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The Spanish Patron

1987
AL#9 p.52   BRB1 p.344            
William Conrad                                                                                           

▪ A Patron is the workboard used to build a guitar in the Spanish style. Conrad explains how to build one, and the reasoning behind it.

Conrad Color System

1986
AL#8 p.16               
William Conrad                                                                                           

▪ Conrad finds that spruce tops can be graded for density by the color of the light that shines through them, and uses a camera light meter to calibrate them.

Color Reveals Tone

1979
GALQ Vol.7#3 p.41               
William Conrad                                                                                           

▪ Tone is not an exact science and a so-called expert is unqualified to make a positive judgment as to which tone is correct.