Don E. Teeter, The Acoustic Guitar

[peter havriluk]

My curiosity got the best of me and I gave in and bought a copy. Original copyright is 1975...

Is anything in here still useful? 47 years is a long time.

Thanks!

[Herman]

It is not bad for sure. It's presentation is very old fashioned and some things became obsoleet (like installing a bowed single way truss rod), but several things are still valid. Bridge making, string tension and intonation.
The parts of crack repair are interesting and give ideas how to approach.
A classic must have.

(Hmmm, 1975, when the air and sex weren't dirty yet)

Herman

[rmmottola]

I'm with Herman on this one. It has a lot of excellent information. It is true that the presentation may feel dated, but for me that is something of a plus - reading through Teeter is like finding secret treasure! I'm not sure if the book is still in print but it is certainly available used for a reasonable price.

[Dave Bagwill]

Herman - s** has always been dirty.

BTW Ken Cierp was a big Teeter fan also.