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Vintage acoustic pick guards applied with solventVintage acoustics such as Martin and Gibson used Acetone to apply their celluloid pick guards to bare wood and then finished over them. Ove… Started by Paul Breen in Luthier Talk |
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Jun 23, 2017 Reply by Chris Vallillo |
Gretsch Binding Leprosy Part II....I think I might have just got luckyFIrst of all, I want to say a special thanks to Frank Ford and Hesh Breakstone for the thoughtful guidance in steering my away from power t… Started by Joseph Capra in Luthier Talk |
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Jun 23, 2017 Reply by Hesh Breakstone |
Drop filling Nitro Cellulose LacquerI am using a drop fill method to fill pot holes on a pitted nitro finish. Almost all of the holes are surface marks but there are a few exc… Started by Doug Cannon in Luthier Talk |
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Jun 22, 2017 Reply by Doug Cannon |
Modified bridge plate för greater volumeI have had this idea for about a year but never tried it out for real until now. I have written about the bridge plate I do in spruce befor… Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk |
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Jun 21, 2017 Reply by Roger Häggström |
Type of glue used on late-model J-45 pickguard?The top corner started to lift during a reset, just want to use what they did to be 100% correct. Thanks in advance! Started by Chris Scott in Luthier Talk |
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Jun 20, 2017 Reply by Chris Scott |
neck finishingGreetings, I am a newbie at least in the world of guitars. I am in process of building a semi hollow body electric from a kit(I can hear gr… Started by mark nathenson in Luthier Talk |
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Jun 20, 2017 Reply by Greg Mirken |
Custom Tenor guitar pin bridge neededHi All, I am converting a old Harmony H150 into a wide neck tenor / steel string baritone ukulele.. This guitar has a bolt on 6 string brid… Started by Garrett Needham in Luthier Talk |
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left handed electric bass truss rodI obtained this bass for my son to (hopefully) play. Neck is nearly straight and looked like with a minor setup would be a good instrument… Started by Lee Gendvilas in Luthier Talk |
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Jun 19, 2017 Reply by Lee Gendvilas |
Can you just rout off a single outside layer of rotted binding if that is the only plastic that's rotting?Its a Gretsch Van Eps model, and the outer later of body binding is the only plastic that's rotting. The purfling and neck binding seems t… Started by Joseph Capra in Luthier Talk |
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Jun 18, 2017 Reply by Hesh Breakstone |
1963 Gibson SJ with serious top crack:suggestions?Hi all, this poor thing just came in for repair. The owner acquired it in a trade, in 1968. By the mid-'70's it became unplayable, becaus… Started by Dave Richard in Luthier Talk |
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Jun 18, 2017 Reply by Dave Richard |
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