How to Fix a @#%!! Bisquit Error
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Not much explanation here, just a bone-headed goof up, and then pig-headed insistence that "it won't look that bad." Had a nice piece of quartersawn beech that I used to face a weight-relieved pine…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Andrew Apr 15, 2014.

Broken Bigsby Roll Pin
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So I have this old Chet in the shop, with the E-string roll pin broken off flush with the bar. New ones are available, for not a lot of money, but there's the wait, and the dismantling/re-assembly…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by lonnie james barber Jan 9, 2013.

Holding a Cello for Repair
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I've looked for a means to immobilize a cello on my bench, and was wondering if there are any willing to share their methods. I've worked on violins by clamping the neck in a padded vise, but…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Robbie Collins May 10, 2014.

Stump the band....What are these pegs from?
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Nice old Minnesota farmer's fiddle in the shop - 4/4 size. The question is, what instrument was robbed of these two pegs. Almost fit the contour, but not quite curvy enough. I have an idea, not sure,…Continue

Tags: Fiddles

Started this discussion. Last reply by Rory Jul 24, 2012.