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Tiple tuners

Hey Luthier friends. I am about to build a tiple but have had little luck finding the right tuning machines. Should I buy 12 string guitar…

Started by Aaron Keim in Luthier Talk

5 Nov 23, 2009
Reply by Aaron Keim

Show me your uses for scrap wood

So I've been saving all these little scraps of wood for the past several years, and I finally came up with a use for them, little stomp box…

Started by Mac Walker in Luthier Talk

5 Nov 22, 2009
Reply by daniel c newman

1964 -D-18 Martin Perfect Bridge Placement

Having nailed down after hours of research that Terry Clements (Lightfoots lead picker) in fact played two 1964 models ,this was the bridge…

Started by Rob in Luthier Talk

10 Nov 22, 2009
Reply by Rob

Back Thickness

I overdid the thickness sanding on a mahogany back for a OO size guitar I'm building, it's about .080". Will this work or should I start ov…

Started by Jack Lord in Luthier Talk

12 Nov 21, 2009
Reply by Jack Lord

Broken headstock on cheap Fender

A kid I know (the son of a good friend) had his fairly new Fender flattop wrecked at a scouts camp last summer. They have had insurance mon…

Started by Magnus Hultin in Luthier Talk

13 Nov 21, 2009
Reply by Evan Bradley

cocobolo finish problem 411

well I am using nitro and it is not liking it very much the top was great the back and the head cap looks like oil and water ? yin and yang…

Started by FRANK in Luthier Talk

10 Nov 20, 2009
Reply by Dave Yelverton

Repairing Vintage Gretsch Binding

For all the pros out there, How do you handle the vintage Gretsch that arrives in your shop with crumbling binding? We've taken various app…

Started by Steve Baker in Luthier Talk

0 Nov 19, 2009

Strange Bass Guitar E string problem

Hi folks, I've got a strange thing happening with a customers Bass, and I am hoping somebody may be able to help me out with this one! My c…

Started by Darren in Luthier Talk

4 Nov 19, 2009
Reply by Joshua Levin-Epstein

scalloped braces glued down with grain running vertically instead of horizontally

I made a mistake and glued down braces top and back with grain vertical to the plates instead of horizontally. Should I chisel them up and…

Started by greg jacobs in Luthier Talk

17 Nov 19, 2009
Reply by greg jacobs

Fast temperature changes

Hello all, I live in a house that is heated primarily with a wood stove. I have a thermometer / hygrometer that I keep in the case of my M…

Started by Lenny Buttitta Jr. in Luthier Talk

6 Nov 19, 2009
Reply by Russell Vance

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