Will I love Making an Archtop Guitar?

One of the living legends of builders of archtop guitars, Bob Benedetto describes his personal construction methods in this excellent book.

Although some aspects of guitar building are common among all types of guitars, archtop guitars have an architecture that borrows a lot from the violin family. Building this style of instrument offers unique challenges, and this book describes the entire process in exquisite detail. This is where many modern builders of archtop guitars got their start.

Bob Benedetto is about as good as guitar makers get. He learned to make archtop guitars and eventually became one of the top builders anywhere. I taught myself how to make archtop guitars from this book. It’s well-illustrated, easy to understand, and breaks the process down into manageable steps. If you read this book, you are learning from a master.