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Letter to the Editor: Experimental solidbody guitar by Doc Kauffman
2017
AL#129 p.3
Leo Bidne
An electric guitar by pioneering designer Doc Kauffman uses a speaker cone in place of a resophonic cone.
A Future Fable
1981
GALQ Vol.9#1 p.18 read this article
Leo Bidne
Thoughts on the nature of musical expression are couched in a sci-fi story.
Position Markers For Fretless Bass
1979
DS#123
Leo Bidne
The fretless bass, unlike the vertical standing double bass, is played horizontally and the long, slim neck is too wide for ‘sighting’ down the neck, thus a system of marking is necessary.
Guitar Outline Formula
1978
DS#79 read this article
Leo Bidne
The determining factors besides the obvious ones for making a guitar the shape that it is and a possible formula that produces an ideal outline.
Heat Pressing
1977
DS#43 read this article
Leo Bidne
Heat pressing is the art of forming wood to a new and permanent shape with heat and pressure.
Neck Supporting Device
1976
DS#30
Leo Bidne
The function of this portable tool is to hold a guitar stationary and support the neck while fret leveling.
Spruce Patches
1975
DS#7
Leo Bidne
Quick and dirty patch for spruce.
Review: Guitar Repair: a Manual of Repair for Guitars and Fretted Instruments by Irving Sloane
1974
GALNL Vol.2#2 p.14 read this article
Leo Bidne