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Vintage Gibson pickguard removal.

Got an early 6o's LG that has the picjguard curl which has caused 3 separate cracks in the top...Problem is , VERY thin guard , finished ov…

Started by thefishinmusician in Luthier Talk

5 Feb 15
Reply by thefishinmusician

any body recognize this peg head logo?

any body recognize this peg head logo? (SEE IMAGE)

Started by Dave Hanna in Luthier Talk

6 Jan 30
Reply by Mark McLean

Gibson LP Jr's feeding back .

My customer has a lot of experience and is touring , he is having trouble with his Gibson les Paul Jr's feeding back , they would be less t…

Started by Len Biglin in Luthier Talk

5 Jan 29
Reply by Walter W Wright

Latitude for oversized fret slot widths on a new nut

Greetings,    I am wondering if there is an accepted oversize dimension for nut slot withs on steel stringed instruments (i.e. banjo, guita…

Started by Mark McCornack in Luthier Talk

3 Jan 27
Reply by Walter W Wright

Ramirez 1a Refinish Next Steps

After going around in circles on diagnosing this '71 Ramiriez 1a, I've determined and done the following: 1.  The soundboard had been refin…

Started by Colin Caissie in Luthier Talk

4 Jan 16
Reply by Colin Caissie

Regarding the right glue for right job.

Hi, there was a post recently started by Walter regarding the best glues for certain guitar repair and/or building tasks. I came across thi…

Started by Taffy Evans in Luthier Talk

6 Dec 28, 2023
Reply by Walter W Wright

NEW MEMBERSHIP DENIED?

Lately there has been a daily barrage of obvious spammers applying for membership here at FRETS.NET. Some time ago, I added those simple q…

Started by Frank Ford in Luthier Talk

30 Dec 11, 2023
Reply by Frank Ford

Crack in the wood or just in the finish?

Hello, I just discovered what it seems to be a crack in the wood, it runs just parallel with the grain, so at first I thought it was a crac…

Started by Riccardo Rinaudo in Luthier Talk

8 Dec 5, 2023
Reply by Carl Dickinson

'68 Stratocster re-fret question

Hello All,    I have an old strat neck that I am getting up the nerve to re-fret. I have done a few original fret jobs over the years, but…

Started by Mark McCornack in Luthier Talk

4 Nov 30, 2023
Reply by Mark McCornack

Remove staining on unfinished sides

I'm building a pair of parlor guitars, one of which has a set of highly figured sides. I was a bit worried about these sides cracking while…

Started by Ian Pender in Luthier Talk

1 Nov 27, 2023
Reply by Paul Breen

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