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Side bender questions....

Hi everyone, I'm new here, so I'll just introduce myself.  My name is Gage, now that that's done... I'm building a new Side Bender, and I…

Started by Gage Halland in Luthier Talk

15 Dec 9, 2010
Reply by Doug T

Old Sears Catalogs

One of my other interests is Genealogy, so I'm a member of Ancestry.com (for now at least - it's $#%*!# expensive!)   They just posted scan…

Started by Mark Pollock in Luthier Talk

5 Dec 8, 2010
Reply by Mark Pollock

Yamaha FG-180 Neck Question

I have an FG-180 red label made in Japan.  The neck needs reset on it.  I have done some research and have read that there is a possibility…

Started by Chris Brown in Luthier Talk

24 Dec 8, 2010
Reply by Greg Maxwell

SANDING SEALER PRIOR TO NITRO ???

getting ready to spray my guitar with a nitrocellulose finish but the bare wood requires a sealer first. is it ok to use a sealer that desc…

Started by nick-p in Luthier Talk

16 Dec 8, 2010
Reply by FRANK

Pre-War Unidentified Gibson Acoustic

Greetings! I just inherited a Pre-War Gibson that I believe is an L-00 or L-01, but am turning to the experts for opinions. Unfortunately,…

Started by Aaron Grubbs in Luthier Talk

6 Dec 8, 2010
Reply by John C. Murray

SHELLAC EXPERTS ??????

hi folks, been through the whole   "should i use sand/sealer"   argument recently and i'm left wanting to try SHELLAC but have had NO exper…

Started by nick-p in Luthier Talk

21 Dec 8, 2010
Reply by John C. Murray

Bag of pre-made Cleats???

Someone told me in one of the forums that you can buy a bag of pre-made cleats. Does anyone know where you can buy them?

Started by Jeff Perkins in Luthier Talk

5 Dec 8, 2010
Reply by John C. Murray

What would you do?

I made a perfect scarf joint,headstock.great alignment on the new mandola neck and then realized I had fouled up on my mahogany grain orien…

Started by Tim Mace in Luthier Talk

16 Dec 8, 2010
Reply by Tim Mace

Gluing-in a bolt-on neck

I'm in the process of building a Les Paul Style guitar. Although it was made to be a bolt-on neck guitar (like a Fender), I'm wondering if…

Started by Richard Barbera in Luthier Talk

8 Dec 8, 2010
Reply by Len Biglin

Figured maple for a Weissenborn slide guitar-thoughts?

Hi,I'm wondering if any folks on frets can help me out in articulating to a potential customer the likely sound qualities of a figured mapl…

Started by Rory in Luthier Talk

2 Dec 6, 2010
Reply by FRANK

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