once I bought the video series; there are some parts of the book that leave you scratching your head a little, but when you see it on the vid you go "aahhh....OK". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donald k wilson Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 I bought the Benedetto book and found it very helpful. Some woodworking intuition will get you through the thin sections. I'm about halfway through my archtop project now and as I go along the book makes much more sense. I didn't get the video although I have seen several good reviews. You need to decide whether you want an electric or acoustic, thinline or hollowbody as they have some structural differences, plywood vs carved top... The book is focused on a traditional archtop, not alot of info on electronics but it's still a pretty good read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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