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Severed Head!

Hey Folks! Any thoughts on this? I've repaired a break like this before without any reinforcement, but it was a repair on a nylon string g…

Started by Mario Cardenas in Luthier Talk

39 Sep 8, 2014
Reply by Mario Cardenas

Pelham Blue

Hello Guys! i'm new here and couldn't find anything on the topic. I'm supposed to finish an old Gibson SG (it has been refinished before) a…

Started by Mario Cardenas in Luthier Talk

11 Sep 7, 2014
Reply by Mario Cardenas

Hi and 53 Les Paul.

 Hi fellow knights of the frets, one happy dude (me), with the 53 Les Paul, it started out in my hands with 2 fullsize humbuckers, and no…

Started by Claus Holm Jensen in Luthier Talk

6 Sep 5, 2014
Reply by Claus Holm Jensen

Sy Klopps

I found this inside an old case today. Thought you just might dig it .... man.

Started by Thomas James in Luthier Talk

1 Sep 4, 2014
Reply by Mike Kolb

Need help to identify Sigma guitar model #

Hi my friends. I found someone selling a nice Sigma acoustic, but could use some help identifying the model #. The  person is the original…

Started by Arthur Sweeney in Luthier Talk

5 Sep 1, 2014
Reply by Allan Bacon

Broken Set Screw on Knob - Help Needed

The blade-type set screw holding the remaining knob onto the '57 Guild Aristocrat in the background is missing one leg. How might I loosen…

Started by Robbie Collins in Luthier Talk

5 Sep 1, 2014
Reply by Robbie Collins

Dan Erlewine uses Titebond hide glue???

Got a trade secrets video in my email from Stew-Mac today showing Dan repairing a nasty headstock break with Titebond Hide Glue. I thought…

Started by John White in Luthier Talk

7 Aug 31, 2014
Reply by harrison phipps

G. P. Sittner guitar?

I had a customer bring me a real basket case, an old "G.P. Sittner" nylon string acoustic. Many, many cracks, all the bracing's loose, the…

Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk

11 Aug 30, 2014
Reply by Ned Knepp

a good idea??`

I found this on facebook and I thought it was a good Idea for using an old broken up rite bass --             what do ya think???

Started by Donald A. Fortune in Luthier Talk

9 Aug 28, 2014
Reply by David Farmer

Anyone done a neck reset on a vintage Hofner Verithin (Verythin)?

I recently acquired a 1961 Hofner Verithin (very-cheap, due to a number of dubious mods over the years, fitted with a factory Bigsby B6. Th…

Started by Bill Rodrick in Luthier Talk

5 Aug 27, 2014
Reply by Bill Rodrick

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