Eight-year member Brett Borton is a first-time authro, although you have seen his cartoons in past issues of American Lutherie. Brett passed away in 1993
▪ bio current as of 1989
Eight-year member Brett Borton is a first-time authro, although you have seen his cartoons in past issues of American Lutherie. Brett passed away in 1993
▪ bio current as of 1989
1993
AL#33 p.59 BRB3 p.475
Brett Borton
▪ Bracing cedar classic guitar tops.
1989
AL#19 p.3
Brett Borton
▪ Borton sends 2 photos updating his work on crank tops (American Lutherie #17), and an X brace substitute.
1989
AL#17 p.46 BRB2 p.208
Brett Borton
▪ Have you ever seen a mandolin with an intentional crease or sharp bend to the top behind the bridge? That’s a cranked top. Borton describes how to add a cranked top to the steel string guitar, though he’s not too specific about why we should try it.