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Instrument AppraisalDoes anyone know who can do a banjo appraisal in the Los Angeles area? Mine was recently damaged in a UPS shipment and I need an appraisal… Started by Roy Duguay in Luthier Talk |
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Nov 13, 2010 Reply by Roy Duguay |
Bracing questionI make flat top guitars ( inbetween making mistakes) and have always used 1/4 sawn spruce for bracing. I have come by a good size piece of… Started by Donald A. Fortune in Luthier Talk |
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Nov 13, 2010 Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron |
Martin non adjustable truss rod flipI have 70's Martin D 35 that came in with over .020" relief in the neck... the fret board had already been thinned to about .155" at th… Started by Fritz Froeschner in Luthier Talk |
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Nov 10, 2010 Reply by Fritz Froeschner |
Bridge Plate Removal ChiselHi all, I'm attempting to make a bridge plate removal chisel a la frank ford's. I ground an old hard file into a chisel but it snapped whe… Started by Eric A. Danser in Luthier Talk |
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Nov 10, 2010 Reply by Frank Ford |
mandolin sunburst stainingI've built a couple of mandolins but haven't been happy with the staining results, how is it done? Started by Rodney Smith in Luthier Talk |
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Nov 9, 2010 Reply by Rodney Smith |
Truss Rod Adjustment - Help!Hello everyone. I am a longtime guitar player but relatively new at doing my own set-ups. I am trying to learn about truss rod adjustments,… Started by Steve Cosgrove in Luthier Talk |
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Nov 8, 2010 Reply by Steve Cosgrove |
3/4 size guitar?I made my grandson a OO Grand Concert size guitar that he loves. It's too valuable though to take camping or put into the belly of a plane… Started by Jack Lord in Luthier Talk |
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Nov 8, 2010 Reply by John Schmidt |
Fretboard Finish TreatmentHey Guys...I have nearly finished the Final Sanding of my first Bass Guitar Project, and the next steps will be to Stain the guitar and coa… Started by Mark Rowles in Luthier Talk |
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Nov 8, 2010 Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron |
Nut disasterSo... I'm doing my first refret and I start to go to work on making the nut. It's a maple neck with maple fingerboard. There was no nut in… Started by Craig Denney in Luthier Talk |
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Nov 8, 2010 Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron |
adding pre-amp to Martin DX1Hi Guys , I am about to add a Fishman preamp to to the side of a DX1 with HPL body . Do I need to stiffen the area , or will it be ok ? Its… Started by Len Biglin in Luthier Talk |
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Nov 5, 2010 Reply by William F.Eden |
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