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String spacing at nut opinions

Hope all are doing well.  I recently was working on an acoustic guitar where the desire was to put a Gold Tone zero glide/fret nut in.  The…

Started by Greg Miller in Luthier Talk

1 Jul 15, 2019
Reply by Mike Kolb

Noobish Question... Truss rod tension before FB level?

I was just wondering how much tension should I put on the truss rod before leveling the fretboard? I'm thinking between 1/4 and 1/2 a turn.…

Started by Gert van der Does in Luthier Talk

13 Jul 15, 2019
Reply by Gert van der Does

Help Identifying an old Parlor Guitar, Larson-esque?

Hello everyone! Thanks for having me. This is my first post here; I had been given a good recommendation that you fine folks might be able…

Started by Aaron Jennings in Luthier Talk

8 Jul 14, 2019
Reply by Christopher Haux

tacoma acoustic bass guitar

Hello all,I have a Tacoma bass guitar in my shop. I took it on as a project because of how it was presented to me. When I brought it home a…

Started by Lee Gendvilas in Luthier Talk

14 Jul 13, 2019
Reply by Lee Gendvilas

A Vietnamese guitar factory

Started by Doug Berch in Luthier Talk

4 Jul 8, 2019
Reply by LARRY KLOSE

Your volute can't save you!

Started by Keith Somerville in Luthier Talk

7 Jul 6, 2019
Reply by Keith Somerville

Furch guitar with exploding fingerboard

Hi, chaps. This came into the shop recently. It has previously been 'repaired' by someone who has used some kind of putty or something to t…

Started by Keith Somerville in Luthier Talk

2 Jul 5, 2019
Reply by Roger Häggström

Suction Cups on Porous Lacquer Finish

I want to use a guitar support that attaches with a suction cup on the lower bout along with a strap that hooks over the endpin. The proble…

Started by Brent Hutto in Luthier Talk

4 Jul 4, 2019
Reply by Stanley Alexandrowicz

Microtonal frets?

An Egyptian guitarist has been in touch about adding microtonal frets to his instrument. I've seen examples and it doesn't look like it'd b…

Started by Keith Somerville in Luthier Talk

0 Jun 28, 2019

Stromberg Voisinet Venetian Headstock Repair

The head stock has a couple of issues to be addressed. I plan on using filtered compressed air to clear any loose contaminants from the pic…

Started by Redacted in Luthier Talk

0 Jun 25, 2019

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