1986 Bill Monroe at 75 - the man who made bluegrass

Features: Bill Monroe at 75 - the man who made bluegrass; The Holy Grail of Mandolins - Bill Monroe's 1923 Gibson F-5; Monroe's music - 5 super solos; The Delicate craft of inlay; Are you ready for MIDI?; The Unexpected music of Martin Simpson; Simpson transcribed "Garryowen"; more

1986 September Frets Acoustic String Instruments Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1986 Remembering Guitar Legend Clarence White

Features: Remembering Guitar Legend Clarence White; The White Albums -an annotated discography; Clarence White's Musical Legacy; Elegant Inlay - the luthier as artist; National picking champs speak out; Inside MusicFair Frankfurt; more

1986 July Frets Acoustic String Instruments Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1984 Frets: Barbara Mandrell - Queen of the country pickers

Features: Barbara Mandrell - Queen of the country pickers; Pete Pardee - Banjo meets Bach; Auto-Diatonics, anyone?; Build a washtub bass; Tuning up as a taxpayer; Frets 5 year index part 2; Old Ways to renew strings; Repair Shop - fixing guitar cracks; Reviews: Carlson "Starchaser" guitar, Givens "F" Mandolin; Workshops: Chet Atkins - Rolling along - fingerstyle sleight of hand; more

1984 March Frets Acoustic String Instruments Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1983 Frets Vintage Acoustic String Magazine - Sound Equipment: why you need it, how you use it.

Features: Sound Equipment: why you need it, how you use it; PA Components; Soundspeak -a glossary; Using your system; The First Aid Kit; How far will $500 go?; Sound Equipment sources; Lutherie's Main Man - Ron Pinkham; Bill Harrell; Repair Shop - putting the wreckage of a snapped peghead back together; Workshops: Buying your own PA system; Chet's "Superlick" - the lick that leaves them gasping; Chin Up - handling on the job depression; more

1983 June Frets Acoustic String Instruments Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1985 Hot Mandolin Styles - nine mandolin giants - Bill Monroe, Jesse McReynolds, David Grisman & more

Features: Hot Mandolin Styles - nine mandolin giants - Bill Monroe, Jethro Burns, Bobby Osborne, Andy Statman, Sam Bush, Jesse McReynolds, David Grisman, John Reischman, Doyle Lawson; Leon Redbone "Ain't Misbehavin"; Harp for the new age; Studio Craftsman; Lighting up your act; Readers Poll top acoustic artists; Gallery of the Greats - acoustic music super-achievers; Dulcimers, Lutes, and Air-bag guitars - Guild of American Luthiers annual convention; more

1985 January Frets Acoustic String Instruments Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1985 Dan Fogelberg - Acoustic art for a pop world

Dan Fogelberg - Acoustic art for a pop world; Fogelberg on Fingerstyle; Buying instruments for $500 and less; In Search of the Perfect Stick - Frets visits Bow crafter David Cohen; Jazz Soloing with Andy Statman; Alan Stivell and the Lure of the Harp; Repair Shop: Making a double truss rod; Workshops: Chet Atkins - try your hand at making three part harmony sparkle; Dan Crary - Turning a flatpicking fantasy into reality; Byron Berline -use your eyes and ears to grow as a musician; more

1985 October Frets Guitar Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1985 Frets Special Lutherie Issue: Getting into Lutherie

Where Luthiers go to school; Apprenticeship Today; Luthier, teach thyself; Equipping your shop; Power and the Professional; The Many Faces of Lutherie; Fix it again, Sam; Repair Shop Nightmares; A Livelihood or a losing cause?; The Bottom line on endorsements; How to rate your luthier; Special Luthiers directory; The Boxes that Sing - a look at the magic of the luthier's art through the eyes of player / collector David Lindley; more

1985 September Frets Guitar Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com