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In Memoriam: G.D. (George) Armstrong
2022
AL#146 p.68 read this article
Staff
▪ G.D. lived in Yamhill, Oregon, built a wide variety of instruments, was the repairman and proprietor of the Newburg (Oregon) Music Center, and was a regular attendee at GAL Conventions in Tacoma
In Memoriam: Jonathon Peterson
2022
AL#145 p.64 read this article
Staff Cyndy Burton Jeffrey-R. Elliott Woodley White
▪ Jon was a member of the GAL staff for over two decades. He wrote many articles, and did all the photography for Robert Lundberg’s landmark book Historical Lute Construction.
Correction re: Howard Stephens Commentary
2021
AL#144 p.4
Gila Eban
▪ The reference in AL#143 should have been to AL#141, but it wrongly said #142. Correction.
Letter to the Editor: The Little Man in China
2020
AL#141 p.4
Staff
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2014 GAL Convention/Exhibition
2014
AL#119 p.34
Staff
▪ Another wonderfully successful GAL Convention, packed with information, music, and camaraderie has now passed into the record books. You will be seeing many major articles drawn from its lectures and workshops over the next few years. In the mean time, take a look at a few photos of the fun we had.
In Memoriam: Milton ‘Gene’ Stephenson
2013
AL#115 p.71 read this article
Staff
▪ Remembering Gene Stephenson; machinist, guitar, mandolin, and violin builder. 1932-2013.
2011 GAL Convention
2011
AL#107 p.6
Staff
▪ Some photos from the 20th GAL convention.
Erratum regarding Stradivari measurement units
2008
AL#95 p.5
Staff
▪ Fixing a typo from AL#93.
1995 Convention photos
2008
AL#95 p.6
Staff
▪ A couple pages of tiny B+W photos of our 2008 Convention. Full color, detailed coverage was available ont eh GAL website.
18th GAL Convention Coverage
2006
AL#87 p.14
Staff
▪ GAL conventions can wear you out physically while they build you up as a luthier and human being. If you’ve never been, you need to go. This coverage shows what you missed this time and what you might expect during the next. With a multitude of photos.
1998 GAL Convention Coverage
1998
AL#55 p.20
Staff
▪ If you weren’t there, too bad. But you can begin to imagine what it was like from this extensive coverage. With 66 photos.
List of Reviews
1997
LW p.134
Staff
▪ Abstracts of reviews of books, videos, and periodicals related to the themes of this book.
Further Reading in American Lutherie
1997
LW p.142
Staff
▪ The material in Lutherie Woods is mostly pre-American Lutherie. This list of related articles will help bring you up to date.
Lutherie Schools
1997
LW p.128
Staff
▪ A list of schools, organizations, and periodicals to help you find your way.
This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s best articles published before 2010.
Sources of Supply
1997
LW p.132
Staff
▪ Where to buy your wood and tools.
This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s best articles published before 2010.
California Meetin’, The 1996 Healdsburg Guitar Makers Festival
1996
AL#47 p.28
Staff
▪ Healdsburg is quickly becoming Guitar Town, USA. This festival featured displays, lectures, and tours, not to mention fun. With 12 photos.
14th National Convention/Exhibition Coverage
1995
AL#43 p.34
Staff
▪ An in-depth description of the 1995 Guild convention in Tacoma, with 73 photos.
Honor Roll
1992
AL#32 p.32
Staff
▪ This is a salute to the Guild’s most loyal members.
Conventions Overview
1992
AL#32 p.30
Staff
▪ This convention flashback offers 3 group photos and a description of all the conventions squeezed into a paragraph apiece.
1992 National Convention/Exhibition Coverage
1992
AL#31 p.34
Staff
▪ Journeyed to South Dakota with 300 fanatics to talk instruments. This is a quick wrap-up with 35 photos.
1992 Exhibitors List
1992
AL#31 p.41
Staff
▪ The turnout at this convention was 65 builders and merchants.
The Bob Mattingly Memorial Fund
1992
AL#31 p.45
Staff
▪ Mattingly was a super-supporter of the Guild and of free information exchange. Donations to the GAL can be earmarked for this fund, which has been used to bring specific speakers and exhibitions to Guild conventions.
Subject Guide to American Lutherie #1-#20
1990
AL#22 p.52
Staff
▪ This is an alphabetical (by topic), cross-referenced list of the first twenty issues of American Lutherie.
List of Convention Exhibitors
1990
AL#23 p.39
Staff
▪ Sixty-seven builders and suppliers turn out to show their wares.
Convention Exhibitors/Auction Donors
1986
AL#7 p.40
Staff
▪ This is a who’s who of the people who starred in the GAL’s 10th convention halls.
Lutherie-Luthiery
1981
GALQ Vol.9#2 p.30
Staff
▪ The GAL editor explains why it is LUTHERIE, not LUTHIERY.
Presses Roll at Vetus Pigmentum
1975
GALNL Vol.3#5,6 p.3
Staff
▪ The GAL purchased a very-used AB Dick offset press which they used for years to print the Guild’s publications.