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Face Mask for Nitro

Hi , everyone , when spraying nitro laquer I wear a rubber mask with 2 filters and I cant smell the laquer. Does this mean I am safe from t…

Started by Len Biglin in Luthier Talk

4 Sep 12, 2011
Reply by Len Biglin

Bridge with Hide Glue dry time

Hi, I have a situation where someone needs a guitar bridge repaired fairly quickly. I should be ready to adhere the bridge tomorrow (Wednes…

Started by John Cartwright in Luthier Talk

4 Sep 11, 2011
Reply by John Cartwright

rookie question aboutfitting a bolt on neck

I bought a routing template for a "strat" type neck, which worked out well as far as getting my body to look like a guitar (without a neck)…

Started by brian mastro in Luthier Talk

2 Sep 7, 2011
Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron

Top center seam separation cleaning

I just bought an old cheap guitar (Blueridge) that had suffered from heat exposure. The top is cracked along the fingerboard extension simi…

Started by Eugen C in Luthier Talk

10 Sep 6, 2011
Reply by Kerry Krishna

50's martin uke - progress, question about fixing a hole

So, I am NOT trying to do a full restoration here - it's a 50's Martin uke, and it's a nice instrument, but at best it's a $500 instrument…

Started by Mark Pollock in Luthier Talk

4 Sep 5, 2011
Reply by Jim Bancroft

Buckling Top Problem

I'm restoring a '40's Harmony made SS Stewart acoustic. It's a wonderful old guitar with an Adirondack top and one piece Honduran hog back,…

Started by Rich Middendorf in Luthier Talk

1 Sep 4, 2011
Reply by William F.Eden

Can Titebond be used to repair joints previously glued with PVA.

Thanks for reading. I usually repair mandolins and like using hide glue. However I have a small problem: I'm repairing a nyckelhapa (Swedis…

Started by Mike Keen in Luthier Talk

13 Sep 4, 2011
Reply by Magnus Hultin

Martin under saddle transducer...Little, if any, output on high E

Got a Martin with the " rope wire " type under saddle transducer...Barely any output on the high E...The bolt on neck had been coming loose…

Started by thefishinmusician in Luthier Talk

7 Sep 3, 2011
Reply by Jeffrey L. Suits

Dobro screens

Hi folks, Just finishing up another slide guitar & here's a question for you that do dobros, etc. The round soundhole screens- how do y…

Started by Rory in Luthier Talk

12 Sep 2, 2011
Reply by Rory

older acoustic guitar intonation problem

Hello, I’ve noticed that with my Brazos acoustic guitar (model BA-50); I tune the guitar as normal, using a good chromatic tuner, but then…

Started by Arthur Sweeney in Luthier Talk

15 Sep 2, 2011
Reply by Arthur Sweeney

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