Acoustic Guitar Design

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Background
	2.1 Stringed Instruments Before the Guitar
	2.2 Early Guitars
	2.3 The Modern Classical Guitar
		2.3.1 Classical Guitar Dimensions
		2.3.2 Classical Guitar Materials
		2.3.3 Classical Guitar Structure
		2.3.4 Classical Guitar Finish
	2.4 Early Steel String Guitars
	2.5 Modern Steel String Guitars
		2.5.1 Body Sizes
		2.5.2 Steel String Guitar Materials
		2.5.3 Wood in Steel String Guitars
		2.5.4 Steel String Guitar Structure
		2.5.5 Steel String Guitar Finish
		2.5.6 Steel String Guitar Design
	2.6 Early Archtop Guitars
	2.7 Modern Archtop Guitars
		2.7.1 Archtop Guitar Body Sizes
		2.7.2 Archtop Guitar Materials
		2.7.3 Archtop Guitar Structure
		2.7.4 Archtop Guitar Finish
		2.7.5 Archtop Guitar Design
	2.8 Hybrid Instruments
	Bibliography
		Books
		Articles
Chapter 3: Iconic Guitars
	3.1 1937 Hauser Classical Guitar Owned by Andrés Segovia
	3.2 1933 Martin OM-28
	3.3 1948 D’Angelico New Yorker
	Bibliography
		Books
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Chapter 4: Basics of Guitar Design
	4.1 Design Concept
	4.2 Basic Design Parameters
		4.2.1 Scale Length
		4.2.2 String Tension
		4.2.3 Neck Joint
		4.2.4 Neck Structure
		4.2.5 Neck Shape
		4.2.6 Body Shape
		4.2.7 Materials
	4.3 Electronics
		4.3.1 Under-Saddle Pickups
		4.3.2 Soundboard Pickups
		4.3.3 Microphones
		4.3.4 Electromagnetic Pickups
	Bibliography
		Books
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Chapter 5: Physics of Acoustic Guitars
	5.1 Describing Vibrations
	5.2 Vibration and Resonance
	5.3 Resonant Frequencies and Mode Shapes
	5.4 Structural Coupling with Air
	5.5 Mathematical Modeling
	5.6 The Mechanics of Glued Joints
		5.6.1 Creep
		5.6.2 Viscoelasticity
	5.7 Mechanical Impedance
	Bibliography
		Books
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Chapter 6: Detail Design
	6.1 Body
		6.1.1 Material Selection
			6.1.1.1 Wood
			6.1.1.2 Alternative Materials
			6.1.1.3 Glue
		6.1.2 Dynamics
		6.1.3 Back Structure
		6.1.4 Top and Back Radius
		6.1.5 Soundhole
		6.1.6 Bridge
	6.2 Neck
		6.2.1 Scale Length
		6.2.2 Neck Length
		6.2.3 Headstock Shape
		6.2.4 Fret Positions and Frequency Error
		6.2.5 Tuning Machines
	6.3 Aesthetics
	6.4 Examples of Design Refinement
	6.5 Durability
		6.5.1 Finish
		6.5.2 Permanent Deformation
		6.5.3 Cracks
		6.5.4 Worn Frets
	Bibliography
		Books
		Articles
Chapter 7: Technical Reference Information
	7.1 Frequencies of Notes in the Human Hearing Range (Hz)
	7.2 Fret Locations
	7.3 Classical Guitars
	7.4 Steel String Guitars
	7.5 General Information
Index