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Epiphone Les Paul Setup Problem

Hi All, I'm replacing the nut and doing a setup on an Epiphone Les Paul.  I'm using a pre-slotted TUSQ nut for the replacement.  Before pop…

Started by Chris Shaltis in Luthier Talk

Keep the jack from shorting out to the conductive paint in the cavity (first of my tech pages)

Started by Claus Holm Jensen in Luthier Talk

Fretting/Leveling

Hey Folks I'm a novice builder, in the process of finishing my 3rd dreadnaught.  I'm basically self taught with the exception of now having…

Started by Lawrence Dell in Luthier Talk

original bridge thickness on a '75 LoPrinzi dread?

I am working on the above guitar: neck reset, new bridge, refret, etc.  The existing, original bridge measures a skinny 7/32" thick(with li…

Started by Dave Richard in Luthier Talk

Help Identify This Gibson

Hi all. This Gibson is for sale (not by me). The seller is asking 800 and can not tell me any info on the guitar beyond the marking inside…

Started by Matt Haugen in Luthier Talk

Polishing out a super glue crack fix on a satin finished guitar

A crack that was too wide for wood glue, and too thin for a splint...I used super glue to fix and fill the crack, and of course, after leve…

Started by thefishinmusician in Luthier Talk

bridge r&r

I am working on a friend's 1970's Martin D35.  There are a number of issues including the need for a neck reset, a B string pickguard crack…

Started by Matt Atkinson in Luthier Talk

Brand new gold Gold Gotohs need some dulling up..

 So the long shaft on my D  string on my Monteleone broke at the  worm gear.  I ordered and got a set of them from LMI for 93 bucks US. The…

Started by Kerry Krishna in Luthier Talk

Monteleone lacquer retouch up by Jamie Weins...

My axe is back from Camloops 10 hours south of Prince George , right outside Vancouver... Jamie did an amazing job. Some fretwork, lacquer…

Started by Kerry Krishna in Luthier Talk