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SOLG Newsletter

The Magazine of the Southwestern Ontario Luthiers Guild
Issue 1:  June 2020

$22,309.25

Contents

The First SOLG Newsletter !

First SOLG Newsletter

Mandolin and Ukulele by Kevin Sanderson

Repairing a Crack in an Acoustic Guitar by Greg Judge

A Tip from Anthony Drawmer

Current Electric Guitar Builds by Blair Francey

A Work in Progress - A Jumbo Acoustic Guitar by Darin Pearce

Guild News - LOTS of Guild News!

Acoustic Guitar Brace Jigs by Peter O'Connor

The "Pin" System by Peter O'Connor

A Bridge Shaping Jig by Peter O'Connor

Tips & Tricks from Tony Drawmer and Peter O'Connor

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Contributing Editor:  Peter O'Connor

A HUGE THANKS TO ALL THOSE THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE MAKING OF THIS NEWSLETTER! 

Welcome to the first ever SOLG Newsletter!  These are strange times for all of us, and the Guild, of course, has not escaped from the consequences of social distancing.  The Guild exists to promote lutherie and the exchange of ideas and experiences of luthiers and our primary vehicle to achieve this goal is through in-person meetings.  Of course, this year meetings have not, so far, been possible, and that brings us to this newsletter...

This newsletter is the first in what might be a series of newsletters (that depends on you, the members and friends of the Guild, and if you wish to continue seeing such newsletters and are able to support their production with ideas and content).

I hope you enjoy this newsletter, that you find it interesting, relevant, useful and informative.  I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those that helped this come about by contributing to the content and generously sharing with others.  I would also like to assure you that the Guild is alive and kicking and we'll be back in business as soon as practical and safe (more information on this appears in the Guild News section).

The newsletter has four main features (details appear in the Contents section):

  • Current Instrument Builds

  • Instructional Articles

  • Tips & Tricks

  • Guild News

Keep Safe and Keep Designing / Building / Repairing / Learning!

Peter O'Connor, President

Pssst...you might notice there is a "Next Page" button above.  Navigation buttons appear in this newsletter because you may read this online- Just visit the SOLG website https://www.ontarioluthiers.com/ and select Newsletters from the INFORMATION menu. Desktop or tablet recommended, I have not had time to optimize for cell phones.

SOLG Newsletter - Issue 1 - June 2020

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