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Boullanger parlour guitar

Hi folks I've had a rather nice late 19th C parlour guitar come into the shop with a  request for restoration.  The soundboard and bridge h…

Started by Dave Yelverton in Luthier Talk

13 Dec 29, 2018
Reply by Roger Häggström

Really bad bass heel break. Advise / thought’s?

any ideas on the best way to approach this. At first I thought remove the complete neck, repair and reinstall. Now I’m leaning toward first…

Started by jbbancroft in Luthier Talk

9 Dec 28, 2018
Reply by G. N Mann

Locking tuners

Please help I cant find the right locking tuners for the gibsonsg standard.....head stock thickness is 5 mm...also the break angel of neck…

Started by joe butkins in Luthier Talk

5 Dec 28, 2018
Reply by joe butkins

Newbie, curious about carbon fiber

Hi all, First post here, but I've been reading hundreds of pages for years!  I have yet to attempt any more than spot fretwork on cheap gui…

Started by Danny in Luthier Talk

3 Dec 26, 2018
Reply by Mark Fogleman

Hide Glue and Hairline Cracks?

Any tips on how to achieve good glue penetration on tight hairline cracks?  The primary question in my mind is, how much can hot hide glue…

Started by Christopher Parker in Luthier Talk

3 Dec 25, 2018
Reply by jbbancroft

Small violin hairline

A friend was recently given a nice looking violin, a German Strad copy, which looks to be in virtually unused condition except for a short,…

Started by LARRY KLOSE in Luthier Talk

7 Dec 16, 2018
Reply by jbbancroft

Scale length and sustain

I have just finished an oddball August Carlstedt big parlor with a whopping 67,5 cm scale length (mensur), 26.6" for you Americans. It's a…

Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk

4 Dec 14, 2018
Reply by jbbancroft

Anyone using an Optivisor?

Hi all. Thinking of spending some of my hard-earned on useful tools and stuff that I've had my eye on for a while. A few times while doing…

Started by Keith Somerville in Luthier Talk

20 Dec 9, 2018
Reply by Walter W Wright

Wide, brown binding tape

Hello All, I use the 3/4" wide, brown binding tape---wonderful stuff---for everything but gluing in bindings. For that it's long rubber ban…

Started by Brian Burns in Luthier Talk

0 Dec 7, 2018

Turning away a customer

Hi, all. Hope everyone's busy on their benches. I've had an email exchange with someone I suspect is going to be one of those customers who…

Started by Keith Somerville in Luthier Talk

7 Dec 5, 2018
Reply by Keith Somerville

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