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Rickenbacker Binding Source

Looking for source of Rickenbacker checker binding as seen on 660-12. Thank you! 

Started by Thomas James

0 Mar 20, 2022

Cutting nut slots on Dobro so that top of strings are level with each other?

Hi everyone, What’s the best way to cut the nut slots on a lap steel guitar so that the tops of the strings are all level with each other?…

Started by Ryan Matzen

13 Mar 14, 2022
Reply by Ryan Matzen

Glue turns to dust

Hi, here are some photos of a recent neck reset of a Maton guitar, a 1997 model. I had planned to use my new styrene cutting tool but as it…

Started by Taffy Evans

1 Mar 12, 2022
Reply by Len Biglin

Anyone using a workstation on a pedestal, like Howard's or StewMac's?

I need to switch to a workstation I can sit at, and it seems like there are a lot of advantages to using something like the Howard's Total…

Started by Eric Gleason

2 Mar 10, 2022
Reply by Taffy Evans

Hohner HG-512 12 string neck joint?

Presented for your consideration............... I'm' looking at a mid 70's Japaneses made Hohner ( Teacup logo ) HG-512 12 string that is…

Started by John Yungbluth

9 Mar 10, 2022
Reply by Jay Lowe

Anyone using a workstation on a pedestal, like Howard's or StewMac's?

I need to switch to a workstation I can sit at, and it seems like there are a lot of advantages to using something like the Howard's Total…

Started by Eric Gleason

0 Mar 9, 2022

Fret tang height/length question

Hi guys... I am refretting an LP with a bound neck. I had to remove some material from the fretboard due to a twist/bend in the neck (with…

Started by Victor Croll

6 Mar 7, 2022
Reply by Victor Croll

Frank's Instrument of Frustration

This is the Bay State guitar that I work on sporadically.  The back has been off as long as I've had it, more than 20 years.  When I got to…

Started by George Roberts

14 Mar 7, 2022
Reply by George Roberts

Stewmac's Z-file. Original, safe or centered?

I'm in for a new fret file, and I find the idea with Stewmac's Z-file fine. Do you agree? If so: Which of them?

Started by Bob Steinarsson

16 Mar 6, 2022
Reply by Victor Croll

Taylor 110 with Broken Headstock - Now with 8+ year Update

Recently, my son's cat, Don, had a manic spaz attack and bounded into my son's Taylor 110 (yes, it was left in a precarious position from t…

Started by Evan Bradford

38 Mar 1, 2022
Reply by Evan Bradford

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