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Cello bass bar repair.Howdy. Let's say that a fella found a cello with a missing bass bar. Let's say also that said bass bar was actually cut in two pieces, may… Started by Rick Gentry in Luthier Talk |
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Mar 27, 2010 Reply by Frank Ford |
Top repair after bridge removalI am restoring an old Harmony mahogany body flat top. The bridge had already been removed and some top wood apparently came off with the b… Started by Robert Bander in Luthier Talk |
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Mar 26, 2010 Reply by Mark Dobbins |
Do players need help with music?When you talk to players do you find they need help with music or different keys at all? Or are they all fully trained in every key.Is ther… Started by John Cadd in Luthier Talk |
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Mar 26, 2010 Reply by Robert Bander |
Soft lacquer?I recently finished a couple of guitars with some old mcfadden's lacquer that was given to me. As I understood it, old lacquer is fine to… Started by Ry Charters in Luthier Talk |
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Mar 25, 2010 Reply by Ned Knepp |
Martin Pickguard CrackI've recently acquired a near show room clean, including hang tags, D-18 vintage 1973. However, it had the requisite pickguard crack. Usi… Started by onewent in Luthier Talk |
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Mar 25, 2010 Reply by onewent |
1937 D-28 Repair BlogA couple of weeks ago, I started a new repair article for FRETS.COM - It's a sort of "blog" style account of a project - neck resetting, ne… Started by Frank Ford in Luthier Talk |
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Mar 24, 2010 Reply by Tom Krebs |
Slide guitarHelloI had a old Kay acoustic come in my shop and the guy would like it setup to play bottle neck and chords. The neck radius is flat. I ha… Started by Michael P. Lemieux in Luthier Talk |
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Mar 23, 2010 Reply by Tim Mace |
Keeping the stain off of the binding?Hi. Can anyone tell me how to keep from changing the color of my binding during the staining process?Should I tape off the back, sides and… Started by Tim Warn in Luthier Talk |
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Mar 23, 2010 Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron |
Nick Lucas L-00In the thread about recycling timber for instruments I mentioned using the packing case from a new dishwasher (German spruce) for bracing i… Started by Mark McLean in Luthier Talk |
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Mar 22, 2010 Reply by Harry Spring |
Anbody used this?Has anybody any experience with Titebond Polyurethane glue? I have just ordered some to tryout, as it's much cheaper than Gorilla glue here… Started by Grahame Myers in Luthier Talk |
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Mar 22, 2010 Reply by Russell Vance |
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