@article{1443394,
      recid = {1443394},
      author = {French, Mark,},
      title = {Acoustic guitar design /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      abstract = {This book is for experienced luthiers and guitar designers  in the industry, novice builders wishing to improve their  designs, and guitar owners interested in knowing more about  their instruments. It includes the most important technical  information gathered from many sources, including the  academic literature and the authors own work, presented  here in a clear, actionable form with a minimum of  mathematics. The book begins with a historical survey on  how important features of the acoustic guitar evolved over  centuries. The review leads up to a chapter focusing on  three iconic instruments that represent the most important  types of acoustic guitars: classical, steel string flat top  and archtop. As the guitar market is so strongly  conditioned by familiar, traditional instruments, a  successful builder must have a thorough working  understanding of the most important designs to underpin  their own work. Through this volume, Professor French lays  out the design process and collects detailed information in  one convenient source. Luthiers quite often compile  notebooks of measurements, part numbers, specific design  features and other details they routinely need. This book  organizes much of that information, with tables of  dimensions, material properties, and other details in one  essential final chapter. The book also features concise  side bar contributions by top guitar designers and builders  including Tim Shaw, Chief Engineer - Guitars at Fender  Music; and Andy Powers, Master Guitar Designer and Partner  at Taylor Guitars.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1443394},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89381-1},
}