Honest Ron Lira is a forty-one-year Guild member.
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Letter to the Editor: Passing of Don Teeter
2022
AL#147 p.5
Ron Lira
One long-time guitar repairer and GAL member eulogizes another. Honest Ron Lira tells us of the passing of his friend, the well-known author Don Teeter.
Letter to the Editor: Passing of Ty Piper
2013
AL#113 p.3
Ron Lira
Announcement of the passing of Ty Piper, builder of imperial banjos.
Review: The History and Artistry of National Resonator Instruments by Bob Brozman
1994
AL#37 p.57 BRB4 p.458
Ron Lira
The reviewer says, “I’m so impressed with this book I could just bust!” Apparently America now has a National heaven.
Questions: Electric Guitar Wiring
1990
AL#24 p.59 BRB2 p.485
Bob Zatzman Jim Morris Ralph Novak Matt Umanov Ron Lira
Wiring information for electric guitars.
Letter to the Editor: Poplar in Dan Electro Necks
1989
AL#20 p.6 read this article
Ron Lira
The “poplar” used in Danelectro necks is really the wood of the tulip tree. It’s not a proper poplar, but it is what they call “poplar” at the hardware store.
Review: Guitars and Mandolins in America Featuring the Larsons’ Creations by Robert Hartman
1985
AL#2 p.51 BRB1 p.487 read this article
John Bromka Ron Lira
Positive reviews praise the text, photos, and ad reproductions in this book about the Larson brothers, who made instruments from the 1880s to 1944.
More on Template Routing
1985
AL#2 p.7 BRB1 p.47
Ron Lira
Lira recommends specific routers and bits.
Fingerboard Radiusing Jig
1983
DS#258 LT p.102
Ron Lira
Swinging a fretboard over the table saw blade cuts the radius.
Honest Ron’s Lacquer Finishing Technique
1983
DS#262 BRB1 p.37 read this article
Ron Lira
How to deal with lacquer in less than one page. Heavy on Sherwin-Williams products and short on details, it is nevertheless interesting for his use of heated lacquer.