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"I'm quite certain that no such "rule" exists.  I'd say it's more a matter of convent…"

Frank Ford replied Feb 24, 2012 to Know a "Rule of Thumb" for small fretwire size?

 4 Feb 25, 2012
Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron

"Fret wire with a "mushroom" cross section was used by American manufacturers before…"

Frank Ford replied Feb 22, 2012 to When was fretwire with a tang developed?

 6 Feb 24, 2012
Reply by Russell Vance

"I agree that the Five Stars are no match for the string tension of guitars. Had I re…"

Frank Ford replied Feb 9, 2012 to Restoring 1930s Grover two screw banjo machines...

 11 Feb 9, 2012
Reply by Kerry Krishna

"Those 2:1 Grover tuners were indeed made for many years, and in many different confi…"

Frank Ford replied Feb 8, 2012 to Restoring 1930s Grover two screw banjo machines...

 11 Feb 9, 2012
Reply by Kerry Krishna

"Careful work with a razor sharp scraper - that's my answer."

Frank Ford replied Jan 26, 2012 to ebony next to maple problem... ???

 4 Jan 26, 2012
Reply by nick-p

"What a cheapskate - you'd think he'd spring for a bit of new glue for a venerable in…"

Frank Ford replied Jan 18, 2012 to hide glue

 18 Jan 25, 2012
Reply by Hesh Breakstone

"1. Open pore woods get past filler. 2. Stain, if desired. 3. Shellac - wiped on.  AL…"

Frank Ford replied Jan 17, 2012 to Post your favorite guitar finishing recipe

 3 Jan 17, 2012
Reply by Frank Ford

"Rick - good job there - I hope you'll keep this guitar as a memento and an example o…"

Frank Ford replied Jan 13, 2012 to Rebuilt unknown model Alvarez

 5 Jan 14, 2012
Reply by Kerry Krishna

"Sorry, but I'd say that's a Asian-made instrument.  Gibson is the owner of the Epiph…"

Frank Ford replied Jan 2, 2012 to Odd Twelve string its a Epiphone but it has a truss rod cover that says gibson its a beautiful sounding one and its MADE IN THE USA!!.

 15 Jan 4, 2012
Reply by Ned Knepp

"At Gryphon, we charge a flat rate for refretting acoustic guitars, and that includes…"

Frank Ford replied Jan 1, 2012 to pricing out fret jobs

 4 Jan 1, 2012
Reply by Greg Mirken

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