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I need to know a Price

A customer came in with what i now relized is a 1925 Harmony-made Mandolin how much is it worth exactly the total price?   Heres a Picture…

Started by Ian Supplee in Luthier Talk

2 Jan 15, 2012
Reply by Ian Supplee

HVLP Spray Gun VS. Conventional Siphon Feed? NEED INPUT PLEASE!!!

I'm considering buying a HVLP spray gun that will run off my 21 gal compressor for finishing. I've never used the HVLP system before, only…

Started by Jeff Perkins in Luthier Talk

6 Jan 15, 2012
Reply by Jeff Perkins

Rebuilt unknown model Alvarez

   I came across some tools and wood for sale where I bought an under-repair body and a new neck for an Alvarez guitar.  The model number i…

Started by Rick Weaver in Luthier Talk

5 Jan 14, 2012
Reply by Kerry Krishna

banjo neck to pot adjustment question

I have a 1930’s Gibson TB-11 that is a tenor and I want to keep it that way.  The strings are already high with the 1/2” bridge and I want…

Started by Mack McDonald in Luthier Talk

1 Jan 13, 2012
Reply by Greg Mirken

thourgh the body to floyd.

I own a great Dime signature it has a thourgh the body set up. now yes its nice but i wanna covert it too the floyd rose ( i know its a pai…

Started by Ian Supplee in Luthier Talk

8 Jan 13, 2012
Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron

The Acoustic Guitar, Volume II by Don Teeter

Does anyone know the the date The Acoustic Guitar Volume II by Don Teeter was first published?

Started by Lee Gendvilas in Luthier Talk

15 Jan 11, 2012
Reply by Ned Knepp

anyone got any ideas of how they pulled off this one.

In my opinion i think this finish looks unique. ( my band mates think it looks ugly) but anyway its a fairly recent Gibson finish. And even…

Started by Ian Supplee in Luthier Talk

7 Jan 11, 2012
Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron

Repair (rather than replace) 5th string peg?

An attempt to tighten a banjo 5th string, beyond where it had been before, produced a catastrophic failure of an old tuner. The square stee…

Started by David Politzer in Luthier Talk

5 Jan 10, 2012
Reply by Matt Haugen

Impatient Customer Warnings

I'm just curious of you guys. What do you say to your customers to combat impatience? The number of email and calls I get about, "when will…

Started by Jeff Perkins in Luthier Talk

13 Jan 9, 2012
Reply by Alexander López

Invoice and Estimate Apps???

Any pro repair folks here keeping track of "cash recieved" with an ipod touch, ipad or iphone? I've been using the invoice2go app.  I'm re…

Started by nathan clark in Luthier Talk

6 Jan 8, 2012
Reply by Hesh Breakstone

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