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"For sure, it's not often we get a real museum piece here in the shop, and this is on…"

Frank Ford replied Aug 19, 2011 to Venerable Martin

 2 Aug 19, 2011
Reply by Chris Rochow

"Great - thanks for asking!   I've been back full-time for about a month now, and enj…"

Frank Ford replied Aug 7, 2011 to So, Frank, how are you feeling?

 5 Aug 8, 2011
Reply by Chris Rochow

"Lutherie is not an easy way to make a living, and you'll find any number of folks wh…"

Frank Ford replied Jul 22, 2011 to Thoughts on Luthiery School Vs. Apprentinceships

 11 Jul 25, 2011
Reply by Gary Fried

"I find medium viscosity cyanoacrylate a bit less destructive to finish, but it still…"

Frank Ford replied Jul 14, 2011 to Binding re-attachment

 4 Jul 20, 2011
Reply by LARRY KLOSE

"I, too, routinely decline major repairs on Ovation instruments for the simple reason…"

Frank Ford replied Jul 8, 2011 to remove ovation neck

 17 Jul 12, 2011
Reply by Mike Kolb

"Yep, those black guards shrink a good deal more than the tortoise celluloid ones, so…"

Frank Ford replied Jul 1, 2011 to Martin 00-18 (1973) pickguard curling -- again!

 3 Jul 28, 2011
Reply by Catalina Cariaga

"All the tiples I've known have been high tension steel string instruments, with ten…"

Frank Ford replied Jul 1, 2011 to what's a 10 string uke called?

 13 Jul 2, 2011
Reply by Ted Kritikos

"Thanks for asking, Howard.   Recovery is going well, I'm out and about, doing half-d…"

Frank Ford replied Jun 27, 2011 to FRETS.COM down for a short while

 4 Jun 30, 2011
Reply by Donald A. Fortune

"Typically, we tie threads or strings to the pot shafts and jack, and then drop them…"

Frank Ford replied Jun 25, 2011 to Ok, I am stumped !

 24 Jul 1, 2011
Reply by Eric Steven Johansen

"No, it's primarily a heat thing, where the top shrinks and the tension is resolved b…"

Frank Ford replied Jun 24, 2011 to 1990 Martin D 35-P Soundhole and neck joint damage

 10 Jun 25, 2011
Reply by Magnus Hultin

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