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Keeping hide glue freshI use hide glue mainly for bracing, on new instruments, crack repair on old ones, and a few other tasks. I go through the routine of refrig… Started by Bob Gleason in Luthier Talk |
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May 16, 2017 Reply by Bob Gleason |
gummy finish on Eastman archtopCustomer has a 17" Eastman archtop acoustic three years old, with a 'french polish' finish: not lacquer. She applied a store bought guitar… Started by Dave Richard in Luthier Talk |
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May 14, 2017 Reply by Mark Fogleman |
Calipers....I love precision measuring tools.... so, although owning dial calipers and digital calipers, my mission yesterday was to finally learn how… Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk |
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May 11, 2017 Reply by Murray MacLeod |
Crack gluingWhen I glue top cracks I use hot hide glue and I do it in two sessions. The first with glue only in the crack and the main thing is to keep… Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk |
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Intonation againThis is a nice article about nut and saddle intonation on classical guitars. I have read it and had to skip most of the hard core mathemati… Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk |
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May 10, 2017 Reply by Roger Häggström |
centre seam gap .Hi friends , Im after some advise on this centre seam , the gap opened up while removing the bridge . I had masked with masking tape (for s… Started by Len Biglin in Luthier Talk |
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May 9, 2017 Reply by Len Biglin |
Cleat making jigHairline cracks glued with hot hide glue are stable and new cracks will probably come next to the glued crack. But HHG don't fill out voids… Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk |
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May 8, 2017 Reply by Roger Häggström |
1997 V-Series Strat - Bridge Splays Strings Too Widely?This guitar just came in with an action complaint. It is a '57 Vintage Reissue. The action is fine, but playing it revealed that bending st… Started by Robbie Collins in Luthier Talk |
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May 4, 2017 Reply by Walter W Wright |
Nifty magnet articles!Since we've all used magnets for clamping, aligning, etc. I'd like to share a link to an outfit that always has great little articles publi… Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk |
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May 4, 2017 Reply by Robbie Collins |
How much heat, to loosen fingerboard extension(w/ ivoroid binding), for reset?To avoid torching the flammable celluloid? How have others handled this? Started by Dave Richard in Luthier Talk |
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May 4, 2017 Reply by Robbie Collins |
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