Luthier Lab is a suite of (free) sophisticated software tools for luthiers. The tools can be used to aid in the designing and building of stringed instruments. How do we make money from Luthier Lab? We don't. See About Us for more info. For more details, please see: • our website (http://www.luthierlab.com) • Getting Started Guide (http://www.luthierlab.com/doc/getting-started-guide.html) • User's Guide (http://www.luthierlab.com/doc/users-guide.html) Design Tools Shape • Design shape of a guitar in terms of lines and arcs Arches • Specify the arching for arch top guitars • Supports exporting to CAD tool (STL format) • Allows different arches for top and back Bracing Patterns • Provides a library of common bracing patterns • Supports creation of custom bracing patterns • Allows different bracing patterns for top and back Fretboard • Calculates the fret positions and saddle compensation • Allows dual scale Analysis Tools Tone Generator • Supports various wave forms • Can generate constant tone or sweep tone Spectrum Analyzer • Captures a sample of the sound from your instrument • Graphs the frequency spectrum of that sound sample • The spectrum graph can be annotated to mark peak frequencies • Each sample is stored for later reference Chladni Patterns • Used in conjunction with the Tone Generator • Stores photos of your Chladni patterns • Photos are stored in albums labeled with the tone generator frequency • Can create multiple albums associated with different phases of your analysis process Design & Project Libraries Design - The form of an instrument, for example OM or Drednaught • Provides a library of common designs • Supports creation of custom designs • The Design Library manages multiple designs • Designs can be shared with other Luthier Lab users via import/export Project - The data for a single instrument (a design, collected analysis data, notes) • The Project Library manages multiple projects • Projects can be shared with other Luthier Lab users via import/export

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