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1929 Martin 2-17(or #25?), questions about conditionHi, I have this one in for repair. It needs a neck reset, new bar frets, misc. crack repair, and perhaps something on the bridge(and new t… Started by Dave Richard in Luthier Talk |
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Refretting a Micarta FingerboardI have a 2001 Martin 000-16SRGT with a micarta fingerboard needing a fret job. Or is it ritchlite? Does anyone have any experience with t… Started by TKW in Luthier Talk |
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May 30, 2017 Reply by TKW |
Martin 000-1 neck attatched by means of.....?I've got a 1995 Martin 000-1 in the shop...Has a big Phillips head bolt under the name plate on the neck block , close to the back....I loo… Started by thefishinmusician in Luthier Talk |
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May 29, 2017 Reply by Jay Lowe |
Martin Neck ResetI have a dilemma and wondered how some of my fellow repair persons handled this situation. I am restoring a 1927 Martin 0-45. It has never… Started by Terry Straker in Luthier Talk |
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May 17, 2017 Reply by Mark McLean |
Keeping hide glue freshI use hide glue mainly for bracing, on new instruments, crack repair on old ones, and a few other tasks. I go through the routine of refrig… Started by Bob Gleason in Luthier Talk |
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May 16, 2017 Reply by Bob Gleason |
gummy finish on Eastman archtopCustomer has a 17" Eastman archtop acoustic three years old, with a 'french polish' finish: not lacquer. She applied a store bought guitar… Started by Dave Richard in Luthier Talk |
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May 14, 2017 Reply by Mark Fogleman |
Calipers....I love precision measuring tools.... so, although owning dial calipers and digital calipers, my mission yesterday was to finally learn how… Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk |
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May 11, 2017 Reply by Murray MacLeod |
Crack gluingWhen I glue top cracks I use hot hide glue and I do it in two sessions. The first with glue only in the crack and the main thing is to keep… Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk |
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Intonation againThis is a nice article about nut and saddle intonation on classical guitars. I have read it and had to skip most of the hard core mathemati… Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk |
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May 10, 2017 Reply by Roger Häggström |
centre seam gap .Hi friends , Im after some advise on this centre seam , the gap opened up while removing the bridge . I had masked with masking tape (for s… Started by Len Biglin in Luthier Talk |
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May 9, 2017 Reply by Len Biglin |
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