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Cocobolo??

 Hi my friends can anyone tell me were I can buy a nice set of Cocobolo. And is there any problems as far as glueing it up or finishing????…

Started by William F.Eden in Luthier Talk

7 Oct 14, 2011
Reply by FRANK

Beveling edges on a Martin style Pick Guard

I have had requests for a beveled edge red tortoise  pick guard for a Martin that did not come with one. My problem is that in making the b…

Started by Ed Taublieb in Luthier Talk

14 Oct 14, 2011
Reply by Ed Taublieb

Flattening old Bakelite pick guards and source for new guards?

The old axes I am constantly working on have a few things in common, and the warped guars are one of them. Have any of you any ideas on how…

Started by Kerry Krishna in Luthier Talk

30 Oct 13, 2011
Reply by Kerry Krishna

loar spaced F5 tuners?

I am working on a Gilchrist F5 mandola & it needs new tuners.  The 29/32 post spacing on the tuners I got from Stew Mac are too close t…

Started by harrison phipps in Luthier Talk

6 Oct 12, 2011
Reply by Paul Hostetter

Truss rod pushed down into the guitar neck

Hello, I have a Oscar-schmidt (by washburn) OE30 SHB guitar with a stripped truss rod nut and the truss rod has somehow moved further into…

Started by Henry Ramsey in Luthier Talk

26 Oct 11, 2011
Reply by Michael P. Lemieux

best glue for loose bindings

I have a guitar with some loose celluloid bindings that need to be reglued. Whats the best glue to use that won't damage the lacquer finish?

Started by Rodney Smith in Luthier Talk

3 Oct 10, 2011
Reply by Chris Rochow

REMOVE SURFACE RUST ?

Hi, I have a guitar that Iam cleaning and installing new strings.It has a floating bridge and a tailpeice with surface rust.Theres more rus…

Started by Rich Mulcahy in Luthier Talk

23 Oct 10, 2011
Reply by Jim Bancroft

Different saddle height...

Somebody asked me a question that I wasn't able to answer... He noticed that in 12 string guitars the saddle is usually lower than in 6 str…

Started by Antonio Cotichini in Luthier Talk

14 Oct 10, 2011
Reply by Tim Mace

O.C.G.A.S.

FROM GUITARELIC@ALBERTA: IKNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I KICKED THIS HORNETS NEST! LIKE KERRY, TOM: "WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD" PLUS THE FA…

Started by keith angus in Luthier Talk

5 Oct 10, 2011
Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron

Termites!!

A client wants me to repair a classical guitar that's got termites! I told him not to bring it back to my shop, but he insists to have it r…

Started by Alexander López in Luthier Talk

19 Oct 9, 2011
Reply by Tom Mitchell

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