단순히 기타를 잘 관리하고 싶은 사람이나 또는 완전히 개조해서 새로운 기타를 만들고 싶은 사람 모두에게 이 책은 이상적인 가이드입니다.
Guitar Player 지의 유명한 수리 및 개조 컬럼의 컬럼리스트인 Dan Erlewine이 쓴 이 책은 이해하기 쉬우며 리페어나 개조 작업을 시작하고 싶어하는 기타리스트들에게는 필독서입니다.
펜더와 깁슨, 마틴의 팩토리 셋업 가이드가 있으며 일상적인 기타 관리 방법들도 자세한 그림과 함께 나와있기 때문에 모든 기타리스트들에게 정말 유용한 책이라고 할 수 있습니다.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1 : SET-UP & MAINTENANCE
1. GETTING STARTED
Cleaning the finish
Cleaning your fingerboard
Cleaning and de-rusting metal bridge saddles
Install strings correctly, and they'll stay in tune
Neck evaluation and truss rod adjustment
Setting intonation
2. ACTION ADJUSTMENT (SETUPS)
What is a setup?
Gibson electric guitar factory setup specifications
Fender electric guitar factory setup specifications
Electric Bass setup
Fender guitar neck profiles
Fender bass neck profiles
Acoustic guitar setup using factory specs
3. PRO SETUPS : TALKING WITH THE KINGS OF THE BLUES
Low action and the blues
Stevie Ray and Jeff Beck
Setting up for slide: the Mooney innovations
Albert Collins: talking guitar with the Iceman
Buddy Guy: my guitar is almost like my love
B.B. King: talking about Lucille
Get ready for the blues
4. ELECTRIC ADJUSTMENTS AND MINOR REPAIRS
Fitting and replacing Gibson Tune-O-Matic saddles
Bolt-on necks
5. TUNERS AND TREMOLOS
Tuner basics
Tuner installation
Shrunken heads
Removing broken headstock screws
Damage caused by over-oiled tuners
Installing the Floyd Rose tremolo
Setting up the Floyd Rose
Kahler installation and setup
Fine tuning a Strat tremolo
Tightening a loose Strat tremolo arm
A Strat trem modification
The Trem Setter
Alternatives to the locking nut
String benders
6. ACOUSTIC ADJUSTMENTS
Troubleshooting bridge problems before setup
Fitting Flattop Bridge pins
Refitting and replacing bridge saddles
Evaluating acoustic action
Arch-top bridges
Setting up a classical guitar
PART 2 : NUT WORK & FRET WORK
7. NUT REPLACEMENT
Twelve steps to replacing a nut
Cutting string slots and finishing up
8. FRET DRESSING
Loose frets
Fret-dressing basics
Fretwire types & sizes
Fretwire hardness
Files used for fret dressing
Dressing the frets
9. REFRETTING
Introduction to refretting
Fretboard preparation
Selecting a fretwire
The hammer-in method
Compression fretting
A typical Martin T-fret installation
Martin bar-style fretting
The glue-in method
Bound fingerboards
Fretting vintage Fender necks
Scalloped fingerboards
The neck jig
Summing up fretwork
PART 3 : REPAIRS & MODIFICATIONS
10. ACOUSTIC REPAIRS
Dealing with humidity
Flat-top bridge and brace problems
Regluing bridges, clamping cracks and Loose braces
Bridge replacement techniques
Winter cracks
Clamping loose braces
The bridge pad: repairing worn and jagged bridge pin holes
Neck resets
11. OTHER IMPORTANT REPAIRS
The last thirty years of guitar repair
Super glue repairs and touch-ups
Albert King's Lucy
Shrinking Strat pickguards
Broken headstocks
Loose binding
Fixing a guitar case
How to ship a guitar
12. GUITAR ELECTRONICS
The basic tools
Wire, shielding & capacitors
Troubleshooting with a multi-meter
Soldering techniques
Mini switches
Installing a replacement pickup
Safety measures
How to piezo transducers work, and how they're installed
Other acoustic amplification solutions
Strat pickup quirks
Soap bar pickups
A pickup for the Blues
Modifying a 3-pickup Les Paul Custom
Strat switch modification
Semi-hollowbody wiring
PART 4 : FINISHES
13. FINISH PREP & APPLICATION
A basic finishing shcedule
Spraying necks and bodies
Advanced finishes & sunbursts
14. FINISH REPAIRS
A brief introduction to finish repair
Touching-up "dings:" chips, dents & scratches
Supplies for repairing clear finish topcoats
Fixing chips using drop-fills
Fixing wood and finish dents
Scratches
Touching-up color
Very important safety information
PART 5 : SUPPLIES & SOURCES
15. TOOLS
Tools, tools, tools
Tools of the trade
Lutherie suppliers
Manufacturers
Recommended reading
Organizations
Schools for guitar repair and building
Vintage dealers |
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