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Nipping mandolin fretwire

No matter how I nip the tang on tiny mandolin fretwire, I either bend the wire or leave a little bit of a nib to clean up with a file. Ther…

Started by Michael Burdette in Luthier Talk

2 Jul 29, 2009
Reply by FRANK

Binding F Holes

So we're refinishing an old ES 355 (for good reason, don't worry,) and the customer figures as long as the finish is off and he's already s…

Started by Steve Baker in Luthier Talk

7 Jul 28, 2009
Reply by Steve Baker

L&H Mandolin Puzzle

Looking for some advice on a broken Lyon & Healy mandolin headstock. Hi everyone. First time caller, long time listener. Dan Wolf and…

Started by Steve Baker in Luthier Talk

13 Jul 28, 2009
Reply by Steve Baker

finishes

iam in process on my 3rd build . paduk back and sides , cedar top. ive seen some kind of epoxy or something to seal the wood before finishi…

Started by ferret in Luthier Talk

2 Jul 27, 2009
Reply by ferret

Changing neck profile on Hernadez(nippon) 60's Sherry Brenner

I'm thinking of replacing the fretboard and thinning the neck of my great ol'Hernandez.The action has never been what I believe it could be…

Started by Tim Mace in Luthier Talk

4 Jul 27, 2009
Reply by Tim Mace

Casting replacement geared tuner housings for Paramount banjo style F

I'm a sculptor casting my bronze sculpture in my studio foundry, and I want to help a friend who dropped his Paramount style F banjo and br…

Started by Terry Kreiter in Luthier Talk

0 Jul 26, 2009

Is there any connection between soundholes and 2 stroke silencer technology?

When guitar designers talk about soundholes they mention pumping of air in and out and this reminds me of the strange way that pressure wav…

Started by John Cadd in Luthier Talk

7 Jul 26, 2009
Reply by Rob Mercure

Gap Behind a (Through) Saddle

Am I correct in assuming that a gap of 0.004"-0.005" behind a portion of the saddle (when under string tension) is a very dangerous thing?…

Started by Brent Hutto in Luthier Talk

6 Jul 26, 2009
Reply by Antonio Cotichini

Are these Kluson tuners?

I have two sets of tuners, they're old, and I believe one is gold Kluson sealfast tuners, as found on the Gibson Johnny Smith and Super 400…

Started by Elaine S. Hartstein in Luthier Talk

6 Jul 26, 2009
Reply by Jimmy James

Bent shafts on vintage tuners

I am fixing up a no-name, birch-body guitar and found its tuners as you see in the photo. Two of the tuner shafts are bent. I am guessing t…

Started by Rick Homan in Luthier Talk

10 Jul 24, 2009
Reply by Rick Homan

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