Tag Archives: McCaw¸ William

A Port, but No Pins

1987
AL#12 p.56   BRB1 p.468            
William McCaw                                                                                           

▪ These three articles augment Tim Olsen’s initial bass offering in American Lutherie #9, and as a collection they still offer the largest fund of information on the creation of the acoustic bass guitar to reach print.

Review: Classic Guitar Making by Overholtzer

1985
AL#1 p.54   BRB1 p.486            
William McCaw                                                                                           

▪ The reviewer praises the book as the most logical of the construction methods he has read, but takes issue with some specific techniques.