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Bridge Plate Caul

To make a caul for the bridge plate when reglueing a bridge, I took some modeling clay, in a sandwich bag, squashed it , got inside the gui…

Started by Carl Mesrobian in Luthier Talk

6 Jul 23, 2014
Reply by Carl Mesrobian

What Luthier made this 'from scratch' tailpiece?

 I am on a hunt of some import for me. This solid tailpiece was made ( I think) by a Luthier in California somewhere. I need a name! Any he…

Started by Kerry Krishna in Luthier Talk

2 Jul 23, 2014
Reply by Robbie Collins

Set Screws, Cup Point vs. Flat Point

Hi,   I'm placing an order with McMaster-Carr for various sizes of set screws to be used mainly in electric guitar bridges and I had a ques…

Started by Cyrus Comiskey in Luthier Talk

9 Jul 23, 2014
Reply by Robbie Collins

When Your Nuts Fall Off....

Although if this post could speak you might be expecting a mezzo-soprano voice what I want to talk about is guitar nuts.... Over the years…

Started by Hesh Breakstone in Luthier Talk

16 Jul 20, 2014
Reply by Luke Single

Romantic Guitar Question.

Why is there a hole in the headstock?  I have become infatuated with these guitars lately. Thanks, Tom. Photo from 12fret.com

Started by Thomas James in Luthier Talk

8 Jul 17, 2014
Reply by Thomas James

60's epiphone texan Neck reset.

Hey guys,  Im in the middle of resetting this epiphone texan, and when I tried to take a read of the neck by putting light gauge strings o…

Started by Alexander Allgood in Luthier Talk

7 Jul 13, 2014
Reply by Russell Vance

Gibson LG-2 X bracing radius

Hello to all, I am in the process of replacing X bracing on this mid to late 50's LG-2, the broken x bracing that came out of the guitar is…

Started by Hector Trevino in Luthier Talk

2 Jul 13, 2014
Reply by Mario Cardenas

Introduction and setup question

Hi all, This is my first post. I'm a guitar player, not a luthier. I've done a few setups on my own guitars over the last five years using…

Started by steven gallagher in Luthier Talk

17 Jul 10, 2014
Reply by Thomas James

Overhanging saddles

Hi guys , where do you get these saddles ? They overhang and I hope to avoid recutting a bridge slot ? May be from an Ibanez ?

Started by Len Biglin in Luthier Talk

12 Jul 10, 2014
Reply by Kevin Rodela

Tenor guitar bridge question

Happy 4th of July, for those of us in the States... "wish you were here" for those of us who aren't. I recently bought an "American Gretsc…

Started by Ned Knepp in Luthier Talk

4 Jul 9, 2014
Reply by Ned Knepp

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