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Sanding block for finishing

Hi, I have sprayed an old Melody Maker with several coats (almost four aerosol boxes) of NC. Which material should I use for sanding block…

Started by Bob Steinarsson in Luthier Talk

6 Sep 15, 2012
Reply by Paul Verticchio

Shout out to Mike Kolb

I just got my current issue of Vintage Guitar in the mail. Mike's 3 string bass, along with a nice narrative, is featured on the back page.…

Started by Paul Verticchio in Luthier Talk

3 Sep 14, 2012
Reply by Mike Kolb

Integrated saddle

Ever try making a bone saddle for a guitar with integrated saddle (picture included)? For example the Takamine G Series have them... essen…

Started by Tai Fu in Luthier Talk

6 Sep 14, 2012
Reply by Dave Boucher

Help me out of this mess

I bought a Yamaha as an interim solution between guitars, and it had some buzzes I didn't know about, because the store I bought it in was…

Started by David Cass in Luthier Talk

12 Sep 14, 2012
Reply by Donald A. Fortune

finishing Basswood with Danish Oil

I googled a little but I didn't find anyone with my issue here ... I am currently applying Danish Oil to a Basswood body and it's just drin…

Started by brian mastro in Luthier Talk

2 Sep 13, 2012
Reply by Ned Knepp

Ibanez Soundgear 5 string bass repair

Hi everyone. I recently refretted a 5 string ibanez sound gear for a friend customer/ he recently brought it back over for a seasonal truss…

Started by Alexander Allgood in Luthier Talk

1 Sep 13, 2012
Reply by Paul Verticchio

6 inline plank open gear tuning machine

I'm repairing a 1967 Kay semi-hollowbody thinline electric. It needs new tuners and I 'm having a problem finding the tuners. I've tried St…

Started by Stanton W Friedman in Luthier Talk

5 Sep 13, 2012
Reply by Paul Verticchio

Glueing Cocobolo

I've previously made a classical guitar using cocobolo for back and sides and used epoxy throughout for glueing the coco. I'm currently wor…

Started by Jim MacBrayne in Luthier Talk

13 Sep 10, 2012
Reply by Jim MacBrayne

Trimming binding before installing

I have a binding replacement project where I need to cut the binding in half before installing. I can get the right thickness, but the stoc…

Started by Jerry Ryan in Luthier Talk

3 Sep 10, 2012
Reply by Chris Rochow

Slanted fingerboard on a classical?

Hi, how come a classical neck has a high rise on the treble side and is slightly concave? Is it possible this was done at the factory? I ha…

Started by tadej bratkovic in Luthier Talk

3 Sep 10, 2012
Reply by Paul Verticchio

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