Luthier Talk (4,380)
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Guitar FinishersI am looking for a guitar finisher I met at the 2007 Healdsgurg Festival. I believe he used to work for Santa Cruz but is now doing finish… Started by Joel Nowland |
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Aug 22, 2008 Reply by Joel Nowland |
bridge replacementI have removed a misaligned poorly repaired bridge from a 1260 Sovereign. The spruce under the bridge is cratered and gouged from the remov… Started by Simon Bancroft |
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Aug 21, 2008 Reply by Simon Bancroft |
Source for dovetail routing jigs?I am looking for a plan for building jigs for cutting dovetail joint for neck connection. Thanks Started by Richard Smith |
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Aug 19, 2008 Reply by Jeffrey L. Suits |
Neck Adjustments - Applause?This is a rather mundane topic for such an eclectic audience, but here goes... About twenty years ago, my wife found a new applause accous… Started by Craig Bishop |
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Aug 19, 2008 Reply by Lance Dietz |
No Bracing?I wonder if it's feasible to make a flat-top guitar with the top thick enough as needed in various places so that no bracing is required. H… Started by Matt Mustapick |
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Aug 18, 2008 Reply by Bob Gaddis |
Bar FretsI'd like to find a dovetail saw capable of cutting bar fret slots ~ .049 that will work in my manual fretting jig. Anyone know of a source… Started by Jimmy Caldwell |
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Aug 18, 2008 Reply by Jeffrey L. Suits |
Loose plug on back of older American-made Grover Rotomatic tunersAs you may remember, in these worm & gear assemblies, the string post and gear are a single piece that is inserted through the big hole… Started by Mark |
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Aug 17, 2008 Reply by Mark |
Gut Strings and a pin bridgeFolks, I'm about to purchase a Bay State "parlor" guitar, made around the turn of the last century. I thought it would be interesting to s… Started by Joshua Levin-Epstein |
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Aug 17, 2008 Reply by Donald A. Fortune |
Graphite neck reinforcementI'm building a terz guitar, and am considering using a graphite- epoxy bar in the neck. What is an suitable size to use for this 21.375 inc… Started by Steve Frost |
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Aug 17, 2008 Reply by Donald A. Fortune |
A beginners question about bindingsI'm just preparing to order the material for bulding my first guitar and I'm wondering about the best binding material - plastic or wood.… Started by Doug Collins |
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Aug 16, 2008 Reply by Donald A. Fortune |
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