- Hardcover: 624 pages
- Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (March 1, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0982320736
- ISBN-13: 978-0982320730
(Book). This limited edition silver-embossed, facsimile-autographed,
slipcase holds both books. These books are essential for anyone who is
interested in a comprehensive account of the modern guitar, and how a
highly responsive guitar is made. They offer info from one of the
most-revered luthiers of our times. No publication has ever presented
trade secrets and practical information to truly change the way a person
makes or appreciates the steel-stringed guitar. Ervin Somogyi is a
Hungarian-born master luthier whose guitars are renowned for their
responsiveness and tone trademarks for a great guitar. After almost
five decades of making this instrument, teaching and writing about the
development and construction of the guitar, Somogyi reveals the methods,
techniques and philosophy behind his legendary instruments. The
Responsive Guitar is about physics, dynamics, acoustics and
construction of the guitar. It's about the mechanics of tone; what
materials to build with, when to add or remove wood for maximum benefit,
and why those techniques work. Somogyi explains in exquisite detail how
the guitar makes sound, and what musicians and luthiers need to know in
order to appreciate a really well-made guitar. This book sets the
foundation for the matching volume Making the Responsive Guitar .
Making the Responsive Guitar is the second volume on a two-volume set
of books that set out the principles and methods of building fine
hand-made guitars. Where Volume 1 sets up the knowledge, this book is
about how to build a guitar, from the very first step to the last.
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