Publications
Tres Hermanas J. Oscar Azaret (Published in American Lutherie #122/Summer 2015)
“…Tres Hermanas, the Three Sisters, were constructed to study the sonic effects of very different bracing designs while holding other construction choices constant, including near identical woods…. “
On Necks and Strings, and Saddles and Nuts
ByJ. Oscar Azaret (First published Boston Classical Guitar Society Vol 22, #1)
“…Recently I was asked to reproduce the neck and string spacing of an existing guitar on a customer’s new guitar… as classical guitarists we train to sense the smallest minutiae.”
The Elephant in the Room J. Oscar Azaret (First published Boston Classical Guitar Society Vol 21, #2)
“…It has been said that when the Spanish luthiers want to make a reproduction of a famous instrument, they start with the bridge then build the guitar around it…. “
Ah, The Tone! J. Oscar Azaret (First published Boston Classical Guitar Society Vol 21, #4)
“…Volumes can, and have, been written about tone production on the classical guitar, but perhaps we can just scratch the surface a bit here and actually take a peek and one aspect of this, and look at some physical measurement of the sound…”
Tenacious Timber J. Oscar Azaret (First published Boston Classical Guitar Society Vol 22, #2)
In the Canadian Rockies .... the ancient path from glaciers to tonewoods