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Installing new BIG frets.

After replacing the inlays, I've finally started the refret on my 1978 Custom with Jescar FW57110. I must be doing something wrong, because…

Started by Michael S. Fields in Luthier Talk

28 Jan 1, 2017
Reply by Stewart C Simon

Critical temperature for Martin neck binding

Does anybody know the safe temperature of a houshold iron used for straightening a Martin (10 years old) neck with white binding?

Started by Bob Steinarsson in Luthier Talk

5 Jan 1, 2017
Reply by Christopher Parker

Frank's Cranks

If you have not purchased one or three of these cranks - do it!  A fluid piece of art in both beauty and performance.  Thanks, Frank.

Started by Thomas James in Luthier Talk

0 Dec 31, 2016

Cheap & Easy - Little Humidifiers

This idea fell out of the sky ... not sure if the thought is original? 

Started by Thomas James in Luthier Talk

0 Dec 31, 2016

Spruce bridge plate

Restoring old ladder braced guitars like I do can be educational. The history of bridge plates for example. In the beginning in the 1800's…

Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk

0 Dec 30, 2016

Nut & $addle $ander

Anyone seen this yet?  $180 for a bone-sanding jig?  Oh, I'm sure it works well but, dammit..... http://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Tools

Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk

24 Dec 29, 2016
Reply by Thomas James

Neck gluing jig

I work with vintage and old guitars. The two most difficult things when doing this is gluing back the neck and the bottom. I have made jigs…

Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk

1 Dec 27, 2016
Reply by Roger Häggström

1960's Höfner Truss Rod thread size!

Hello everybody, I have had a customer reclaim an old Hofner Club60 out of a skip/dumpster for free, and they've brought it to me to hopef…

Started by Darren in Luthier Talk

6 Dec 26, 2016
Reply by Darren

CHRISTMAS GREETING

And, to you all, Happy Christmas! Here are a couple of inspirational Christmas videos from the gang at my shop: Hauntingly sentimental, wi…

Started by Frank Ford in Luthier Talk

2 Dec 25, 2016
Reply by Lee Gendvilas

Rosewood fingerboard finish?

Hello again All, I've recently been favoring rosewood as a fingerboard wood, and have been looking around for a finish for them that keeps…

Started by Brian Burns in Luthier Talk

15 Dec 23, 2016
Reply by Richard Bales

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