The Ultimate Bluegrass Mandolin Construction Manual - 4th Edition

Originally published in 1973, this 4th edition was released in 2021. The text has been fully updated and revised, and includes more than 330 color photos and everything you need to know about building a Bill Monroe-style F5 mandolin. The text includes: a primer on musical acoustics, wood selection, graduating the soundboard and backboard, making the neck, truss rod installation, assembling the body, tap tuning, building the fretboard, installing frets, pearl inlay, neck joints, binding the body and peghead, coloring and finishing, string selection, set up, and much more.  A stellar instrument-building manual by heralded luthier and author Roger H. Siminoff.  (2.8 lbs.) Introduction by heralded luthier Steven Gilchrist 21 full-size fold-out ProSeries F5 construction drawings 2 full-size fold-out fixture drawings 10 full-size peghead inlay drawings by DiAnne Patrick 330+ color photographs 16 luthier signature/date labels Tap tuning and deflection tuning techniques Coloring, shading, and