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 Burn-in Balm steam shieldHi everyone, I had a hunch about using burn-in stick balm to protect lacquer from steam blushing. This morning I did a little experiment. T… Started by Mike Cornwall |
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Nov 2 Reply by Mike Cornwall |
 Making use of junk mandolinHi, I bought a couple weeks a junk mandolin off from eBay a couple of weeks ago. my question is this since my luthier buddy says the instru… Started by Kirk Mason |
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Nov 2 Reply by Jon Whitney |
 Looking for info contained in 1920s/30s Jobber catalogsA few here will remember that I am hardcore into the 20s/30s Kay Kraft and Stromberg/ Voisinet guitars. While the collecting is going we… Started by Kerry Krishna |
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 Fender Biflex truss rod replacementI've got a non-functional truss rod on a 1994 Fender Strat here. I've done the whole 'pull the walnut plug and replace the truss rod nut' s… Started by Ian Pender |
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Oct 26 Reply by Charlie Sanders |
 Problem bending sidesI just attempted to bend some Mahogany sides, with a cutaway, thickened to .87-.90 in a Fox style bender. When I took them out there was wh… Started by Charlie Sanders |
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Oct 26 Reply by Charlie Sanders |
 looking for binding source for 74 guildHey all Im looking for binding used on an aging 74' Guild F50 for the neck its w/b/w/b/w any leed wound be most appreciated Started by peter meyer |
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Oct 25 Reply by Mike Kolb |
 Oud neck break: opinions soughtHi, all! A customer of mine brought this back from Egypt. Unfortunately, and inevitably, it was damaged in the hold of the plane. Wondering… Started by Keith |
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Oct 22 Reply by Keith |
Resource for wholesale celluloid tortoise?I wasn’t seeing celluloid tortoise sheet stock, now a couple vendors have it for sale at retail prices. While it’s available I’d like to gr… Started by Mike Cornwall |
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Oct 21 Reply by Mike Cornwall |
 25' 00-21 restoration. Thanks for the add !Thought I'd share this rebuild. She came out wonderfully. Just tweaking a few bar frets to finish off. Came to me in this state, fished out… Started by Dave Griffin |
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 Gluing bowed fret board to neckShould I attempt to straighten a slightly bowed fretboard (new fretboard) prior to gluing. The convex side will be glued to the neck. I've… Started by Paul Said |
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Oct 19 Reply by Russell Vance |
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