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Thanks, Barry. I like the plexiglass idea, which would maintain visibility.

I am amazed to find this discussion. After a couple years of thought experiments, I have been planning to post a design for semi-automated top, back, and neck carving with a homemade duplicating router stand for my first instrument, an A-style mandocello. A cam in the shape of a curtate cycloid prof...

By the way, the Guild of American Luthiers suggested that I post a search for this article on mimf.

Thank you, Bob.

Want to buy American Lutherie number 56. I am looking for Lawrence Smart's article, The Modern Mandolin.

Thank you, Freeman. I will try to post some pictures.

Can anyone tell the year of my Stella 12-string, serial number 7166H922? Thank you very much.

Yes, I love Hopkinson Smith's timing and phrasing. He finds life in the music. Thanks for mentionng him. Another artist who I think makes music live, although not a guitarist, is Mikhail Pletnev.

To prevent dulling of the pencil point, drafters rotate the pencil as they draw it along, holding it at a low angle.

Please see the sketch at https://www.facebook.com/harmon.gladding of this parlor guitar's soundhole showing the remains of the blue-green label. Grandma was born in 1874 and probably used the guitar in the middle 1890's or later. It has mahogany sides and back, butternut-like 12-fret neck (17 total)...

I've use the lathe to make a mandolin arm rest.