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Question re: neck angle arched topped guitar

I'm on my third build and still making a lot of dumb mistakes. I see i've made a mistake, which will effects neck angle and realize that th…

Started by michael loescher in Luthier Talk

6 Sep 12, 2014
Reply by michael loescher

Custom Pickup Ring? Looking for suggestions.

Hi all, A client is looking for a pickup ring to fit a humbucker and a single coil like in the photo below. This one was a one-off made by…

Started by Steve Baker in Luthier Talk

3 Sep 12, 2014
Reply by Russell Vance

Finding Neck Pocket in 1970's Guild

OK fellow members. I've met my match. I have a mid 70's Guild F-30 that needs a neck re-set. I've done a lot of neck re-sets over the years…

Started by Rick Rubin in Luthier Talk

10 Sep 11, 2014
Reply by Mark A. Kane

I have to remove a MOTS fretboard: What do you think I should do?

  This job seems to me to be a nightmare waiting to happen. How in the world do you heat a fretboard to the point of removal without 'potat…

Started by Kerry Krishna in Luthier Talk

8 Sep 11, 2014
Reply by Kerry Krishna

Resetting Martin neck with Richlite fingerboard

Hi: with a Richlite fingerboard, is the fingerboard extension heated in the same way(and the same amount) as an ebony or rosewood board, in…

Started by Dave Richard in Luthier Talk

20 Sep 10, 2014
Reply by Dave Richard

Fixing Tru-Oil's biggest problem

 So what IS that problem?  It's that it starts aging as soon as it is bottled because of the air that is at the top of the bottle. Tru Oil…

Started by Kerry Krishna in Luthier Talk

12 Sep 9, 2014
Reply by Mark Fogleman

Severed Head!

Hey Folks! Any thoughts on this? I've repaired a break like this before without any reinforcement, but it was a repair on a nylon string g…

Started by Mario Cardenas in Luthier Talk

39 Sep 8, 2014
Reply by Mario Cardenas

Pelham Blue

Hello Guys! i'm new here and couldn't find anything on the topic. I'm supposed to finish an old Gibson SG (it has been refinished before) a…

Started by Mario Cardenas in Luthier Talk

11 Sep 7, 2014
Reply by Mario Cardenas

Hi and 53 Les Paul.

 Hi fellow knights of the frets, one happy dude (me), with the 53 Les Paul, it started out in my hands with 2 fullsize humbuckers, and no…

Started by Claus Holm Jensen in Luthier Talk

6 Sep 5, 2014
Reply by Claus Holm Jensen

Sy Klopps

I found this inside an old case today. Thought you just might dig it .... man.

Started by Thomas James in Luthier Talk

1 Sep 4, 2014
Reply by Mike Kolb

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