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~1949 Gibson EM-150 mandolin in poor shapeVaughn Horton's (country music hall of fame) grand-daughter asked me to restore his old Gibson EM-150 mandolin. Unfortunately, it has been… Started by John Saywell in Luthier Talk |
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May 4, 2018 Reply by John Saywell |
Lacquer check: respray or another option?Hi, guys. Hope you're all well. Customer brought in a fairly new Tele that has been stored badly and has been subject to big temp and humid… Started by Keith Somerville in Luthier Talk |
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May 4, 2018 Reply by Keith Somerville |
Saf-T-Planer vs luthier's friend vs ???Hey all I noticed stew mac has their drill press planer on sale, and I am sorely lacking on a power thicknesser for small parts, so Im try… Started by Andrew in Luthier Talk |
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Apr 30, 2018 Reply by Andrew |
Dating an old tunerI have bought a Swedish "Holy grail" Levin parlor with Brazilian rosewood and real ivory bindings. It's a really rare guitar, I haven't eve… Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk |
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Apr 29, 2018 Reply by Frank Ford |
Is (was?) this a Les Paul?On Saturday afternoon a local guy brought me what he said was a custom shop Les Paul with the strings out of alignment with the sides of th… Started by Andrew in Luthier Talk |
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Apr 26, 2018 Reply by Dan |
Hard to reach cleat placement?I’ve been getting a lot of crack repairs in lately. I’ve been successful in getting the glue joints clean and tight. But struggle with tho… Started by J. Ensalaco in Luthier Talk |
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Apr 23, 2018 Reply by J. Ensalaco |
String height at bridgeWhat are the group's feelings about the ideal distance measured from the top of a guitar to the strings, right in front of the bridge. This… Started by Ben Runkle in Luthier Talk |
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Apr 22, 2018 Reply by Mark A. Kane |
GuitarpaI've got questions about my tag picture. I've found it on the harpguitar.net site. Here it is in a big version. It's called a "guitarpa" a… Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk |
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Apr 21, 2018 Reply by Robbie Collins |
Allparts USA FRET WIREHi there has anyone used Allparts USA fret wire? Happy with it? Cheers. Started by Mark in Luthier Talk |
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Apr 20, 2018 Reply by Mark |
FAUX GRAINED LYON & HEALEY QUESTION/HELPThe center back strip has uneven openings on either side where the back has shrunk. The back strip itself is almost an eighth of an inch t… Started by George Roberts in Luthier Talk |
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Apr 17, 2018 Reply by Glen H |
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