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MPUSTC String Tension Calculator edit / delete

"The McDonald Patent Universal String Tension Calculator (MPUSTC) is a handy calculator to figure string tensions in steel-string instruments." Works well for guitar, but struggles a bit for bouzouki.

to guitar luthiery music string ... on 22 March 2015

Antebellum Instruments: Notes on Guitar String Tension edit / delete

Excellent overview of why you should worry about the weights of strings you're using -- particularly when using alternative turnings.

to guitar luthiery music string ... on 22 March 2015

Banjo Care and Feeding:The IRISH TENOR BANJO edit / delete

Pretty good guide to banjo maintainance.

to banjo irish luthiery music ... on 27 April 2014

Daniel Brauchli Luthier edit / delete

Some very neat guitar designs -- especially unusual approaches to top bracing.

to engineering instruments luthiery music ... on 30 March 2012