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glueing spruce to carbon fibre - which glue?

Hey everyone, I'm about to repair a carbon fibre Martin for the shop. I have a new back for it and the old braces are off and cleaned up..…

Started by steve curtis in Luthier Talk

4 Jan 18, 2009
Reply by Ron Frazier

Peavey EXP with an intonation mystery...

(first of all, did everybody leave town this week?! This board hasn't been this quiet since the minute it started....) But I digress On th…

Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk

9 Jan 18, 2009
Reply by Ron Frazier

How can I easily fix a slightly overset neck?

Hello! I could not find any other discussions on this topic, so here is my first post: A while ago, I did a neck reset on one of my own gu…

Started by peter in Luthier Talk

10 Jan 18, 2009
Reply by Ron Frazier

Brass frets?

I'm doing a neck reset and partial refret on a fine old Kay archtop. I couldn't talk the owner into a full refret, nor (hence) could I talk…

Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk

11 Jan 17, 2009
Reply by Ron Frazier

Stella Harmony

Just became the proud owner of a 60's something Stella by Harmony. Needed a project to develop some skills with some of the more advanced r…

Started by Brian Farrell in Luthier Talk

6 Jan 17, 2009
Reply by Ron Frazier

Thickness Sanding Warped

I have a walnut bookmatched back that I need to thickness sand/plane. I don't have a drum sander, usually use the Wagner Safe-T-Planer. The…

Started by sgodbe in Luthier Talk

9 Jan 17, 2009
Reply by sgodbe

Pore Filling

Surely someone else has torn their hair out over this (see picture). How about weighing in with your favorite method, its merits and frustr…

Started by Bob Webster in Luthier Talk

23 Jan 16, 2009
Reply by Penql

tone problems

I recently built a guitar from mk 35 gibson n.o.s. parts.The instrument looks good, plays very well and has great volume. the only problem…

Started by joe bogle in Luthier Talk

5 Jan 16, 2009
Reply by Russell Vance

Spraying versus french polishing

Question- I know these are just methods for applying finish, but is the outcome different. If shellac is sprayed on and buffed out is it go…

Started by Jim Bancroft in Luthier Talk

20 Jan 16, 2009
Reply by Bob Webster

Meguiar's #9 Swirl Remover vs. SCRATCH X?

All: Has anyone had experience with either Meguiar's #9 Swirl Remover or SCRATCH X for light scratch removal? Looking at the Larrivee foru…

Started by stevenrosburg in Luthier Talk

4 Jan 14, 2009
Reply by stevenrosburg

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