Honest Ron Lira is a forty-one-year Guild member.
▪ bio current as of 2022
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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
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.