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Tim Douglass wrote:

I have been thinking for some years that I would like to try building
a guitar, and the availability of kits at reasonable prices is making
me think about it more and more.

I want to read a book on the subject but am not sure what would be a
good overview. The only book I can find at the local library is
"Classic Guitar Making" by Arthur Overholtzer, but it seems to be
permanently checked out. Does anyone have a recommendation of a book
that would give a good overview of the procedures and skills needed?
Preferably something with lots of pictures ;-)



*The* guitar making reference is titled, appropriately enough,
_Guitarmaking: tradition and technology_, by Cumpiano and Natelson,
published in 1993 in paperback at $29.95. It is very complete, probably
all you would need if you have reasonable woodworking skills. It is a
well-illustrated step-by-step guide to building a classical or
steel-string uitar.