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In This Issue THE ASSOCIATION OF STRINGED INSTRUMENT ARTISANS In This Issue Paul Reed Smith's Symposium '89 Transcription Yuri Dmitrievsky's December Interview With Mark Dronge Educational Update: Standards For Repair Certification The Latest Designs Number Seven From Steve Klein The Association Of Stringed Instrument Artisans BOARD MEMBERS If you have input, concerns or suggestions about the association, ssociation of you are welcome to contact any of the board members to discuss your ideas: fringed James Rickard; President 600 Wildcat Hill Road; Harwinton, CT 06791 (203) 485-9809 shop nstrument Duane Waterman; Treasurer 1027 S. Sierra Madre; Colorado Springs, CO 80903 I (719) 473-8444 shop rtisans William Cumpiano Secretary c/o The Luthier’s Collaborative [0 31 Campus Plaza Road; Hadley MA 01035 PURPOSE (413) 253-2286 work William Laskin; Vice-President The Association O f Stringed Instrument Artisans, a non­ 192 DuPont Street (rear); Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M5R 2E6 profit trade organization under the provisions o f Section 501 (c) (416)923-5801 work (06) o f the Internal Revenue Code, was established in 1988 to help provide a sense o f community and professionalism to the Roger Sadowsky; Public Relations 1600 Broadway #1000B; New York, NY 10019 field of stringed instrument making and repair. The goals o f the (212) 256-3960 association provide fo r but are not limited to: the establishment of a comprehensive database of resources, supplies and technical information; a means o f providing multi-level education within DickBoak; Editor the profession; assistance in marketing and promotion; health c/o Church Of Art, 14 South Broad Street; Nazareth, PA 18064 and insurance packages at group rates; a repair or service (215) 759-7100 home; (215) 759-2837 work certification; an advertiser’s marketplace; and the publication of informative newsletters and journals. Jon Natclson; Legal Advisor Annual Membership is $50.00 HONORARY MEMBERSHIPS Donations and subscriptions are not deductable as charitable contributions. Lifetime Achievement Awards (Membership application on inside of back cover) James D’Aquisto Mario Maccaferri A.S.I.A. Newsletter #7; May 1990 Manuel Velezquez Copyright © 1990 “A.S.I.A.” “Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans” Awards for Excellence in the Field All rights including editorial are reserved. John Monteleone No part of this journal may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. All submissions COVER will be juried. We strongly encourage submissions from all This extraordinary closeup photograph is a neck detail of a members, but we will not be responsible for loss or non-return of Custom Schoenberg Soloist, with headstock inlay designed by unsolicited photographs or manuscripts. Address all Dana Bourgeois. Shell and recess were cut with a pantograph correspondence and subscriptions to: milling machine by Jim Cox, a banjo maker who lives within Association Of Stringed Instrument Artisans walking distance of Dana's shop in Topsham, Maine. Dana made 14 South Broad Street by hand the four to one plastic patterns from which the shell and Nazareth, PA 18064 recess were cut; he also did the clean-up and assembly. The design is an upside down elaboration on a motif from top of the line Howe-Orme mandolins. Dana says: " I don't do CAT.!, FOR ARTICLES __________ dragons and mermaids!" As a member generated publication, we greatly depend The collaboration between noted fingerstyle guitarist Eric upon the submission of articles and photographs for the text of Schoenberg , luthier Dana Bourgeois (who has done voicing and our publications. Please do more than consider what part you critical assembly), with fabrication by the Martin Guitar Company can play in the "coming to fruition" of this association. has proven to be quite a successful combination. - The Association Of Stringed Instrument Artisans MASTHEAD CHANGES _______ Banjomaker Dick Kenfield has been workin for several years After reviewing the cover of the Newsletter, the Board of on an unusual project unrelated to the instrument making field. Directors unanimously decided that a single word masthead He has developed software ($25 per disk) for individuals and would be more appealing to a greater number of potential new clubs interested in investing in the stock market. Dick Boak also members and as a result, would better enable ASIA to achieve its dabbles in this. Is anyone else out there interested ? Contact: goals. This represents solely a graphic change rather than a Dick Kenfield c/o Kenfield Banjo Works change in the focus of the association, which is to promote all 11808 Crawford Road types of stringed musical instrument artisanry. Hopkins, MN 55343 Respectfully... (612) 938-4382 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gary Lea has advised us of his address change: Gary Lea LETTERS 359 Aklan Court San Jose, CA 95119 Dear A.S.I.A., I would like to respond to Mr. William R. Cumpiano’s Please send correspondence to: ASIA Letters, 14 South Editorial (ASIA 12/89) in which he writes: “...we are nonetheless Broad Street, Nazareth, PA 18064 forced to peg our prices to the price-ceiling of the factory production lines, and not to that which we need to (sic) survive, MEMBER’S SPOTLIGHT _______ nay, to thrive...”. With absolutely no disrespect to Mr. Cumpiano, I have to THE BOLD STRUMMER LTD. ask, why? Why "must” we determine our prices by factory The Bold Strummer Ltd. was begun some twelve years ago standards? Isn’t that rather ludicrous? Does one pay the same by Nicholas and Mary Clarke to promote via mail, books about price for an original painting as for a mass produced the guitar. These days “BSL” is almost entirely a publishing house, reproduction or print? Does one pay the same price for a piece of producing it ’s own and distributing foreign books. custom furniture as for a knock-off factory piece of inferior We have been particularly aggressive (if that’s the word I quality? want) in re-printing books that have gone out of print. We can How long can we survive (forget about thrive) under these now boast publishing rights to David Russell Young’s STEEL conditions? Who else would, or choose to? Isn’t it about time STRING GUITAR CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN, Irving Sloane’s that luthiers adhere to, and dare to say it, enforce a realistic price CLASSIC GUITAR CONSTRUCTION, GUITAR REPAIR, and STEEL structure for handmade instruments and repairs? STRING GUITAR CONSTRUCTION Sloane’s MAKING MUSICAL When I see the education, creativity, time, and sacrifice INSTRUMENTS is planned for later this year. We have also devoted to this craft by all of us and the miserly remuneration purchased the rights for the now defunct Musical News Services and recognition paid us, I seriously have to question our (UK) to Mike Doyles famous book on the history of the Marshall collective sanity and sensibility. The day of the starving artist amp, THE SOUND OF ROCK, and other electric guitar titles like mystique is long gone. No one finds such a posture romantic, nor THE GIBSON GUITAR SINCE 1950, Volumes 1 & 2. newsworthy. I repeat, to my knowledge, no other profession We are particularly proud of our association with Element endures such a situation. Books, (UK) publishers of the book ANTONIO DE TORRES — When I consider the (literally) millions of dollars garnished GUITAR MAKER. HIS UFE AND WORK and Das Musikinstrument by the music industry, I wonder: where is our share? Don’t we (WG) o f MANUAL OF GUITAR TECHNOLOGY fame. deserve something more for providing the very media that these Our associate company Pro/Am Music Resources specializes other artists exploit to create their art and income? I can count on in books about piano and other instruments. Between the two one hand the number of times I have seen any mention given to companies, we reach stores, schools, libraries and individuals all instrument builders (or other “back-up” technicians and artists) over the world. by any musician, whether world famous performer or up and Titles planned for 1990 include a new book, first published coming talent. in French entitled SPANISH AMERICAN GUITARS, and we also Something has to change or we won’t be able to exist much plan to re-print Vldimar Bobri’s THE SEGOVIA TECHNIQUE, and longer. And let’s face it, no one is going to come along and Harvey Turnbull's GUITARS FROM RENAISSANCE TO THE change this situation for us. WE HAVE TO. PRESENT DAY. Thanking you for your attention, We are also planning a series of adults only titles, beginning Don Alfieri; Alfieri Guitars with MOLLY AND HER MARTIN, GERTIE AND HER GIBSON, and 9 Oak Drive FANNY AND HER FENDER... (just joking folks). New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Our aim is to continue on our present course and increase (516) 437-1377 our catalogue of good quality books about stringed instruments As promised in the previous issue, Robert and Cindy with an emphasis on the guitar. Luthiers and/or authors are Benedetto have forwarded their new address to us after having welcome to submit manuscripts for review. We also welcome any made the migration from Florida to Pennsylvania: information concerning out of print books that may be of interest Benedetto Guitars to us. We will gladly send you our book catalogue on request: 85 North 1st Street Nicholas and Mary Clarke CPU Box #1, Unit 8A The Bold Strummer Ltd.; 1 Webb Road Stroudsburg, PA 18360 Westport, CT 06880 (717) 421-5933 (203) 226-8230 The Association Of Stringed Instrument Artisans DENNIS A. MASTIN___________________ instruments in conjunction with assorted flutes, congas, tablas, and violin. Since 1974 William has been an administrator and As a new member of A.S.I.A., I am writing to give you a brief teacher at the Roberto-Vcim School of Luthicry in Phoenix, biography of myself.
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