Tag Archives: Jordan¸ John

It Worked for Me: Saving Old Shielding Paint

2022
AL#147 p.69               
John Jordan                                                                                           

▪ Your bottle of expensive shielding paint is getting old and gloppy. Save it with simple material available at the art supply store.

Meet the Maker: John Jordan

2020
AL#140 p.10               
Paul Schmidt   John Jordan                                                                                       

▪ John Jordan was a young guy happily repairing instruments and making guitars when he got a commission to make an experimental electric violin. It turned out well enough to take his career in a new direction. Read his story and see some of his diverse and beautiful work. Mentions Ervin Somogyi, Shelley Rosen, Rolland Colella, Dave Matthews, Boyd Tinsley, nyckelharpa, D’Angelico, D’Aquisto, Neyveli S. Radhakrishna, Miri Ben Ari.

It Worked for Me: Repairs

1996
AL#46 p.58   BRB4 p.502            
John Jordan                                                                                           

▪ This repair is ideal for a cello pegbox that cracks in two through the G peghole or a bass that cracks in two through the A peghole.

It Worked for Me: Hollow Radius Forms

1996
AL#45 p.56   BRB4 p.500            
John Jordan                                                                                           

▪ A second set of hollow radius forms lined with sandpaper for fitting the sides to the top and back radii when binding acoustic instruments with tops and backs made in hollow-radiused forms.

Ain’t Nobody’s Business But My Own

1994
AL#40 p.28   BRB4 p.102            
Dan Erlewine   Tom Ribbecke   Fred Campbell   David Howard   Sheldon Dingwall   Harry Fleishman   David Colburn   Kathy Currier   Will Bremers   Jack Langley   John Jordan   Dana Bourgeois   Heidi Spurlin   Ken Fallon   Dave Schneider   Cary Clemments   Ron Chacey   Bart Reiter   Mike Jarvis   Greg Hoffman   Dave Lindahl   Tom Costanza   Chuck Erickson   Ralph Novak

▪ Repair pricing workshop from 1992 GAL convention.

African Rosewood

1987
AL#9 p.46   BRB1 p.338            read this article
John Jordan                                                                                           

▪ Jordan catalogs and describes nine rosewoods from Africa, and nine false rosewoods. Some max out too small for instruments but are of interest to wood collectors. Others should interest the open-minded luthier.

South American Rosewood

1985
AL#4 p.31   BRB1 p.132            read this article
John Jordan                                                                                           

▪ Jordan describes 14 varieties of rosewood, and 14 varieties of false rosewood. Some max out as large shrubs, and only offer interest to wood collectors. Others are of high interest to luthiers, or should be.

This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s best articles published before 2010.

Illuminating Instrument Repairs

1985
AL#1 p.50   BRB1 p.73            
John Jordan                                                                                           

▪ Jordan describes two incandescent lights designed for use inside guitars. One uses a 7½-watt bulb on a standard power cord. The other uses tiny low-voltage bulbs and a step-down transformer.

Potentiometers

1983
DS#237               
John Jordan                                                                                           

▪ The various types of potentiometers you are likely to encounter, and selecting the right one for the job.