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New Item (as of June 2008): Another Taylor-style Grand Concert cutaway!!!

PROJECTS:
D-41 Building Time Log	On my 4th guitar, I kept a time log as I performed each task on the guitar.
Size 5 Email Diary	This is a collection of emails sent and received as I was building my first Size 5 guitar.
Weingarten Dreadnought	A very basic description of the processes as I built this dreadnought for a customer in 1997.
Mar Dreadnought	A much more detailed daily account of the building of this dreadnought in 1998.
Weird Classical	A detailed daily account of the building of this, my own strange creation, also in 1998.
Grand Concert (00)	Detailed daily account of a "00" size guitar I built in 1999.
F-5 Mandolin	Detailed daily account of this F-5 mandolin, built in 2000, using Roger Siminoff's book.
Violin	I built this in 2001, using both Bruce Ossman's and Henry Strobel's books.
Stratocaster	2002's project, using a Stew-Mac blueprint and video.
Concert Ukulele	Last summer's project (2003).
Pat's Dreadnought	Building a dreadnought for a teacher buddy's son.
Tracy's Tenor Ukulele	A gift for a retiring teacher colleague (2005).
A Tenor Uke for Me!!!	I loved building Tracy's uke so much, I just had to make one for myself (2005)!!!
A Cigar Box Ukulele	A quick, three-weekend project.
A Grand Concert Cutaway	Modelled after a Taylor Grand Concert (12 series) guitar.
My (Somewhat) Traditional Classical	Torres-style (with the exception of a bolt-on neck!) classical.
GENERAL BUILDING INFO:
Links Page	Here are some links to lots of really fantastic sites on building stringed instruments.
Starting With Kits	Some thoughts on the advantages of starting with a kit, along with a list of helpful books.
Basic Tool List	A very basic list of tools to begin with.
NEW: An Updated Tools List!!!	A much more comprehensive list of my most-used tools and jigs.
Tools of the Trade	Also: violin purfling jig , micro-rasps , Dremel binding attachment , HVLP spray gun
Special Jigs	Also: Building A Mold , Building a Side Bender , Scarf-Joint Jig , Fingerboard Taper Jig #1 , Binding Router Jig
Even More Jigs!	Fret Bender , Circle Jig, "Remodeled" Fingerboard Taper Jig
My Old Workspaces	This shows my workspaces in my former house, before I moved to my present-day home.
My New Workspaces	Workroom , Old Workshed , New Workshed , Office , Kitchen , Bedroom , New Old Workshed
OTHER STUFF:
My Pets	Abigail , Emily , Maggie (Somewhat related . . . Kitty Haiku!)
School	Resources , The Poetry Corner

Feel free to email me (Kathy Matsushita) if you have any questions or comments: kathymatsushita@comcast.net

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