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Roberto-Venn School — Infobox Private School background = #f0f6fa (standard color) border = #ccd2d9 (standard color) name = Roberto Venn School of Luthiery motto = established = 1975 type = Private religion = head name = head = city = Phoenix state = Arizona country … Wikipedia
Shim (engineering) — In engineering, a shim is a thin and often tapered or wedged piece of material, used to fill small gaps or spaces between objects. Shims are typically used in order to support, adjust for better fit, or provide a level surface. Shims may also be… … Wikipedia
Avalon Guitars — is the name of an acoustic guitar manufacturer based in Newtownards, County Down in Northern Ireland. History The company, Avalon Guitars Limited, was originally formed in 1989 as The Lowden Guitar Company Limited and operated from Bangor, County … Wikipedia
Kantele — (other names kannel , sormikantele ) is a Finnish traditional plucked string instrument. It is related to the Russian gusli , the Latvian kokle , the Lithuanian kanklės , the Estonian kannel , the Japanese koto and Chinese gu zheng . The oldest… … Wikipedia
Fender Telecaster — Infobox Guitar model|title=Fender Telecaster bgcolor=#FFFFFF manufacturer=Fender period=1951–present bodytype=Solid necktype=Bolt on neck scale=25.5 (24.75 on some models) woodbody=Ash , Alder, or Poplar woodneck=Maple woodfingerboard=Maple or… … Wikipedia
Reverend guitars — is an American manufacturer of electric guitars, established in 1996 by noted guitar and amplifier technician Joe Naylor, a graduate of the Roberto Venn School of Luthiery. Reverend guitars are known for their combination of unorthodox… … Wikipedia
Calamander wood — or Coromandel wood is a valuable wood from India, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and South East Asia. It is of a hazel brown color, with black stripes (or the other way about), very heavy and hard. It is also known as Macassar Ebony or variegated ebony and… … Wikipedia
William R. Cumpiano — William Richard Cumpiano (April 30, 1945) is a world renowned authority on the making of stringed musical instruments who is also renowned for his writing and teaching of the art of luthiery. He has been involved in the preservation and… … Wikipedia
First Act Custom Shop — The First Act Custom Shop in Boston, Massachusetts is where First Act creates all of its high end and custom crafted guitars. Chief Luthier Machine Gun Kelly Butler has a thriving apprentice program that provides mentoring and guidance to recent… … Wikipedia
Jim Fleeting — is also the name of a Scottish football manager and former player, see Jim Fleeting (football). Jim Fleeting is an English luthier. He is best known for building the UK s first nine string bass guitar [ Yorkshire Post, 13 December 2007.… … Wikipedia
