Measurements | electronics | fretting | famous luthiers | wood species |
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What is braces
.312”
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What is wire
gibson uses shielded this:
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What is fret dressing
leveling, crowning, and poishing
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who is linda manzer
maker of pat matheny's picasso guitar
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What is big leaf maple
acer macrophyllum
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What is the height of the bridge
.365”
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who is seth lover
he invented the humbucker
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What is the tang
part of the fret that fits into the fret slot
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who is grit laskin
originator of the arm rest bevel
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What is indian rosewood
dalberfia latifolia
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What are the graduations of an archtop
.125", .187", .250"
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What is a stereo jack
this type of jack can turn on an active pickup
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What is string tension
the neck jig is designed to simulate this
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who is antonio torres
Father of the modern guitar
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What is mahogany
sweitenia macrophylla
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What is the monarch fret board radius
16"
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What is the ground
This must be uninterrupted but can share a common connection
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What is a plek machine
this machine can dress frets automatically
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who is bob taylor
He revolutionized the construction of guitars by employing CNC technology and bolt on necks
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What is sitka spruce
picea sitchensis
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What is the monarch scale length
25.5"
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What is alnico 5
This type of magnet never looses its charge
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What is bar fretwire
this type of fret wire has no barbs or tang
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who is lloyd loar
while at Gibson, this luthier pioneered plate tuning and the use of the verzi tone generator
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What is brazilian rose wood
Dalbergia Nigra
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