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What is this Gibson acoustic?

Sorry for not posting an actual pic.  I have one of these in the shop in super sad shape.  Its serial number dictates it's from 66' to 69'…

Started by Brian Hart in Luthier Talk

3 Jul 28, 2014
Reply by Brian Hart

Brass nut questions

Ironically after making probably a couple hundred nuts throughout my career, I get asked to make a brass one for the first time on a 5 stri…

Started by Brian Hart in Luthier Talk

2 Jul 25, 2014
Reply by Ron frazier

dobro guitars

I'm interested in finding any information about dobro guitars that I can.. I have seen these guitars played like a lap steel in blue grass…

Started by Donald A. Fortune in Luthier Talk

22 Jul 25, 2014
Reply by Donald A. Fortune

Happy with your splint method?

I have done some splinting. but never quite the same way twice and never with that feeling of having it completely figured out. I have one…

Started by David Farmer in Luthier Talk

9 Jul 24, 2014
Reply by David Farmer

Bridge Plate Caul

To make a caul for the bridge plate when reglueing a bridge, I took some modeling clay, in a sandwich bag, squashed it , got inside the gui…

Started by Carl Mesrobian in Luthier Talk

6 Jul 23, 2014
Reply by Carl Mesrobian

What Luthier made this 'from scratch' tailpiece?

 I am on a hunt of some import for me. This solid tailpiece was made ( I think) by a Luthier in California somewhere. I need a name! Any he…

Started by Kerry Krishna in Luthier Talk

2 Jul 23, 2014
Reply by Robbie Collins

Set Screws, Cup Point vs. Flat Point

Hi,   I'm placing an order with McMaster-Carr for various sizes of set screws to be used mainly in electric guitar bridges and I had a ques…

Started by Cyrus Comiskey in Luthier Talk

9 Jul 23, 2014
Reply by Robbie Collins

When Your Nuts Fall Off....

Although if this post could speak you might be expecting a mezzo-soprano voice what I want to talk about is guitar nuts.... Over the years…

Started by Hesh Breakstone in Luthier Talk

16 Jul 20, 2014
Reply by Luke Single

Romantic Guitar Question.

Why is there a hole in the headstock?  I have become infatuated with these guitars lately. Thanks, Tom. Photo from 12fret.com

Started by Thomas James in Luthier Talk

8 Jul 17, 2014
Reply by Thomas James

60's epiphone texan Neck reset.

Hey guys,  Im in the middle of resetting this epiphone texan, and when I tried to take a read of the neck by putting light gauge strings o…

Started by Alexander Allgood in Luthier Talk

7 Jul 13, 2014
Reply by Russell Vance

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