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Has anyone here ever made an electric cello?

Am considering butchering an old acoustic cello and glueing a maple block on for a body, and adding some electronics, ala Leo. The Steinbe…

Started by Rick Gentry in Luthier Talk

5 Oct 22, 2009
Reply by Rick Gentry

OM 18p conversion

I got a 1931 OM-18p from Lundberg many years ago - (around 1973) that was converted to 6 string with a D-18 neck. I loved it. Unfortunately…

Started by bruno coon in Luthier Talk

1 Oct 21, 2009
Reply by Eric Steven Johansen

Hello, and a question about lacquering a maple neck

Hello all. I've been lurking here for a while, but never signed up. You guys really are a well of information. I have a question regarding…

Started by Stuart Morrow in Luthier Talk

4 Oct 20, 2009
Reply by Stuart Morrow

Classical guitar neck angle geometry

I have always wondered about the Hauser and Torres type designs in that they are true flat tops and have a zero neck angle. If a negative n…

Started by David Payne in Luthier Talk

2 Oct 20, 2009
Reply by Tim Mace

Borescope - Interesting Tool

Expensive, but would make it easy to look inside Archtops and Mandolins: (Having a hard time posting a direct link - It is at GarrettWade.…

Started by Tom Krebs in Luthier Talk

4 Oct 19, 2009
Reply by Tom Krebs

Where to aquire antique rectangular frets?

I restored a 1925 Martin 0-18K. Everything was saved as original and fully restored right down to the French polish, even after being left…

Started by David Payne in Luthier Talk

9 Oct 17, 2009
Reply by Eric Steven Johansen

Do I neck reset a guitar that has been reset in the past?

Hi all I have a golden rule that I don't reset necks on guitars that have already had neck resets. The reason is that if they used the wro…

Started by Jim Fleeting in Luthier Talk

12 Oct 17, 2009
Reply by Chris Sisson

E-335 re-finish.

Help! I've been given a Heritage E-335 Cherry Red with a badly marked back. It's down to the wood, so the only option has been to strip the…

Started by Dave Yelverton in Luthier Talk

18 Oct 16, 2009
Reply by Russell Vance

neck/body joint type ?

Would like to reset the neck on a Gretsch 6118 anniversary model for a customer. I'm not sure what kind of joint gretsch used . There is a…

Started by Dale A. Bender in Luthier Talk

3 Oct 15, 2009
Reply by Jim Fleeting

neck reset on 60's Harmony flatop

Hi gents, I'm a French beginner amateur luthier and need to reset the neck of a H165 (all mahogany). My problem is that when I drilled the…

Started by Jeff Berdollt in Luthier Talk

11 Oct 14, 2009
Reply by Jeff Berdollt

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