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Early 70s J-45 neck reset. Are they all paddle joints?The way I understand this time period is Gibson started using the paddle joint around this time. They also started gluing the top over the… Started by Luke Single in Luthier Talk |
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May 7, 2018 Reply by Luke Single |
~1949 Gibson EM-150 mandolin in poor shapeVaughn Horton's (country music hall of fame) grand-daughter asked me to restore his old Gibson EM-150 mandolin. Unfortunately, it has been… Started by John Saywell in Luthier Talk |
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May 4, 2018 Reply by John Saywell |
Lacquer check: respray or another option?Hi, guys. Hope you're all well. Customer brought in a fairly new Tele that has been stored badly and has been subject to big temp and humid… Started by Keith Somerville in Luthier Talk |
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May 4, 2018 Reply by Keith Somerville |
Saf-T-Planer vs luthier's friend vs ???Hey all I noticed stew mac has their drill press planer on sale, and I am sorely lacking on a power thicknesser for small parts, so Im try… Started by Andrew in Luthier Talk |
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Apr 30, 2018 Reply by Andrew |
Dating an old tunerI have bought a Swedish "Holy grail" Levin parlor with Brazilian rosewood and real ivory bindings. It's a really rare guitar, I haven't eve… Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk |
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Apr 29, 2018 Reply by Frank Ford |
Is (was?) this a Les Paul?On Saturday afternoon a local guy brought me what he said was a custom shop Les Paul with the strings out of alignment with the sides of th… Started by Andrew in Luthier Talk |
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Apr 26, 2018 Reply by Dan |
Hard to reach cleat placement?I’ve been getting a lot of crack repairs in lately. I’ve been successful in getting the glue joints clean and tight. But struggle with tho… Started by J. Ensalaco in Luthier Talk |
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Apr 23, 2018 Reply by J. Ensalaco |
String height at bridgeWhat are the group's feelings about the ideal distance measured from the top of a guitar to the strings, right in front of the bridge. This… Started by Ben Runkle in Luthier Talk |
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Apr 22, 2018 Reply by Mark A. Kane |
GuitarpaI've got questions about my tag picture. I've found it on the harpguitar.net site. Here it is in a big version. It's called a "guitarpa" a… Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk |
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Apr 21, 2018 Reply by Robbie Collins |
Allparts USA FRET WIREHi there has anyone used Allparts USA fret wire? Happy with it? Cheers. Started by Mark in Luthier Talk |
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Apr 20, 2018 Reply by Mark |
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