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CTS Pots: Groundwater Pollution in NC

I'm rethinking my use of CTS pots after reading an article in the Atlantic about the extremes CTS Corp has gone to avoid responsibility and…

Started by Robbie Collins in Luthier Talk

12 Mar 15, 2015
Reply by Ned Knepp

Oil finish for new necks

I am about to start finishing some new guitars I am making, and was wondering what peoples thoughts were regarding tru-oil for the necks.  …

Started by Mark Klossner in Luthier Talk

7 Mar 14, 2015
Reply by Mark Klossner

Dovetail vs humidity

Dear all together, I was looking around the other topics but I didn't find the right answer for my question. I hope one of you has a good o…

Started by Jakob Poljakoff in Luthier Talk

4 Mar 13, 2015
Reply by Frank Ford

Here's an inexpensive source for celluloid tortoise shell binding

I had to do a repair on some tortoise shell fingerboard binding the other day and went looking to my usual sources for some.  Stew Mac does…

Started by Brian Stewart in Luthier Talk

21 Mar 13, 2015
Reply by Ian Pender

OOPS - A SPAMMER GOT THROUGH

Sorry everybody - looks like another one slipped in under the door. "Ben Debrah"  has been summarily DUMPED. . .

Started by Frank Ford in Luthier Talk

4 Mar 12, 2015
Reply by Ned Knepp

shop oddity of the week photo

This is for those that spent time arguing the tonal effects of Delrin vs. aluminum adjuster wheels.

Started by David Farmer in Luthier Talk

3 Mar 12, 2015
Reply by Jelle van Tilburg

Nitrocellulose lacquer

I have a very nice banjo around 3 years old, it has very fine ring cracks in the lacquer around the back of the neck right from the edge o…

Started by Kenneth Davis in Luthier Talk

11 Mar 11, 2015
Reply by Andrew

Martin 1833 Shop no longer selling fret wire

Martin 1833 Shop used to sell fret wire with Martin's standard crown height and width dimensions in a variety of tang widths. There where m…

Started by Paul Breen in Luthier Talk

21 Mar 10, 2015
Reply by Barry Chern

Bridge belly

This is a 72' 0-18. It has a slight belly. I was wondering what you guys thought about it. Should it or can it be repaired it? The guitar p…

Started by Luke Single in Luthier Talk

10 Mar 10, 2015
Reply by Luke Single

short strings and string storage

A heads up and a question. The loop end, plain steel, bulk strings I usually order arrived shorter than they used to and no longer work for…

Started by David Farmer in Luthier Talk

12 Mar 8, 2015
Reply by Paul Verticchio

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