{"product_id":"building-martin-style-acoustic-guitar-kits-a-completely-illustrated-guitar-building-manual-paperback","title":"Building Martin-style Acoustic Guitar Kits: A Completely Illustrated Guitar Building Manual - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Cory\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEVER WONDER, CAN I BUILD A DECENT GUITAR? WELL, THE ANSWER IS ... Y E S!\u003cbr\u003eThird Edition (2023) Now Even Better! Plus FREE PDF of the book with your purchase receipt.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept for a wood shop coat rack in junior high, I had never built anything from wood. I never even dreamed I could build a real guitar! But then, I ran across an ad in a catalog, I ordered a kit and learned a new skill, and I was hooked! That was sixteen years ago, and I've built twenty guitars since then. I enjoyed building them and I still enjoy playing them!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, since I am a writer, I created this manual, now \u003ci\u003ethe only book recommended by the Guitar Maker's Connection at the CF Martin \u0026amp; Sons factory in Nazareth, PA.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these doldrum days when we get little encouragement in our jobs or the economy, a fulfilling task like building a good guitar can be a real benefit to our personal happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut, can \u003ci\u003eyou\u003c\/i\u003e build a guitar? Absolutely, yes!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe kit includes all the parts, in semi-rough wood, ready to be worked into a kit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt is a real woodworking task, not a \"snap-together\" kit, but doable!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe tools you'll need can be found locally.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is a perfect project for two people, like a dad and son or daughter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf a leading luthier put into a box all the unfinished parts he or she incorporates into a fine guitar, it would look like a \"guitar kit\" such as these. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI've corresponded with hundreds of kit builders. I have never heard a single builder say they did not like how their guitar played and sounded, and how good it felt that they had built it themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this book, you'll discover: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy some big-brand guitars fall short, and how to make yours better\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to insure that your guitar's action will be fast and smooth... like butter, as players say\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe builder's secret techniques for a guitar with ringing highs, solid mid-range and strong bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHear a rich resonance not found in most factory guitars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo hear the guitar built in the book, use the \"Look Inside\" and go to the link on the title page. Use earbuds!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso see instructions on the Title Page to get the complete FREE PDF of this book with your purchase receipt.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI sent two copies of this manual to Christian F. Martin III, at the Martin factory. It was apparently approved, because the Guitar Makers Connection at the Martin factory recommends this book as the manual to use to build a Martin guitar kit. The book also covers all \"Martin-\u003ci\u003estyle\u003c\/i\u003e\" kits, whose procedures are different from those of other kits. When you receive your kit from Martin, you will see the booklet that is included, and you will understand why this manual was needed. I am proud to offer it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are a guitar player, the next step is to build an acoustic guitar you can be happy with, that can play and sound \u003ci\u003ebetter\u003c\/i\u003e than mid-range big name guitar brands. Just as I am proud of this book, you will be proud of your own guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJust scroll up and click the \"Add to Cart\" button, and don't forget the free PDF!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eI've done big corporate systems analysis, been a dish washer, worked grunt construction jobs, sold real estate, worked 7-Eleven graveyard, and more. I've written for national magazines and been a writer all my life, but the thing that has given me the most pleasure is building guitars and playing them. It is incredibly satisfying to play an instrument that you built yourself! You should hear the Brazilian Rosewood\/Coastal Redwood kit I just finished. 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