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Doc's McIntyre Guitar

One of Doc's guitars has just gone up for bid on Ebay,a one of a kind McIntyre !

Started by Tim Mace in Luthier Talk

3 Sep 17, 2013
Reply by Tim Mace

Re-Repairing a Bad Headstock Repair

Hi all.  I just purchased a 1976 Gibson Explorer that has seen better days.  On top of a bad repaint in zebra stripes, it also had a headst…

Started by Jason West in Luthier Talk

24 Sep 16, 2013
Reply by Kerry Krishna

Cow hide banjo skin scrap used for top reinforcement

I saw an excerpt in one of Henry Strobel's books on violin repair, where he was talking about cleating cracks. He discusses the importance…

Started by Paul Breen in Luthier Talk

12 Sep 15, 2013
Reply by Greg Mirken

Pickguard

Forum-eers,       I would like to attach a pickguard to a vintage instrument, with the option of removing it sometime in the future. Any su…

Started by Art Nouveau in Luthier Talk

12 Sep 15, 2013
Reply by Art Nouveau

Archtop tailpiece?

Does anyone have a good source for a classy archtop tail piece?  Checked Elderly, Allparts, StewMac, LMI... .  I'm thinking of one somethin…

Started by LARRY KLOSE in Luthier Talk

8 Sep 14, 2013
Reply by LARRY KLOSE

More Gibson J 40 Fun; Anyone ever seen this wacky neck joint before?

Gotta see it to believe it.... This guitar has a 3 piece laminated neck and as you can see in the picture there's a 3 piece laminated tang…

Started by David Burns in Luthier Talk

6 Sep 12, 2013
Reply by David Burns

Leveling onereplacement fret

I'm replacing one fret on a guitar that popped up and won't reset--I suspect it wasn't arched enough when installed.  I have the removal an…

Started by LARRY KLOSE in Luthier Talk

10 Sep 11, 2013
Reply by LARRY KLOSE

Glued in saddle? No Problem!

    I was surprised several years ago when I thought of this, AND that is works amazingly well! The photos following are one of the worse c…

Started by Kerry Krishna in Luthier Talk

5 Sep 11, 2013
Reply by Kerry Krishna

buisness software?

Estimates, invoices, accounting, pictures, letters of dispute w/ebay, scheduling. I'm trying to get organized but feel like I spend more ti…

Started by David Farmer in Luthier Talk

14 Sep 9, 2013
Reply by Robbie Collins

Warped Mandolin Neck

I have a cheap Fender Mandolin with a warped neck. It has a high point aroungd the 12th fret. I took it to local repair people, and both pe…

Started by Thomas McGuigan in Luthier Talk

11 Sep 8, 2013
Reply by Kerry Krishna

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