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Telecaster® guitar plans, Stratocaster® guitar plan, Jazz Bass® plan, archtop guitar plan, Gibson SG guitar plan, 1959 Les Paul Jr. guitar plans, Hondo "V" plan, Gibson "V" plans, mountain dulcimer plan, baritone ukulele, cittern, mandola, lap steel guitar plans; 4-, 5-, or 6-string, fretted or fretless solid-body electric bass plans.

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The links in the order form below will open a reduced-size preview image in a new browser window. Plans are full-size, inkjet plotter output on 24 pound bond, 24" or 36" wide. Please note that these plans were not necessarily drawn by either professional builders or experienced draftsmen, and some details may be missing. Paper will shrink or expand with changes in humidity, and plotters are not the most accurate of output devices. Consider these and all plans to be no more than a guide. Feel fee to ask for clarification on the MIMForum.
You build from these plans at your own risk!
We do not own the rights to the files we use, and cannot distribute these plans as files. Please don't ask us to e-mail you the files, such e-mail requests will not be answered.
Residents of Italy and South America: We've been at this long enough to be able to tell residents of Italy and South America that you should expect delays of several months in receipt of your order. If your order does not arrive in a timely manner please let me know, but be aware that no action can be taken until 30 days after the plans were shipped. If you do not receive your plans, please do not wait much longer than 30 days to inform me or the package will be impossible to track. If you're in a hurry you might want to consider shipment by Global Express Mail, but that adds about $30 to the shipping costs below and is not available to every location in those countries. Sorry, but there's really nothing we can do about the delays otherwise. We will confirm the shipping costs before processing your order, please note that if you choose this option it is most economical to order more than one set of plans and have them shipped together.

Please note the following NEW restrictions!
Our bank has shifted all merchants to a new credit card processing company.
ALL ORDERS SHIPPED *OUTSIDE* OF THE USA *MUST* BE SHIPPED TO THE BILLING ADDRESS!!
ALL *DOMESTIC* ORDERS *MUST* BE SHIPPED TO THE BILLING ADDRESS, OR TO A SHIPPING ADDRESS LISTED WITH YOUR CREDIT CARD COMPANY!!
USA ONLY: To ship to an address that is NOT the billing address, simply call the toll-free customer service number on your credit card and ask them to add the address, then put that toll-free number in the appropriate text box below so we can try to confirm it. We're finding after just a few months that most banks do a terrible job of recording/tracking multiple addresses, so please BE SURE to check the appropriate box below to let us know if we can ship to your BILLING address in the event we cannot confirm your shipping address. A reminder that all plans are sent via the USPS. Thanks.

IF OUR CONFIRMATION E-MAIL TO YOU BOUNCES BACK, OR YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO A QUESTION WE HAVE ABOUT YOUR ORDER, YOUR ORDER WILL NOT BE PROCESSED - PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS!!!!!
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Plans: $15.00 each	1959 Les Paul, Jr. Telecaster® Stratocaster® Gibson SG Hondo "V", see below for descriptions of the two "V" plans. Gibson '83 Korina "V" reissue Archtop Guitar Flat-top Guitar based on the plans in "Guitarmaking: Tradition and Technology" by Cumpiano and Natelson. Guitar based on the Gibson L-00, not an exact replica. "Fat Boy" guitar, inspired by a 1940s-era Regal guitar. Weissenborn "Style 2" guitar Small Guitar/Baritone Ukulele 4-, 5-, or 6-string fretted/fretless solid-body thru-neck bass Jazz Bass® 4-string fretted solid-body bolt-on electric bass 8-String Lap Steel Guitar Student Model Mountain Dulcimer
SHIPPING All plans are sent rolled in a tube by USPS Priority Mail domestically, Air Mail internationally.	USA: $7.00 Canada: $13.00 South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, NZ: $20.00 Each additional set to same USA address, add $2.00 Each additional set to same address OUTSIDE the USA, add $3.00 (Note that it's more for SHIPPING -- if you want another set of plans you must pay the regular price!)
Maine Residents:	5% sales tax
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The Two "V" plans
The Gibson "V" has a glue-in neck (set neck), with a scarf joint at the headstock, 22 frets. Neck angle is 1.5 degrees. String through design, with Tune-O-Matic bridge. Dual pickups. Body is 18 1/2" long x 16 11/16" wide x 1 1/4" thick. Overall length is about 41 7/8".
The Hondo "V" is a "cheap" version of the Gibson. It uses a screw on neck, Strat-style (no scarf joint) with 22 frets. Neck angle is 1.5 degrees. Bridge is a bridge/stop bar combo with Tune-O-Matic style adjustments. Single pickup (humbucker). Body is 18 3/64" long x 14 5/8" wide (about 2 inches narrower than the Gibson) and 1 1/2" thick. Overall length is about 40 3/4". The author of both plans prefers this body size.
Both instruments are a TRUE 24.75" scale: the scale is 24.75" before compensation is added.
Ordering Information
Orders are held until the end of the week when the plotter is fired up for one big print job; the plans are all printed at once, usually on Thursday and then shipped on Friday or Saturday. To ensure that you receive your plans in a timely manner, please submit your order by noon, Thursday, Eastern time, otherwise you may miss the week's print job.
Receipt of your order will be confirmed within one week. If no confirmation is received, you should submit another order, and note in the comment box that it is a duplicate order.
We do not accept orders by mail or phone, nor payment by any method other than a credit card charge on MasterCard, Visa, or Discover!

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