These articles were written by me and published over more than two decades.  All of them have been updated over time as I learned more and as technology has changed.  They should be mostly accessible to any reader who is interested in the guitar, although they do get a bit technical in places…but don’t fret if some of it comes across as luthierbabble.

• Intonation—Most of the world’s guitars don’t play in tune, but many of them can be improved.
• Humidity and Your Guitar’s Health—Wood shrinks and swells with humidity changes, and this can damage your guitar.  Find out how to prevent this.
• Temperature and Your Guitar’s Health—Wood shrinks and swells with humidity changes, and this can damage your guitar.  Find out how to prevent this.
• Tone Variables in Guitar Construction—We don’t know how changes in guitar construction affect the instrument’s tone until we test them one by one.