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For U.S. orders, prices include tax and shipping.
To order from outside the U.S., please email Topher at music@tophergayle.com for details.
= Books ===

Hand Over the Chords!
How to Read Chords from a Guitar Player’s Hand
Improve your jamming skills!
This book helps you learn how to identify the chords to a tune on the fly by watching (“reading”) a guitar player’s hand. Experienced musicians frequently use this technique to enable them to play along on tunes they don’t know. The material is presented in a format designed for non-guitar players. Read more ...
$22 USD

The Orkney Companion
Invaluable for learning the Orkney guitar tuning.
A 58-page book just bursting at the seams with information for guitarists learning the beautiful Orkney tuning (C-G-D-G-C-D). Includes chord voicings, tunes in TAB and score with chord grids, useful scale fingerings, and more.
$22 USD

Introduction to Harmony Singing
Learn the basics of singing bluegrass harmony
The book describes in simple terms how to sing harmonies in bluegrass music, and includes exercises and a CD of demonstrations you can use for practice. Read more ...
$22 USD
= Instruments ===

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Custom resonator mandolins
My Mandonators™ are available with 4 or 5 strings, and are custom made to your specifications.
Ordering and additional information about the Mandonator™ is available on the Luthier Mandonator pages.