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On another note altogether...

(the only relevance this has to the site is that, while delivering a repaired guitar back to the music store in town, I stopped at the air…

Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk

10 May 4, 2010
Reply by Mike Kolb

Spruce Top Discoloration Under Finish

I have a classical guitar, hand-built in New York about two years ago--I live in Northern Utah. The finish is good and in tact, however, th…

Started by Jack in Luthier Talk

0 May 3, 2010

Why is it done this way?

I'm building my first mandolin from raw wood (w/Siminoff book), after thinking about it for twenty five years and disassembling/reassemblin…

Started by Billy Romp in Luthier Talk

5 May 3, 2010
Reply by FRANK

side thickness sanding

i am having some problem with highly figured woods at the waist bend using a fox bender - it cracks or splits where grain pattern changes c…

Started by Happy Builder in Luthier Talk

8 May 3, 2010
Reply by FRANK

Neck Reglue approach

I have a dilemma. I'm not sure how I want to approach this repair. The patient is a vintage Vega archtop that had a run in with my client's…

Started by East Side Guitar Repair in Luthier Talk

6 May 1, 2010
Reply by FRANK

Gibson A4 mandolin

Dear Sir I recently bought the above mandolin serial no 36418 and the archive took me here.Can you tell me anything about it ? Thanks Barry

Started by Barry Jones in Luthier Talk

1 May 1, 2010
Reply by Frank Ford

Router Bit Search

In His fine book on Classical Guitar Building, Mr. Bagdanovich references the use of a flush-cut, top-bearing, router bit, for routing out…

Started by Cameron Petersen in Metalworking, Machining, Tool & Fixture Making for Luthiers

18 May 1, 2010
Reply by Pete Cyr

bent side first to glued to the top or first cut to exact depth

two sides of rosewood have been bent they are 5 and half inches in width should i be cutting the sides to 4 inches and shaping it for the a…

Started by Happy Builder in Luthier Talk

1 Apr 30, 2010
Reply by FRANK

crack half way depthwise

one of my sides while bending at the waist curve has cracked and split half way say 1.5 mm from the outside what will be showing there is a…

Started by Happy Builder in Luthier Talk

1 Apr 30, 2010
Reply by FRANK

Removing a bridge - alternative methods?

Hello there, a mod from another forum pointed me to this site. I'm in the middle of rebuilding a ~90 year old parlor-guitar, and i hit a p…

Started by Mel O'Dantrix in Luthier Talk

7 Apr 28, 2010
Reply by David Houchens

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