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Guitar Repair: A Manual of Repair for Guitars and Fretted Instruments (Bold strummer guitar series)

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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.

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.

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