Even charles fox acknowledged in his auditorium talk that after starting to read the book that trevor gore might be on to something. In this video course trevor shows how to setup the hardware and software used to do the testing he. The first is that the guitar top is the soul of the guitar that is, its physical characteristics. In this course he shares his years of lutherie and engineering experience to demystify the testing he does. Trevor lays all this out in his twopart book, contemporary acoustic guitar design and build, coauthored with gerard gilet. Listen to luthier on luthier with michael bashkin episodes free, on demand. Jan 05, 2009 australian guitarist rick falkiner performs great dreams from heaven on a collings 00042avs and hand made trevor gore contemporary australian guitar. Oct 20, 2017 some years ago, gerard and longtime associate trevor gore took a leap of faith and decided to produce their definitive, twovolume publication contemporary acoustic guitar design and build. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build 2nd edition. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build book, 2011. Trevor hall tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including the lime tree, other ways, all i ever know, something for you, bharat. Feb 10, 2019 board index stringed instruments contemporary acoustic guitar design and build trevor gore first attempts. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build, in two volumes, is for everyone who wants to understand more about designing and building acoustic guitars. Trevor and gerard gilet have made a huge addition to the evolution and refinement of the guitar.
A digression into matter of top thickness ervin somogyi. I began my lutherie journey with the cumpiano book then progressed to john bogdanovichs. My only hesitation was the price, but when i thought about the return on investment, the price is negligible. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build, in two volumes, is for everyone who wants to understand more about designing and building acoustic guitars using methods based on the acoustical and engineering sciences and contemporary small workshop practices. Ive read parts of the build book to see the implementation of some of the design information, and it is equally impressive. Finding target thickness with acoustics you can ask questions here about trevor and gerards exciting new book on luthiery. Finally a video compliment to trevor gores books on contemporary guitar design and construction. I have many reference books on traditional guitar making and this is now top of the list. Besides gores and gilets books, a number of other volumes on guitar. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build trevor gore. Build thread for first gore ss from the plans in the book. Based on author james lecesnes own adolescent journals, the story was originally a one man off broadway playfor which it won a drama critics circle award and then became an academy award winning short film. Gerard gilet volume 1 design, is dedicated to the science of acoustics including sound and hearing, vibration and resonance, and acoustic radiation, and its application to guitar design. For episode 32 of the podcast, i sit down with trevor after his modal tuning workshop and he gives us an overview of his approach to designing guitars.
Guitar analysis and testing with trevor gore youtube. Trevor gore luthier on luthier with michael bashkin. For the first time, the sound output of a guitar is comprehensively related. Trevor lays all this out in his twopart book, contemporary acoustic. Contemporary acoustic guitar by trevor gore and gerard gilet. Art of tap tuning how to build great sound into instruments. Trevor gore guitars new south wales australia since 1990. Tradition and technology was a recommended book from some of my forums and online groups. They are renowned world wide and have been purchased by international stars, local musicians and people who just love guitars and want something special. Classical guitar, played well, is one of the most satisfying styles of guitar you could play. I talk about some of the mistakes that beginner luthiers make on their first acoustic guitar. Welcome to the robert obrien online guitar analysis and testing. Guitar analysis and testing with trevor gore obrien guitars.
Trevor gore and gerard gilet published another ambitious twovolume book. Archtop guitar book sites classical guitar guitar design presentation. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build, coauthored with gerard gilet. Trevor lays all this out in his twopart book, contemporary acoustic guitar design and build. Now, i own this set and can pretty much say i have what i. Journal guild of american luthiers guild of american luthiers.
Gilet guitars employ construction techniques that enhance the tonal and physical qualities of the instrument. Gerard gilet this volume is dedicated to the science of acoustics including sound and hearing, vibration and resonance, and acoustic radiation, and its application to guitar design. I have the design book out again and i am working out a falcate bracing pattern for a 14 fret 00 that a friend asked me to build. March 18th 2014 this new blog post is for my build thread for a gore medium body steel string with falcate braces to his plan from his build book, contemporary acoustic guitar design and build trevor gore with gerard gilet. Trevor by james lecesne meet your next favorite book. Apr 9, 2018 there is something slightly contradictory about guitars, they are often aligned with progressive social movements and music, however their design has not changed significantly for 80 years and the physics behind their function is not well understood, including to many who design them. Altho a little dated in appearance, with photos that arent a clearsharp as i would like, it has all the copy content that counts. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build source and images courtesy trevor gore email 18 sep 2018. A graph showing the response of a popular brand of classical guitar strings. Trevor gore has a background in engineering and applies this thinking to acoustic guitar design. I find myself falling in love with the guitar all over again. That summer, sixteen yearold singer lesley gore released her debut single, its my party, propelling her to number one on the charts.
Trevor gore is a physicist and he worked with gerard gilet for 15 years to produce these two volumes. I will try to follow the procedure as best i can from the book. The book covers the theory of sound and the guitar covering the science of acoustics, human perception of. Design frequency patterns of the soundboard of a guitar excerpt from volume 1. My book, with gerard gilet in two volumes, is now in its second edition. I use a lot of the information and procedures from the trevor gore with gerard gilet 2 volume set contemporary acoustic guitar design and build also available at stewmac and they stewmac offers half price on books and plans if you are a stewmax customer.
Trevor gore literally wrote the book on modal tuning. Fine handcrafted guitars by trevor gore australian handmade guitars. W wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Greg maxwell describes a seminar on modal tuning given by author trevor gore. This book explains the secret ingredients needed to obtain the very best tonal qualities when building acoustic string instruments. Trevor gore isa joy to listen to, an expert when it comes to speaking about and explaining the science of the guitar and its components. Rick falkiner plays collings and trevor gore guitar youtube. This new blog post is for my build thread for a gore medium body steel string with falcate braces to his plan from his build book, contemporary acoustic guitar design and build trevor gore with gerard gilet. Contemporary acoustic guitar design by trevor gore. Trevor gore is an actor, known for lethal weapon 2016, by the light of the moon 20 and bones 2005. Making a falcate classical guitar harvest moon guitars. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build by trevor gore and gerard gilet is a two volume, hard back, comprehensive design and construction guide that provides a theoretical background and practical foundation for the design and construction of acoustic guitars with more than 800 pages and over 1200 detailed photos and illustrations. To that end, he has applied the full force of his expertise as a professional engineer to research and document the physics of how acoustic guitars work and develop the methods to control the sound. We were told not to do it, said gerard, referring to the litany of selfpublishing pitfalls the two were regaled with.
With my engineering background, i appreciate the technical approach that bridges the link between science and practical methods that help focus my efforts toward learning to build a more responsive, full. The shed guitar trevor gore official luthiers forum. Gilet guitars are a high quality, hand crafted instrument designed for the player. A two volume book set, now in its 2nd edition, which thoroughly covers the scientific design methods and contemporary build methods for constructing steel string and classical guitars. For the next several years, the crowned princess of pop. The book set contemporary acoustic guitar design and build by trevor gore and gerard gilet provides a more scientific approach to voicing. Contemporary acoustic guitar design by trevor gore goodreads. It includes an exploration of the tools and equipment needed, the methods to excite tones in the instrument, how to make the necessary changes, and how to achieve consistency and repeatability. We cant all afford either the time to go to weekly lessons to learn classical guitar, or shell out week after week for a private tutor. Contemporary acoustic guitar design and build, the most comprehensive book available for luthiers. Harvest moon guitars gore style steel string guitar project.
Tom ribbecke remembers lacquer expert fred campbell. In this course he shares his years of lutherie and engineering experience to demystify the testing he does while building his world class guitars. Douglas rice preface this is a blog of the making of my second falcate braced classical guitar based on the work of trevor gore as described in his and gerard gilets book contemporary acoustic guitar design and build. A fast, humorous read, trevor, is the story that inspired the trevor project. Finally a video compliment to trevor gore s books on contemporary guitar design and construction.
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