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1889 WASHBURN Catalogue

Found this catalog at an estate sale on Friday, and thought it might be of interest to some of you.  All of the mandolins are round back, a…

Started by George Roberts in Luthier Talk

3 Jul 27, 2015
Reply by George Roberts

Reglueing a pickguard on a Gibson LG-1 from 1967

Hello everyone, this is my first post. I'm based out of Montreal, Quebec. One of my clients brought me a Gibson LG-1 with the pickguard c…

Started by Antoine Coupal Dalgleish in Luthier Talk

5 Jul 27, 2015
Reply by Ned Knepp

Upright Bass with a broken neck

Hello! Had a customer bring in an upright bass with a broken neck. The neck actually broke at the heal, fracturing it into a couple pieces.…

Started by Rob Sutton in Luthier Talk

11 Jul 26, 2015
Reply by Paul Hostetter

Stromberg-Voisinet Keykord Uke

Just come across a Stromberg-Voisinet Keykord tenor uke. It's not in great shape, the body was badly repaired and needs some disassembly an…

Started by Steve Bettesworth in Luthier Talk

7 Jul 24, 2015
Reply by Steve Bettesworth

Yamaha saddle. 3/32" or 1/8"?

I have a friend who is looking to purchase a pickup for his Yammy. I cannot remember what the saddle size is for Yamaha. He lives a bit awa…

Started by Mike Baker in Luthier Talk

6 Jul 22, 2015
Reply by Mike Baker

Taylor Headstock Veneer?

Does anybody know of a way to get a Taylor headstock veneer? I'm looking to put one on my Big Baby to replace the ugly plastic one. I woul…

Started by Pete Andreev in Luthier Talk

10 Jul 19, 2015
Reply by Ned Knepp

Truss rod adjusters

Does anyone have a list of truss rod wrench sizes for specific manufacturers and models? 

Started by John in Luthier Talk

3 Jul 19, 2015
Reply by Hesh Breakstone

Custom Leather Guitar Body Wraps Who Makes These?

I have a friend who is interested in getting one of those leather wraps made for his guitar body. The one he is currently using was made in…

Started by Matt Haugen in Luthier Talk

17 Jul 18, 2015
Reply by Don Venne

martin D12-20 72 or 73 truss rod reinforcement

howdy all, I'm about to do a neck reset on this Martin  12 string, and while in in there I'm planning to reinforce the truss rod w/ graphit…

Started by peter meyer in Luthier Talk

21 Jul 17, 2015
Reply by Mark Pollock

Gryphon's string winder crank?

C'mon, Frank.... don't keep us in suspense!    It's got that cool"steam-punk" look and probably works tons better than the plastic toys ou…

Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk

14 Jul 16, 2015
Reply by Frank Ford

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