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Stew Mac heat stick. What length?

Going to order a heat stick. I do both deep and shallow body neck resets on occasion. Can I just order the long version and use it on both…

Started by J. Ensalaco in Luthier Talk

3 Oct 27, 2019
Reply by Walter W Wright

String Tension Question

Hello, I have a Guild Starfire 12 string (semi hollowbody, 3 piece laminated neck) that I have recently set up with a few string changes (.…

Started by Brian T. Williams in Luthier Talk

4 Oct 22, 2019
Reply by Walter W Wright

Fret buzz after doing fret jobs lately, Frank, you're the expert on fret work, any ideas?

Frank/Folks, I'm about at the end of my rope. After the last several fret jobs i've done, I've been getting buzz on the e a and d strings.…

Started by Kevin Swaim in Luthier Talk

27 Oct 21, 2019
Reply by David Kennedy

Russian 7 string guitar

I got this one locally (in Sweden) from a guy who bought it from a Russian. It's old, late 1800'th, most likely made in Russia. Actually qu…

Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk

8 Oct 17, 2019
Reply by Len Biglin

Another guitar, another problem. maple fretboard colour.

I bought an '98 Fender American Strat that I like quite a bit. But it has one thing that bugs me. Being 20+ years old, the maple has gotten…

Started by Gert van der Does in Luthier Talk

11 Oct 13, 2019
Reply by Russell Vance

Rosette tile carriage

I came up with this jig to do away with the need to chisel a taper on either side of each individual Rosette tile. You load a Rosette log i…

Started by Stefan Kelly in Luthier Talk

4 Oct 12, 2019
Reply by Stefan Kelly

Rosette / circle cutter with presets.

I became frustrated with traditional rosette/circle cutters so I came up with this & thought I would share it so you can make your own…

Started by Stefan Kelly in Luthier Talk

0 Oct 10, 2019

Truss rod removal

I’m working on a Silvertone with the threaded end of the truss rod broken off.  I saw your article about the removable truss rod on a Harmo…

Started by Bob Tice in Luthier Talk

3 Oct 8, 2019
Reply by Palle Clausen

70's 355 pickguard crumbling

I have a customer with a guitar that I installed a 355 pickguard on in the mid 70's. He says it is crumbling apart. I've seen this on older…

Started by Bob Harris in Luthier Talk

8 Oct 7, 2019
Reply by Bob Harris

Neck reset on Gallagher

Looking for advice on resetting the neck on an early 1980s G45. I am treating it as a Martin dovetail joint and am heating with the StewMac…

Started by Robert Sherman in Luthier Talk

4 Sep 28, 2019
Reply by Robert Sherman

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