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A person who is specialized in the making of stringed instruments such as guitars, lutes and violins is called a luthier. ==Skills== In general one can distinguish three main aspects of guitar making: #"Sound" feature that includes shaping the wood (vibrational aspects: densities, stiffness), wood-selection, shaping the bracing; to design; etc. The goal aim is a sound quality that helps the musician create music.〔(Ervin Somogyi: The State of the Contemporary Guitar )〕 Guitars by different builders often reflect different sound preferences—e.g., when comparing instruments of Lacote or Grobert, with Torres, etc. All can have high sound quality, yet many guitarists feel one may be more appropriate for particular repertoire choices, e.g., Lacote or Grobert for "classical era repertoire" or "central European romantic repertoire"; versus Torres for "Spanish or late-romantic nationalist repertoire", etc.). #"Playability" aspects This includes the shaping of the frets,〔(Fernandez "Custom Set-up" for frets, etc. ); (video demonstration )〕 string-spacing, neck-width, neck, nut and bridge height (influence on action); decisions about scale-length; etc. The aim is a guitar that is easy and comfortable to play, does not have string-buzz, and suits the requirements/desires of a particular player. #"Visual/decorative" aspects This includes the visual features of the guitar, including rosette design, inlays, ornamentation, etc. (In general these creative visual aspects should not interfere or diminish the sound features, or hinder the playability of the guitar). Fernando Sor has written that an instrument-maker ''"should be an accurate draughtsman, understand the common principles of mechanics, the composition and resolution of forces, and the laws of vibrating strings and surfaces"''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Méthode pour la Guitare )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Classical guitar making」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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