One day in 2004, a guy in his mid-fifties saw an ad that said he could build his own acoustic guitar -- from a kit! He'd never heard of such a thing! A kit? For a real guitar? Since then, that guy has built over twenty kits and created internet forums and books about them. Yes, that guy was me.

For acoustic guitar players who want to go deeper and learn more about the instrument they love to play, a quality guitar kit can be the answer.
Unlike books by professional luthiers, Introduction to Kit Acoustic Guitars provides a beginner-level glimpse into the art and skill of guitar making. Though I'm a modest guy, normally, I have to say this: I feel uniquely qualified to point the way, having built twenty-one guitars from kits and founded the original forum on the internet for kit guitar builders. It actually brought kit acoustic guitars into the mainstream. Thousands of people joined it and been encouraged to build their first acoustic guitars.

Starting with this 49-page book, amateur builders can now view some of the intricacies of acoustic guitar building by building their own guitar from kits provided by C.F. Martin & Sons (yes, Martin guitars), or other suppliers of quality luthier kits and materials such as Luthiers Mercantile International and Stewart-MacDonald. The woods the guitar is made of can be of the highest quality and rarest species. The results, depending on the builder, can be stunning and beautiful -- and can sound and play better than most mid-level factory guitars.

If you want to learn more about building and begin exploring the mysteries of the acoustic guitar's internal construction, this is the starting point.

In this short book, you'll learn:

• how a guitar kit is the same as, and different from, the parts prepared by a skilled luthier

• what you will need in terms of space, time, tools and supplies

• what your real expectations can be

• how so many kit builders have described their completed guitars

• links where you can hear the sound of kit guitars, played by the author and by Wayne Henderson at a guitar show.

• where you can get more information if you're interested.

This 49-page illustrated book is a better place to start than books written about building from scratch, because a kit teaches you the basics you need to know before you create your own instrument from scratch.

Nothing's more satisfying than enjoying the tone and resonance of a guitar you built yourself. Just click the button above and begin to discover how easy it is to enter the world of guitar building.

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• Publication Date: September 11, 2018
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• Print Length: 34 Pages
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