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Books about guitar building and repair
I can heartily recommend the following books.
All are available from Stewart Macdonald Guitar Shop Supply & other sources.
MAKE YOUR OWN ELECTRIC GUITAR
by Melvyn Hiscock: 224 pages:
Building: Electric
Melvyn Hiscock's website
HOW TO MAKE YOUR ELECTRIC GUITAR PLAY GREAT
by Dan Erlewine: 133 pages:
Maintenance & setup: Electric
GUITAR PLAYER REPAIR GUIDE
by Dan Erlewine: 309 pages:
Repair: Electric, Steel string acoustic
COMPLETE GUITAR REPAIR
by Hideo Kamimoto: 160 pages:
Repair: Electric, Steel, Nylon, Archtop
ELECTRIC GUITAR SETUPS
by Hideo Kamimoto: 84 pages:
Setup: Electric
THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR: ADJUSTMENT, CARE, MAINTENANCE & REPAIR
by Don Teeter:
Vol. 1, 200 pages: Vol. 2, 200 pages:
Repair: Steel
GUITAR REPAIR
by Irving Sloane: 96 pages:
Repair: Steel, Nylon
GUITAR MAKING: Tradition & Technology
by William Cumpiano & Jonathan Natelson
380 pages:
Building: Steel, Nylon
William Cumpiano's website
STEEL STRING GUITAR CONSTRUCTION
by Irving Sloane: 130 pages:
Building: Steel
CLASSIC GUITAR CONSTRUCTION
by Irving Sloane: 96 pages:
Building: Nylon
MAKING AN ARCHTOP GUITAR
by Bob Benedetto: 276 pages:
Building: Archtop

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