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Need help to identify Sigma guitar model #

Hi my friends. I found someone selling a nice Sigma acoustic, but could use some help identifying the model #. The  person is the original…

Started by Arthur Sweeney in Luthier Talk

5 Sep 1, 2014
Reply by Allan Bacon

Broken Set Screw on Knob - Help Needed

The blade-type set screw holding the remaining knob onto the '57 Guild Aristocrat in the background is missing one leg. How might I loosen…

Started by Robbie Collins in Luthier Talk

5 Sep 1, 2014
Reply by Robbie Collins

Dan Erlewine uses Titebond hide glue???

Got a trade secrets video in my email from Stew-Mac today showing Dan repairing a nasty headstock break with Titebond Hide Glue. I thought…

Started by John White in Luthier Talk

7 Aug 31, 2014
Reply by harrison phipps

G. P. Sittner guitar?

I had a customer bring me a real basket case, an old "G.P. Sittner" nylon string acoustic. Many, many cracks, all the bracing's loose, the…

Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk

11 Aug 30, 2014
Reply by Ned Knepp

a good idea??`

I found this on facebook and I thought it was a good Idea for using an old broken up rite bass --             what do ya think???

Started by Donald A. Fortune in Luthier Talk

9 Aug 28, 2014
Reply by David Farmer

Anyone done a neck reset on a vintage Hofner Verithin (Verythin)?

I recently acquired a 1961 Hofner Verithin (very-cheap, due to a number of dubious mods over the years, fitted with a factory Bigsby B6. Th…

Started by Bill Rodrick in Luthier Talk

5 Aug 27, 2014
Reply by Bill Rodrick

Interesting ebay find. Thought I'd share.

I was just killing time on ebay looking at guitars. I love the pictures. I saw this and thought I would share it. Very cool guitar with som…

Started by David Edward Helmer in Luthier Talk

3 Aug 22, 2014
Reply by Mark Pollock

Re posting

If you happen to re post a question or another problem - don't worry about it, because as we get on in life, there are two physical things…

Started by Donald A. Fortune in Luthier Talk

3 Aug 22, 2014
Reply by Donald A. Fortune

Hopf " tater bug " guitar type thingy..

Customer got this for 100 at an estate sale....The bridge is coming up...Luckily , the top isn't distorting...Question...Removing the sound…

Started by thefishinmusician in Luthier Talk

5 Aug 19, 2014
Reply by Scott Supak

re-attaching an old guitar label

I'm fixing a mid 60s Epiphone Cortez that has a bunch of cracks in the back and top.  Using steam, I removed the old label so it would not…

Started by Brian Stewart in Luthier Talk

5 Aug 18, 2014
Reply by Richard Bales

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