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Drill Mill Lathe

My old man is cleaning his shop out. Sad, but he's happy to give his sons his tools. One of these is a Smithy Drill Mill. It ain't a Bridge…

Started by Thomas James in Luthier Talk

6 Oct 30, 2012
Reply by Thomas James

Vintage Tortoise Shell Binding for a 1976 Gibson J-45

Any one know where to get some of this original stuff. I don't want to replace it all with plastic, obviously. Every little piece of the or…

Started by Jeff Perkins in Luthier Talk

15 Oct 30, 2012
Reply by peter farr

Am I losing it or what

Here we go again.  Brand-new Gibson LP jr.   Nut slot on high e cut too low, buzzing on 1st fret.  Customer complains action is high and it…

Started by Christian Johnson in Luthier Talk

9 Oct 30, 2012
Reply by Hesh Breakstone

Experience is the best teacher.

I've been rebuilding an old Favilla F5. I pulled the top. Cleaned out several bad crack repair attempts, flattened the top and splined/ glu…

Started by Ned Knepp in Luthier Talk

13 Oct 29, 2012
Reply by Ned Knepp

Make smaller the pocket of my guitar neck

Hi, I would like to know how to make the pocket of my guitar neck smaller. It's quite perfect but I think that the neck fits in it too easi…

Started by Stefano in Luthier Talk

1 Oct 29, 2012
Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron

Short scale bass build tone question....

I'm building a short scale bass...Bolt on , maple back and sides....Basically , Danelectro style , only I glued up 3 pieces of maple , and…

Started by thefishinmusician in Luthier Talk

3 Oct 29, 2012
Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron

Depth of the neck at the heel

Good morning:   I have a Squire Strato and I want to change the neck. I have bought a maple neck from China with these characteristics:  …

Started by Stefano in Luthier Talk

5 Oct 28, 2012
Reply by Stefano

Dead notes on an Epiphone bass guitar

I've just found the most annoying dead-spot on any bass guitar. While most Fenders have it around the high C  (first string, fifth fret), t…

Started by Alexander López in Luthier Talk

3 Oct 27, 2012
Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron

Strip a Metallic Coat

Hi... This is my first post. I'm new here. Here my question. I'm stripping a squire stratocaster: it's blue but paint is damaged and - near…

Started by Stefano in Luthier Talk

1 Oct 26, 2012
Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron

Fender Bass Wiring Schematic

Hi all. I bought this Fender bass guitar from a flea market a few weeks back and it has a loose wire. It is the black wire, (far right of p…

Started by Matt Haugen in Luthier Talk

6 Oct 25, 2012
Reply by Matt Haugen

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