This book (in US English) is interesting to engage in the manufacture of an archtop jazz guitar. However it is not for a beginner in this field, although the explanations are sufficiently clear. We can blame the author to leave out a few points of detail on certain aspects and especially some of the drawings are not to scale and thus can not be scanned and enlarged (it is true that the plans to 1 scale are available from Stewart McDonald in a significant price). However I am happy with this purchase is not a neophyte in the matter. I recommend it to those who will not launch for the first time in the construction of a guitar.