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"A solid maple overlay on the bridge plate with grain oriented the same as the spruce…"

Frank Ford replied Feb 20, 2011 to Gibson J100 with cracked bridge

 10 Feb 27, 2011
Reply by Chris Rochow

"I'd say your choice of tool should be based on your own experience and practice.  I…"

Frank Ford replied Feb 16, 2011 to request for input: what spokeshave should I get?

 10 Mar 1, 2011
Reply by brian mastro

"I scrape off all the top finish right up to the perimeter of the bridge, and sand th…"

Frank Ford replied Feb 12, 2011 to Regluing a bridge with some sort of ledge on it?

 8 Feb 16, 2011
Reply by Bruce Herrmann

"Naturally there are differences in the celluloid binding from batch to batch.  We se…"

Frank Ford replied Feb 9, 2011 to Archtop tail piece damage: Binding failure or?

 16 Feb 9, 2011
Reply by Kerry Krishna

"Not a binding failure, but a design failure.  Look at the tiny support area for the…"

Frank Ford replied Feb 8, 2011 to Archtop tail piece damage: Binding failure or?

 16 Feb 9, 2011
Reply by Kerry Krishna

"Running the strings backward under the tailpiece isn't likely to get them to clear t…"

Frank Ford replied Feb 7, 2011 to Early 1906 Gibson A mandolin tailpiece problem/question

 12 Feb 7, 2011
Reply by Frank Ford

"Raising the tailpiece is also likely to increase the torsional load on the end block…"

Frank Ford replied Feb 5, 2011 to Early 1906 Gibson A mandolin tailpiece problem/question

 12 Feb 7, 2011
Reply by Frank Ford

"Take a look at the photo below - it shows an early F style that's never had any top…"

Frank Ford replied Feb 4, 2011 to Early 1906 Gibson A mandolin tailpiece problem/question

 12 Feb 7, 2011
Reply by Frank Ford

"For years I used the Baldor 1800 rpm buffers, and basically coped with the speed by…"

Frank Ford replied Jan 22, 2011 to Which buffer?

 6 Jan 24, 2011
Reply by Doug T

"Why indeed.  Most of the time when I ask a manufacturer that kind of question, I get…"

Frank Ford replied Jan 14, 2011 to Chipped End Block Repair

 9 Jan 14, 2011
Reply by Doug T

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