Holding the guitar, hand placement, tone production, dynamics, alternating righthand fingers, harmonic convergence, composition, creativity, practice, and stage fright are all covered in depth using an intuitive approach that allows you to maximize your potential. The book covers the theory of sound and the guitar. In a nutshell, the gg method is to have target freqs for top and back. Please ensure you select the correct shipping option. Gerard gilet is a sydney based guitar maker who has been at the forefront of custom acoustic guitar design in australia. Making a falcate classical guitar harvest moon guitars.
Many would agree that the volumes by gilet and gore are now the reference for building guitars, which is why the second edition is now available. Brian gore has crafted a superb book for lessons in fingerstyle guitar. Gerard gilet volume 1 design, is dedicated to the science of acoustics including sound and hearing, vibration and resonance, and acoustic radiation, and its. The design of this guitar relies heavily on the guitar design concepts and the build procedures contained in the gore \ gilet contemporary acoustic design and build books. Trevor lays all this out in his twopart book, contemporary acoustic. Volume 1 design, is dedicated to the science of acoustics including sound and hearing, vibration and resonance, and acoustic radiation, and its application to guitar design. By carefully evaluating each of these elements scientifically, they devise what they consider to be the optimum way to design, shape, and install every facet of the instrument. Apr 21, 2020 get the gore gilet books man, youre beyond basic carpentry excersises at this point.
By carefully evaluating each of these elements scientifically, they devise what they consider to be the optimum way to design, shape. The egb book club for all lovers of the guitar book one of the core missions of the egb is to provide a platform to luthiers for the gathering and exchange of information. Gerard gilet this volume is dedicated to the science of acoustics including sound and hearing, vibration and resonance, and acoustic radiation, and its application to guitar design. Gore and gilet discuss in great detail how every element and part of the guitar impacts. Al gore has 49 books on goodreads with 474 ratings. Al gores most popular book is the assault on reason. Gerard gilet of contemporary acoustic guitar design. Jan 05, 2009 australian guitarist rick falkiner performs great dreams from heaven on a collings 00042avs and hand made trevor gore contemporary australian guitar. Gilet guitars are proud to announce the arrival of our new book contemporary acoustic. Find contemporary acoustic guitar design and build vol.
Havent seen the gilet gore book, cant comment on that. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build by trevor gore and gerard gilet is a two volume, hard back, comprehensive design and construction guide that provides a theoretical background and practical foundation for the design and construction of acoustic guitars with more than 800 pages and over 1200 detailed photos and illustrations. The design is also a derivation of the trevor gore medium size steel string guitar. Besides gores and gilets books, a number of other volumes on guitar making have also appeared, each of which suggests certain target numbers for top thickness. A two volume book set, now in its 2nd edition, which thoroughly covers the scientific design methods and contemporary build methods for constructing steel string and classical guitars. Dec 17, 2008 i posted this over on uu, but felt youd probably also be interested interest in it here. Brian, im not a math guy either, but i thought the gore gilet books were great. Listen to luthier on luthier with michael bashkin episodes free, on demand. Gilet has just published a book with trevor gore on the science of harmonics, or transfer vibration, which posits the notion kerfed linings the notched chord that runs the perimeter of the guitar outline, joining top and back to sides are guilty of absorbing a fair portion of the available. I was thirsty for knowledge so i got the librarian to order the books in again, i ended up basing most of my dissertation on them. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build 2nd edition for the first time, the sound output of a guitar is comprehensively related both theoretically and practically to the instruments woodwork, providing a logical and scientific. How to make a guitar from scratch in just three weeks, you can craft a better guitar than you could buy in a shop. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build book, 2011. Contemporary acoustic guitar design by trevor gore.
To that end, he has applied the full force of his expertise as a professional engineer to research and document the physics of how acoustic guitars work and develop the methods to control the sound. Australian guitarist rick falkiner performs great dreams from heaven on a collings 00042avs and hand made trevor gore contemporary australian guitar. Trevor gore is a physicist and he worked with gerard gilet for 15 years to produce these two volumes. Volume 2 build, details the practical realisation of volume 1 showing the process of building a guitar from rough sawn wood up to finishing and setup and includes plans for four types of guitar fan braced classical. Trevor gore as described in his and gerard gilets book contemporary acoustic guitar design and build.
W wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Williams, 1987, and received australian government grants in order to further understanding of this hidden art see caldersmith, 1982. The book is the perfect accompaniment to the guitar making workshop. I guess if anything this blog shows a relatively novice builder going through the procedure. Fine handcrafted guitars by trevor gore australian handmade guitars. Contemporary acoustic guitar design by trevor gore goodreads. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build 2nd edition for the first time, the sound output of a guitar is comprehensively related both theoretically and practically to the instruments woodwork, providing a logical and scientific method for designing guitars and real answers to questions that have challenged luthiers for centuries. It is renewed as the best guitar for vocal accompaniment and popular with singer songwriters. Brian, im not a math guy either, but i thought the goregilet books were great. Finally, i want to call one other book to your attention. Gore gilet design and build books acoustic guitar construction. With my engineering background, i appreciate the technical approach that bridges the link between. Two sides plus two layers of lining later, this rim is ready to be shaped to receive the top.
Although a variety of excellent books on the construction of flattop guitars is available, contemporary acoustic guitar design and build which for brevity i will hereafter refer to as cagdb or simply the book includes a lengthy treatise on the design of the guitar as well. A recent twovolume book, contemporary guitar design and build 2010 by australians, trevor gore and gerard gilet is regarded as one. The book set contemporary acoustic guitar design and build by trevor gore and gerard gilet provides a more scientific approach to voicing. The gore gilet books are awesome but also expensive. Get the goregilet books man, youre beyond basic carpentry excersises at this point. My book, with gerard gilet in two volumes, is now in its second edition. Design frequency patterns of the soundboard of a guitar excerpt from volume 1. Partly because there just arent many good guitar books out there. With my engineering background, i appreciate the technical approach that bridges the link between science and practical methods that help focus my efforts toward learning to build a more responsive, full. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build is a useful book by two experienced australian luthiers, trevor gore and gerard gilet, which presents the science, technology, and practical aspects of guitar design and construction. The build book from contemporary acoustic guitar design and build trevor gore with gerard gilet has really good picture of everything i am doing and much better descriptions. I will try to follow the procedure as best i can from the book, although i can not promise i will do things in the same order, but i will at least follow the.
Rick falkiner plays collings and trevor gore guitar youtube. A digression into matter of top thickness ervin somogyi. You can ask questions here about trevor and gerards exciting new book on luthiery. Havent seen the giletgore book, cant comment on that. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build gilet guitars. Gilet has just published a book with trevor gore on the science of harmonics, or transfer vibration, which posits the notion kerfed linings the. If you have access to the book goregilet there is a fleta plan and instructions for plate thicknessing using plate frequency analysis. Gore and gilet discuss in great detail how every element and part of the guitar impacts its overall sound and performance.
This wasnt simply a case of reducing the plan for a falcate braced guitar. It doesnt have the secret to guitar building, but there isnt a secret to guitar building. The books are for serious guitar builders and are written in a logical and scientific way, said gerard. Trevor gore guitars new south wales australia since 1990. Gerard gilet volume 1 design, is dedicated to the science of acoustics including sound and hearing, vibration and resonance, and acoustic radiation, and its application to guitar design. Gore and gilets book contemporary acoustic guitar has been very useful to me as always by raising the possibility of building what they call a live back in other words, a back plate that contributes to the overall tone of the instrument by vibrating along with the top when the strings are sounded. Its not a step by step instruction manual, which is, imo, good. Design books cover guitar design at a physics and practical level, covering the science, current state of the art, three usable mathematical models plus other models to design and evaluate bracing systems and tone woods. By measuring the freqs of the half panels in exact rectangular form, you can measure the existing freq, add the dimensions to the spreadsheet, and find how thick your top should be to.
Gallery opening and goregilet 2nd edition book launch at fine luthiers gallery. A student took out the design book and never brought it back, i dont blame em. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build trevor gore. They also cover x bracing and fan bracing, not to mention lattice bracing. The medium gilet or mg features lovely round mids and full bass which makes the mg a great rhythm guitar. Acoustic guitar design and build by gerard gilet and trevor gore. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build, in two volumes, is for everyone who wants to understand more about designing and building acoustic guitars using methods based on the acoustical and engineering sciences and contemporary small workshop practices. With over 30 years of experience making for a clientele of serious musicians and professionals, the gilet guitar has become highly regarded and sought after. Gerard gilet is the author of contemporary acoustic guitar design 4. The two volumes together provide a theoretical background and practical foundation for the design and construction of acoustic guitars with more than 800 pages and over 1200 detailed photos and illustrations. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build trevor.
First falcate braced classical guitar harvest moon guitars. I was especially impressed by gore and gilets discussion of the current state of thinking in guitar acoustics. I posted this over on uu, but felt youd probably also be interested interest in it here. Work flow and brace design are from goregilet contemporary acoustic guitar design and build volumes. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build 2nd edition. A graph showing the response of a popular brand of classical guitar strings.
Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build, in two volumes, is for everyone who wants to understand more about designing and building acoustic guitars. Work flow and brace design are from gore gilet contemporary acoustic guitar design and build volumes. Holding the guitar, hand placement, tone production, dynamics. Fine luthiers gallery added 9 new photos to the album. I drew up the concert uke top plate, marking in where the saddle will be, where the strings will anchor, the bridge itself using david hurds website info, etc. This method is called falcate bracing and closely follows the method described by trevor gore and gerard gilet in their book contemporary acoustic guitar.
Contemporary acoustic guitar by trevor gore and gerard gilet. I decided to try this technique after reading the excellent book by australian luthiers trevor gore and gerard gilet, contemporary acoustic guitar design and build. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build by trevor gore and gerard gilet is a two volume, hard back, comprehensive design and construction. This excellent book is by far the best text on the art of guitar design and building and i highly recommend it to those who are seriously interested in the subject. Don brosnacs an introduction to scientific guitar design, published in 1978. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build, the most comprehensive book available for luthiers. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build source and images courtesy trevor gore email 18 sep 2018. I am just starting a project to build a classical guitar with carbon fiber reinforced falcate bracing. Falcate braced medium sized steel string seattle luthiers. Nov 01, 2005 brian gore has crafted a superb book for lessons in fingerstyle guitar.
Yes, there is the internet but a lot of us still love books the pictures, the nuggets of information, the stories. The falcate top braces used are sickle shaped laminated spruce braces with carbon fiber reinforcement. Besides gores and gilets books, a number of other volumes on guitar making have also appeared, each of which suggests certain target numbers for top. Volume 2 build, details the practical realisation of volume 1 showing the process of building a guitar from rough sawn wood up to finishing and setup and includes plans for four types of guitar fan braced.
Courtnall book master guitars has dimensionsthicknesses from an fleta, dont have it to hand at the moment. Cocobolo and spruce, french polish, arched, unbraced back, solid linings. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build posts facebook. March 18th 2014 this new blog post is for my build thread for a gore medium body steel string with falcate braces to his plan from his build book, contemporary acoustic guitar design and build trevor gore with gerard gilet. G45 the is the gilet interpretation of the gibson j45. Both steel string and classical covered with plans but leans toward s. Personally, i like somogyis first volume for theory, and gg vol 2 for assembly, but as i said, im not a math guy. This new blog post is for my build thread for a gore medium body steel string with falcate braces to his plan from his build book, contemporary acoustic guitar design and build trevor gore with gerard gilet. One is theory on how to get the best tone out of your builds.
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