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LMI's new fret tang tool....

Looks pretty spiffy,  https://www.lmii.com/products/shopbrowse?category_id=1448 Although I must give props where props are due:  I did a st…

Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk

2 Feb 20, 2014
Reply by Mike Kolb

Thompson Belly Reducer

First Post! Thanks Frank for this awesome forum! Just got a Set of the Thompson Belly Reducer... pieces... haha, thought there was mor…

Started by John Walker Waldsmith in Luthier Talk

8 Feb 19, 2014
Reply by John Walker Waldsmith

What blacklight can do...

 I had to do a photoessay of the effects of blacklight  on instruments a few years back. This was part of that essay. The guitar is a Colli…

Started by Kerry Krishna in Luthier Talk

5 Feb 19, 2014
Reply by RETROROD

how to fix low spot on back of neck?

I have this cool strat neck, it's still unfinished and I am wondering how to fix a small problem: The profile is great , but right where th…

Started by Micha Schellhaas in Luthier Talk

12 Feb 19, 2014
Reply by Russell Vance

Is there any saving this pickguard???

So apparently someone used the wrong adhesive to reglue this pickguard. Now, as you can kind of see in the pics, it's swelling up in the mi…

Started by Ian Pender in Luthier Talk

8 Feb 18, 2014
Reply by Ian Pender

cannot find info on Brazos acoustic guitar

Hi, I have an old Brazos acoustic guitar, model BA-50. This was my first guitar, bought used over 15 years ago. I eventually sold it, but r…

Started by Arthur Sweeney in Luthier Talk

3 Feb 17, 2014
Reply by Arthur Sweeney

Mandolin peghead scroll break

Last night I suffered the dreaded peghead scroll break when the mandolin fell off a stand during a rehearsal. Of course, I looked up Frank'…

Started by LARRY KLOSE in Luthier Talk

15 Feb 16, 2014
Reply by J R Emmett

How to fix a warped archtop top?

Hi friends, this is a Vox Cougar Bass.   http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/Fanaticibanez/Vox%20Cougar/IMG_1084.jpg The action is like…

Started by Fanatic in Luthier Talk

17 Feb 15, 2014
Reply by steve hewitt

At a loss here.

Somehow while sanding and scraping the guitar body sides...I've almost sanded through in a 2" by 2" area, upper bout, near the waist, on th…

Started by Michael Tulloch in Luthier Talk

5 Feb 15, 2014
Reply by Michael Tulloch

Any idea on who the maker might be??

HI all. I have had this old guitar for a while now. I finally did a neck reset on it last week and made a new bridge. I have wondered for a…

Started by Matt Haugen in Luthier Talk

2 Feb 15, 2014
Reply by Steve Bettesworth

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