Complete Guitar Repair [Paperback]

Hideo Kamimoto (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1992

Everything every guitar repairman, player, guitar builder, and guitar owner needs to know about the proper care of every kind of guitar, including electric. Hundreds of diagrams illustrate the text. A must for every true guitarist.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Oak Publications (January 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0825601568
• ISBN-13: 978-0825601569
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #175,303 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a fine instruction book on guitar repair, August 18, 2000

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Joseph H Pierre "Joe Pierre" (Salem, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Complete Guitar Repair (Paperback)

I am greatly impressed. Mr. Kamimoto has written and illustrated a very fine book, here, on how to accomplish various repairs on your guitar.

All of the various styles of guitar are addressed equally: the Classical, Flamenco, Flattop, Plectrum and the Solid Body Electric. You own an f-hole archtop Gibson acoustical electric? It's in here. Glues are discussed, with emphasis on the hide glue which, normally, one finds used on instruments.

You will find in this book, replete with detailed illustrations, such things as how to repair cracks, remove and re-attach bridges, refretting, remove and re-attach necks to bodies, tables of fret intervals for various scale lengths, and various refinishing techniques addressed in great detail. You name it: it's here.

I don't know how Mr. Kamimoto could have made his book more complete.

If you own a guitar, you should probably own this book.

Joseph Pierre

24 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Copyright 1978? It's 2001, and it shows in this book., February 3, 2001

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"[e-mail]" (Pelion, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Guitar Repair (Paperback)

This book covers several areas about guitar repair, but only vaguely. It does not go into details that are needed before even trying most repairs. I was hoping to find help on removing binding and fingerboards to replace a truss rod. It touches in these areas, but that is all it does. I still have no clue. I already know the board and binding needs to come off, but how? Not enough info to even try attempting this feat.

The book is 23 years old. Something that is not shown on the Amozon.com site before buying it. If you buy this book you're reading history, not up to date facts needed for guitar repair. This is more a reference book from the 60's and 70's and not a repair book at all.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a very worthwhile book, but has its limits., February 12, 2006

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rob (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Guitar Repair (Paperback)

This is a book that any guitar player should own. It's a great basic manual. I don't know why the other person was complaining about its "age". If you look at the publishing date it states quite clearly "1975". But that shouldn't matter. The basic repairing of guitars hasn't changed in that time. As for more complex problems, like changing a truss rod, as another reviewer mentions, this book isn't what you need. This is about the basics and truss rod change-outs aren't basic. If you're new to playing or an old pro who wants to take good care of his axe, this book is a worthwhile addition to your library.