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Letter to the Editor: Mansard guitar design has faceted back

2017
AL#129 p.3               
Clifford Wilkes                                                                                           

▪ This is one of many designs that makes a large steel-string guitar more ergonomic. The back is formed in three large flat facets.

It Worked for Me: Add Binding to the Inside Edge of a Soundhole Utilizing PVC Pipe

2015
AL#121 p.65               
Clifford Wilkes                                                                                           

▪ Wilkes adds binding to the inside edge of a soundhole and avoids clamping damage by using a PVC pipe almost exactly the diameter of the soundhole.