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Tricky truss rod repair on Gibson ES135A friend of mine has a Gibson ES135 (modern) brought in for the truss rod repair. The threaded end snapped off, you see it quite often on… Started by Demetry Merkuloff in Luthier Talk |
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Feb 24, 2015 Reply by Frank Ford |
Acoustic PickupsJust wondering what you guys typically recommend when a customer needs an acoustic pickup installed. When customers ask how to get the mo… Started by Jon Hiltbrand in Luthier Talk |
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Feb 21, 2015 Reply by Jon Hiltbrand |
Hofner acoustic 492?Hi. This is my first post here. I am a guitar novice and late starter. Frank Ford is a familiar name to me from my tie with the HSM site. W… Started by Ken James in Luthier Talk |
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Feb 20, 2015 Reply by Ned Knepp |
estimate for repair of crack on Martin DX1Hello, I am looking to possibly buy a used made-in-USA Martin model DX1. It is being sold at a relatively-low price, due to a large crack o… Started by Arthur Sweeney in Luthier Talk |
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Feb 19, 2015 Reply by Ned Knepp |
Yet another soundhole crack - cause and repairThis crack is on the same D-28 I mentioned in the other thread about the lifting bridge, and for what it's worth, there's a very good chanc… Started by eliya in Luthier Talk |
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Feb 19, 2015 Reply by Ned Knepp |
Rear cavity templates?Currently in the process of building a small bass body out of walnut. I'm looking-around for anyone that may sell a compact rear-cavity ro… Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk |
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Feb 18, 2015 Reply by Richard Bales |
Top reinforcement on a D-18I'm doing a repair on a 1967 Martin D-18 that is almost identical to the "1949 OOO-28 Top Failure" in the Guitar structural section of Fret… Started by Mark Klossner in Luthier Talk |
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Feb 18, 2015 Reply by Mark Klossner |
To glue or not to glue?Hi everyone I guess that this subject has already been discussed but I couldn't find a clear answer on here so I thought that I would take… Started by Dave Sparrow in Luthier Talk |
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Feb 18, 2015 Reply by Dave Sparrow |
CAM or G-Code files for Guitar PartsI recently purchased a carving machine that can use G-Code files. Has anyone seen or have code to carve guitar components such as acoustic… Started by Chris Sisson in Luthier Talk |
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Low tack transfer tapeI'm having a hard time sourcing some wide/ low tack/ sign makers transfer tape like the stuff Frank Ford uses. Anybody particular brand I s… Started by John White in Luthier Talk |
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Feb 17, 2015 Reply by Alex Glasser |
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