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Kentucky mandolin repair notes

My old friend has a Kentucky KM-675 that he bought used 15 or more years ago. He bought it cheap because the peghead had been broken below…

Started by Bob Gaddis in Luthier Talk

9 Sep 8, 2009
Reply by Frank Ford

Can you scallop the top braces in a Taylor?

About a year ago I bought a Taylor DN8 CE and right off I noticed the tone wasn't very good when I played it without the Taylor expression…

Started by Joe Sanders in Luthier Talk

10 Sep 7, 2009
Reply by Joe Sanders

Installing calfskin head on a banjo uke

I am hoping someone can offer some ideas on this problem. The small diameter of the "head" is only part of the problem. The head goes over…

Started by Ed Taublieb in Luthier Talk

8 Sep 7, 2009
Reply by Ed Taublieb

Martin 00018 GE

I think I've a problem with this guitar: yesterday I was cleaning it and I saw that there is a gap between the heel and the body, I can see…

Started by Stefano Damonte in Luthier Talk

8 Sep 6, 2009
Reply by Tim Mace

Lessons from real customer experiences

1. You'll always be out of stock of whatever nut material your customer asks for. 2. You'll always blow the nut on a night before the repai…

Started by Kevin Swaim in Luthier Talk

10 Sep 5, 2009
Reply by Kevin Swaim

Framus tuners 36.5mm spacing

I am working on a Framus archtop electric , it needs 3/side tuners on a plate spaced 36.5mm any ideas please ? Len

Started by Len Biglin in Luthier Talk

2 Sep 5, 2009
Reply by Len Biglin

i bought my first Gibson classical what do you think ?

says Gibson Kalamazoo Michigan USA i got it for $10 with a gator skin case fan braced in the lower face but cracked from the bridge area to…

Started by FRANK in Luthier Talk

11 Sep 4, 2009
Reply by FRANK

Suzuki Japan?

Hi Frank I've seen a Suzuki dread, in a shop, labelled SGD-40. It's solid spruce and laminated rosewood. The label says Japan, but not Nago…

Started by Antonio Cotichini in Luthier Talk

2 Sep 4, 2009
Reply by Antonio Cotichini

Correcting "rising tongue" on a 1966 Precision Bass before refret

Hi all, this is my debut post on this very helpful forum and this may well have been discussed before in detail; if so, I'd appreciate it i…

Started by Bill Rodrick in Luthier Talk

6 Sep 3, 2009
Reply by Robert May

Martin - New pick guard?

I have a Martin D-15 that I play a lot. She's about 8-9 years old. I have a really bad habit of strumming too far towards the neck and have…

Started by Nick Chambers in Luthier Talk

1 Sep 2, 2009
Reply by Antonio Cotichini

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