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Gibson LG-2 X bracing radiusHello to all, I am in the process of replacing X bracing on this mid to late 50's LG-2, the broken x bracing that came out of the guitar is… Started by Hector Trevino in Luthier Talk |
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Jul 13, 2014 Reply by Mario Cardenas |
Introduction and setup questionHi all, This is my first post. I'm a guitar player, not a luthier. I've done a few setups on my own guitars over the last five years using… Started by steven gallagher in Luthier Talk |
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Jul 10, 2014 Reply by Thomas James |
Overhanging saddlesHi guys , where do you get these saddles ? They overhang and I hope to avoid recutting a bridge slot ? May be from an Ibanez ? Started by Len Biglin in Luthier Talk |
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Jul 10, 2014 Reply by Kevin Rodela |
Tenor guitar bridge questionHappy 4th of July, for those of us in the States... "wish you were here" for those of us who aren't. I recently bought an "American Gretsc… Started by Ned Knepp in Luthier Talk |
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Jul 9, 2014 Reply by Ned Knepp |
Severed head #2: epoxy or PVA?http://www.frets.com/FretsPages/Luthier/Technique/Structural/BrokenHeadstocks/HuberPeghead/huberpeghead.html I have a guitar with a simila… Started by tadej bratkovic in Luthier Talk |
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Jul 8, 2014 Reply by Mario Cardenas |
Has anyone else heard this story?I've heard or read - I can't remember which, that classical guitar necks are as wide as they are, in part, because a famous classical buil… Started by Jon Hiltbrand in Luthier Talk |
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Jul 8, 2014 Reply by Tim Mace |
Where the fourteenth fret falls - a first timer asks the community for input...I'm building my first steel string, a small body cutaway, and I've arrived at an unresolved issue: I've cut my fret slots for a short scale… Started by Mark Riess in Luthier Talk |
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Jul 5, 2014 Reply by Tim Mace |
Martin Mahogany Stain RecipeI've read in the "Guitar Finishing Step-By-Step" that to "replicate the mahogany color of many Martin guitars made since the late 1930's yo… Started by Jeff Perkins in Luthier Talk |
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Jul 2, 2014 Reply by Ned Knepp |
What kind of glue for a very thin peghead veneerMy project is a cigar box uke. I've thinned the peghead veneer to ,040" and want to glue it onto the peghead. I've got HHG, Titebond II,… Started by Ron Daves in Luthier Talk |
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Jun 26, 2014 Reply by Émile Gervais |
Frets Too Round!!!So here's the story, I had a customer come in with an Aria Elecord. The guitar has had some work done to it by the customer. He replaced th… Started by Gary Fried in Luthier Talk |
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Jun 26, 2014 Reply by Frank Ford |
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