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Magnus Hultin

Broken headstock on cheap Fender

A kid I know (the son of a good friend) had his fairly new Fender flattop wrecked at a scouts camp last summer. They have had insurance m...

Started by Magnus Hultin in Luthier Talk

11 11 minutes ago
Reply by Ned Knepp
Rob

1964 -D-18 Martin Perfect Bridge Placement

Having nailed down after hours of research that Terry Clements (Lightfoots lead picker) in fact played two 1964 models ,this was the brid...

Started by Rob in Luthier Talk

4 32 minutes ago
Reply by Ned Knepp
Jack Lord

Back Thickness

I overdid the thickness sanding on a mahogany back for a OO size guitar I'm building, it's about .080". Will this work or should I start ...

Started by Jack Lord in Luthier Talk

5 7 hours ago
Reply by Ned Knepp
Joe Adams

Henry Schatz guitar

I have a parlor guitar, with a paper label glued to the inside of the guitar at the base of the neck joint it is a printed label, sez, "M...

Started by Joe Adams in Luthier Talk

7 8 hours ago
Reply by Ned Knepp
Evan Bradley

One man's gathers what another man spills - Hunting for wood (legally of course!)

Greetings all: I have 3 questions that are centered squarely in my values of "do it yourself" and "spend less" The first... 1) What yo...

Started by Evan Bradley in Luthier Talk

10 9 hours ago
Reply by Mac Walker
PAUL

cocobolo finish problem 411

well I am using nitro and it is not liking it very much the top was great the back and the head cap looks like oil and water ? yin and ya...

Started by PAUL in Luthier Talk

10 13 hours ago
Reply by Dave Yelverton
Kelvin Monaghan

Removing the back of a Parlor Guitar

Hi there,I have an old 1920's Parlor Guitar almost identical to the Cinncanatus I saw in one of these threads,oak back and sides spruce t...

Started by Kelvin Monaghan in Luthier Talk

3 1 day ago
Reply by Kelvin Monaghan
Aaron Keim

Tiple tuners

Hey Luthier friends. I am about to build a tiple but have had little luck finding the right tuning machines. Should I buy 12 string guita...

Started by Aaron Keim in Luthier Talk

4 1 day ago
Reply by Christian Johnson
Steve Baker

Repairing Vintage Gretsch Binding

For all the pros out there, How do you handle the vintage Gretsch that arrives in your shop with crumbling binding? We've taken various a...

Started by Steve Baker in Luthier Talk

0 1 day ago
Darren

Strange Bass Guitar E string problem

Hi folks, I've got a strange thing happening with a customers Bass, and I am hoping somebody may be able to help me out with this one! My...

Started by Darren in Luthier Talk

4 1 day ago
Reply by Joshua Levin-Epstein
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