Guitar Repair: A Manual of Repair for Guitars and Fretted Instruments [Hardcover]

Irving Sloane (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 95 pages
• Publisher: E.P. Dutton & Co. (June 19, 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525120025
• ISBN-13: 978-0525120025
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #572,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and useful, though dated in spots, February 22, 2005

By 

frankp93 "frankp93" (Connecticut United States) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: Guitar Repair: A Manual of Repair for Guitars and Fretted Instruments (Bold strummer guitar series) (Paperback)

Sloane's book was among a number of guitar repair manuals originally published in the 70's corresponding with the folk and rock booms that made the instrument so popular. The book was written in collaboration with the Martin repair department at the factory in Nazareth, and for that reason alone it's an interesting snapshot of the state of the repair craft at the time. Pictures of spraying lacquer with no nose or eye protection and instructions such as "insert a sheet of asbestos to protect the top", might raise a chuckle and date the text a bit but Sloane's writing is clear and to the point. Some of the jigs may have been inproved over the years, but I'll bet most of the techniques described are still valid and in use in shops all over.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, September 14, 2008

By 

riddle44 "preach" (Cullman, AL) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Guitar Repair: A Manual of Repair for Guitars and Fretted Instruments (Hardcover)

This is an old book but tremendously helpful. It goes into detail as to how to repair certain problems with guitars. I recommend it, if you can find a copy, to anyone who needs to do guitar repair. I repaired a bridge on a flattop guitar. This was my first attempt at repair and the book taught me how to do it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Guitar Repair by Irving Sloane, December 22, 2009

By 

Arthur Jones (Calgary, Ab Canada) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Guitar Repair: A Manual of Repair for Guitars and Fretted Instruments (Hardcover)

This is a timeless and helpful book for any one considering tackling the challenging realm of fretted musical string instrument repair.