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Broken headstock on cheap Fender

A kid I know (the son of a good friend) had his fairly new Fender flattop wrecked at a scouts camp last summer. They have had insurance mon…

Started by Magnus Hultin in Luthier Talk

13 Nov 21, 2009
Reply by Evan Bradley

cocobolo finish problem 411

well I am using nitro and it is not liking it very much the top was great the back and the head cap looks like oil and water ? yin and yang…

Started by FRANK in Luthier Talk

10 Nov 20, 2009
Reply by Dave Yelverton

Repairing Vintage Gretsch Binding

For all the pros out there, How do you handle the vintage Gretsch that arrives in your shop with crumbling binding? We've taken various app…

Started by Steve Baker in Luthier Talk

0 Nov 19, 2009

Strange Bass Guitar E string problem

Hi folks, I've got a strange thing happening with a customers Bass, and I am hoping somebody may be able to help me out with this one! My c…

Started by Darren in Luthier Talk

4 Nov 19, 2009
Reply by Joshua Levin-Epstein

scalloped braces glued down with grain running vertically instead of horizontally

I made a mistake and glued down braces top and back with grain vertical to the plates instead of horizontally. Should I chisel them up and…

Started by greg jacobs in Luthier Talk

17 Nov 19, 2009
Reply by greg jacobs

Fast temperature changes

Hello all, I live in a house that is heated primarily with a wood stove. I have a thermometer / hygrometer that I keep in the case of my M…

Started by Lenny Buttitta Jr. in Luthier Talk

6 Nov 19, 2009
Reply by Russell Vance

12 fret neck on 14 fret body

I know about the guitar Martin made for Norman Blake with 12 fret neck on a 14 fret body. 000 if I remember correctly. Moves the bridge bac…

Started by David Houchens in Luthier Talk

11 Nov 17, 2009
Reply by Magnus Hultin

Top thickness on small guitars

I have built 3 rosewood body 12-fret 00 guitars (like a Martin 00-21) in the last few years. The first one had an Engelmann top, the second…

Started by Gary Nutt in Luthier Talk

7 Nov 17, 2009
Reply by Rob Mercure

Loose binding

Hello, and thanks for a great forum! I have an Ibanez 2355 (copy of ES 175). The binding on the back seems to have shrunk, and it has come…

Started by Bob Steinarsson in Luthier Talk

6 Nov 17, 2009
Reply by Bob Steinarsson

Spraying Sunbursts

Can anyone advise me on this? When a soundboard is stripped back to bare wood, all the advice is to blow a coat of sealer on for protection…

Started by Mac McElwain in Luthier Talk

4 Nov 16, 2009
Reply by William F.Eden

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