Teach Yourself Guitar Repair & Maintenance (Book & DVD) [Paperback]

John Carruthers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2005

John Carruthers, legendary guitar builder and repair guru to the stars, has teamed up with Alfred to produce this ultimate beginner's guide to guitar repair and maintenance.

Comprehensive, step-by-step instructions and close-up shots clarify how to set the action for ultimate playability, adjust for bulletproof intonation, and keep any guitar in top condition for a lifetime. This book & DVD also includes steps on setting up and adjusting Floyd Rose tremolo systems, soldering and maintaining electronics, the proper way to remove and install strings on both standard guitars and Floyd Rose systems, and exact specs for the action, nut action, and truss rod adjustments of electric guitars, acoustics, and 4- and 5-string basses. 80 pages.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Alfred Publishing Company; Pap/DVD edition (January 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0739036033
• ISBN-13: 978-0739036037
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #631,170 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read and Easy to understand, October 31, 2007

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T. C. Stephens - See all my reviews
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The book is a good beginning to a complicated world of guitar maintance. Good starter kit for any guitarist. Good pictures and good detail. The DVD is a great resource.

2.0 out of 5 stars Lackluster...Misleading Title, December 27, 2011

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This book is not really a repair guide; it is more of a maintenance guide. It only really addresses set up. If you are a guitarist, this is certainly a good book to read (though, if you have had a good teacher of any kind, they should have been able to teach you all of its content). If you are new to lutherie and trying to learn about repair, I would look elsewhere. ALSO... this book ONLY addresses solid body electric guitars (most of the content can be transferred to hollow body, but it never mentions setup with a moveable bridge.)

2.0 out of 5 stars No Fretwire/Fret repair, July 13, 2010

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John M. Kerns "Pj" (Navarre, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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I was disappointed. The book told you the same thing the Fender manual tells you about string/pickup height, intonation, etc. When I hear "repair" I assume it means repair (like frets) - not "setup" which would be a more appropriated title for this book.