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Dropped guitar. Ouch

OK Cowboys, I need some help with this one.   Dropped D-16  Strap failed.  Bad back cracks.  Lining compressed and cracked in multiple plac…

Started by Christian Johnson in Luthier Talk

6 Apr 10, 2013
Reply by John

Gibson F-2 Mandolin Repair Question

I have a Gibson F-2 mandolin that was made in 1914 and has been in my family since about 1920.  It's in very good shape except for the neck…

Started by David A Spriggs in Luthier Talk

18 Apr 9, 2013
Reply by David A Spriggs

Pulling frets created a mess on an ebony fingerboard!

Any suggestion on the best way to handle some chipping on the fingerboard from pulling frets?  I know...don't let it happen to begin with. …

Started by Paul Tinney in Luthier Talk

8 Apr 9, 2013
Reply by Paul Verticchio

Piezo pickups

Can anyone point me in the right direction. I am trying to restore (get working) a nylon solid body from the eighties (Washburn). The picku…

Started by sylvan in Luthier Talk

15 Apr 6, 2013
Reply by Paul Verticchio

Stripped Fender Truss Rod Nut...

Hey all. I have a 99 Strat DLX one my bench. The truss rod nut is stripped all to hell. The guy complained that the frets were flat, and th…

Started by David Edward Helmer in Luthier Talk

4 Apr 5, 2013
Reply by Paul Verticchio

Rewiring the shop/running cable for another box: painless, or painful?

I had a ticketed Electrician come in today to tell me everything that I needed to get my shop wired up better than it is now.  It was decid…

Started by Kerry Krishna in Luthier Talk

1 Apr 2, 2013
Reply by Kerry Krishna

Intonation for epiphone

I recieved this project in pieces with some of those pieces missing. It did not have a nut and the lower bridge was removed. This is my sto…

Started by marvin james in Luthier Talk

7 Apr 2, 2013
Reply by Len Biglin

Stainless steel refrets

Hi all, I will soon be doing my first SS refret on a Strat and while searching for some good info on the internet it only confused me a bi…

Started by tadej bratkovic in Luthier Talk

28 Apr 1, 2013
Reply by tadej bratkovic

1967 d-12-35 restore project

could use a little advice on where to actually start on this project im well into it at this point but am at a critical point where mistake…

Started by scott houston in Luthier Talk

18 Apr 1, 2013
Reply by Paul Hostetter

A repair for a repairman.....

 My fellow "Fretsters", One of our members, Lonnie Barber, had some surgery done this week.  He's recovering nicely but he's looking at 2 w…

Started by Paul Verticchio in Luthier Talk

7 Mar 31, 2013
Reply by lonnie james barber

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