Product Description

Everything every guitar repairman, player, guitar builder, and guitar owner needs to know about the proper care of every kind of guitar, including electric. Hundreds of diagrams illustrate the text. A must for every true guitarist.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #296558 in Books
• Published on: 1992-01-01
• Released on: 1978-12-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780825601569
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

This is a fine instruction book on guitar repair

I am greatly impressed. Mr. Kamimoto has written and illustrated a very fine book, here, on how to accomplish various repairs on your guitar.

All of the various styles of guitar are addressed equally: the Classical, Flamenco, Flattop, Plectrum and the Solid Body Electric. You own an f-hole archtop Gibson acoustical electric? It's in here. Glues are discussed, with emphasis on the hide glue which, normally, one finds used on instruments.

You will find in this book, replete with detailed illustrations, such things as how to repair cracks, remove and re-attach bridges, refretting, remove and re-attach necks to bodies, tables of fret intervals for various scale lengths, and various refinishing techniques addressed in great detail. You name it: it's here.

I don't know how Mr. Kamimoto could have made his book more complete.

If you own a guitar, you should probably own this book.

Joseph Pierre

An esential reference
This outstanding book gives the reader the backround knowledge and theory to professionally address guitar repair issues.
It is important to note that skilled guitar repair requires years of practice and trial and error so don't expect to pick up this book and replace your fret board with no prior experience.
Knowledge is your best ally however, when diagnosing a problem and deciding on a proper repair aproach. This book will help the individual do the simple repairs and adjustments to his instument and know when to delegate the more complex ones to a professional.
The section on tuning and intonation is by itself, worth the price of admission. If you think tuning a guitar is as simple as plugging into a tuner and turning the machines, this book is for you!
There are other repair guides available but I would reccommend this one as the first reference as it will enhance your understanding of these additional texts.

Copyright 1978? It's 2001, and it shows in this book.
This book covers several areas about guitar repair, but only vaguely. It does not go into details that are needed before even trying most repairs. I was hoping to find help on removing binding and fingerboards to replace a truss rod. It touches in these areas, but that is all it does. I still have no clue. I already know the board and binding needs to come off, but how? Not enough info to even try attempting this feat.

The book is 23 years old. Something that is not shown on the Amozon.com site before buying it. If you buy this book you're reading history, not up to date facts needed for guitar repair. This is more a reference book from the 60's and 70's and not a repair book at all.