The Art Of Lutherie With Tom Bills

A Simple Guitar Finishing Trick For A Great Looking Finish

Welcome to this edition of the Art Of Lutherie Podcast! In this episode, I demonstrate and explain a simple guitar finishing technique specifically for French polishing resinous woods like cocobolo PLUS we take it a step further with a great bonus tip too.  To Get The Free Intro To French Polishing Series CLICK HERE This simple trick has critical to getting great results from my guitar french polishing and I hope it will do the same for you and help you build better guitars.     Find the other resources mentioned in the podcast here: http://theartoflutherie.com/simple-guitar-finishing-trick-art-lutherie-podcast-5/    

10 Awesome Tools To Supercharge Your Guitar Fret Installation

Welcome to This edition of the Art Of Lutherie Podcast! In this episode, I show you my 10 favorite tools for fret installation in a video clip taken from my online guitar making courseFretwork Mastery Part 1. In this podcast I also share some of my personal experiences, stories, and encouragement about overcoming the stumbling blocks that tried to hold me back from building my first guitar and from stepping out to improve the guitars I was already building. I hope you’ll find this podcast useful, encouraging, and inspiring to help you move forward and overcome those negative voices in your life that are trying to hold you back. All of us here at The Art Of Lutherie and the Luthier’s EDGE are cheering you on, so go for it, you can do it!   Find Resources For This Podcast Here:  Tool Links: http://theartoflutherie.com/awesome-tools-guitar-fret-installation/ Fretwork Mastery Course: http://theartoflutherie.com/guitar-fretwork-mastery-part-1/  

Guitar Design Secrets - Maximize Your ROI (Return On Improvements)

In this episode, I share with you a simple concept that was an epiphany for me early on in my career and helped me to speed up the rate at which each guitar was getting better and becoming more refined - But most importantly, it helped the players who owned my guitars appreciate and enjoy them more.  

Shape the Brace = Shape the Tone

In this episode, I'll explain a simple way that you can influence and get greater control over the acoustic tone of your next guitar. This gives you more artistic expression and precise control over how it will sound regardless of the bracing pattern or guitar type. This is a really fun thing that you can try as you experiment, refine, and develop your own unique voice for your guitars... - Tom Bills

Color Matching For Guitar Inlay

In this Episode I share a simple tip that has helped me improve the cohesiveness and beauty of my guitar inlay and has contributed to the elegance of the overall guitar design, my hope is that it will do the same for you and your guitars! - Tom Bills