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Stamping Serial Number in Gibson Headstock

Hello Ladies and Gentleman! I'm currently fixing a broken Gibson headstock and I'm wanting to stamp the serial and "Made in America" back i…

Started by Justin in Luthier Talk

5 Jul 2, 2015
Reply by Russell Vance

Replacement fret wire

I am re-fretting a 1964 Rose Morris Rickenbacker 1997 and need to find a fret wire with a similar footing but a higher crown. By default, R…

Started by Victor Croll in Luthier Talk

2 Jul 2, 2015
Reply by Victor Croll

uneven strings volume on a Breedlove with L.R. Baggs piezo pick-up and preamp

HelloPlease help me, I ran out of ideas on this.A friend of mine has a Breedlove guitar, model Solo CS350 with this problem.When I received…

Started by Eugen C in Luthier Talk

10 Jul 1, 2015
Reply by Russell Vance

Can you identify this Rickenbacker?

My first post here and I'm sure some of you knowledgeable guys know more about this guitar than I do... I have a friend in the north of th…

Started by Victor Croll in Luthier Talk

12 Jun 30, 2015
Reply by Victor Croll

JLD Bridge Doctor

Hello! I installed a Bridge Doctor in a flattop some days ago in order to flatten the belly behind the bridge. It helped, but not as much a…

Started by Bob Steinarsson in Luthier Talk

4 Jun 24, 2015
Reply by Paul Storrie

Latest Bridge Doctor Tale

Well being sold on these contraptions I agreed to get a couple of guitars working for a friend, a Yamaha acoustic/electric and a Peavey fla…

Started by Rob Mercure in Luthier Talk

7 Jun 24, 2015
Reply by Paul Storrie

Epiphone FT-147 Kalamazoo

Just got an Epi FT-147 made in Kalamazoo in that needs a Neck re-set wanted to check in here to see if anyone knew what kind of neck joint…

Started by Dennis MacPherson in Luthier Talk

6 Jun 23, 2015
Reply by Dennis MacPherson

Anyone have experiance installing an internal pickup on a vintage Gibson A-style (oval hole) mandolin?

Howdy, I've been thinking about adding a pickup to my 1912 Gibson A-style oval hole. I was looking for something that I could use at local…

Started by Ryan Matzen in Luthier Talk

4 Jun 21, 2015
Reply by Ryan Matzen

Epiphone PR5E/VS

I now have an Epiphone PR5E/VS in to initially tighten the endpin pickup jack. I noticed the cracks in the bridge pin holes and the bellyin…

Started by Lee Gendvilas in Luthier Talk

10 Jun 19, 2015
Reply by Paul Breen

classical guitar set up

First and foremost: Thank you Frank Ford! Some history. About twelve years ago I came across Franks website. Emailed him and bought his CD.…

Started by Robert Weston in Luthier Talk

3 Jun 17, 2015
Reply by Robert Weston

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