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Ibanez Soundgear 5 string bass repairHi everyone. I recently refretted a 5 string ibanez sound gear for a friend customer/ he recently brought it back over for a seasonal truss… Started by Alexander Allgood in Luthier Talk |
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Sep 13, 2012 Reply by Paul Verticchio |
6 inline plank open gear tuning machineI'm repairing a 1967 Kay semi-hollowbody thinline electric. It needs new tuners and I 'm having a problem finding the tuners. I've tried St… Started by Stanton W Friedman in Luthier Talk |
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Sep 13, 2012 Reply by Paul Verticchio |
Glueing CocoboloI've previously made a classical guitar using cocobolo for back and sides and used epoxy throughout for glueing the coco. I'm currently wor… Started by Jim MacBrayne in Luthier Talk |
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Sep 10, 2012 Reply by Jim MacBrayne |
Trimming binding before installingI have a binding replacement project where I need to cut the binding in half before installing. I can get the right thickness, but the stoc… Started by Jerry Ryan in Luthier Talk |
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Sep 10, 2012 Reply by Chris Rochow |
Slanted fingerboard on a classical?Hi, how come a classical neck has a high rise on the treble side and is slightly concave? Is it possible this was done at the factory? I ha… Started by tadej bratkovic in Luthier Talk |
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Sep 10, 2012 Reply by Paul Verticchio |
Refret jobs: hammer or press???Howdy! I have refretted a couple of guitars & mandos using the hammer method but am no expert at it (yet!). Then I watched the Stew Mac… Started by MarkinCO in Luthier Talk |
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Sep 9, 2012 Reply by Michael Shaw |
finish restoration, 48 year old guitarI am repairing my brother's Guild nylon string classic guitar. My parents gave it to him in 1964. Construction is mahogany throughout with… Started by Daniel Patrick Murphy in Luthier Talk |
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Sep 8, 2012 Reply by Mark Pollock |
Re-gluing trapazoid fret markers?I just acquired a neglected '50 ES 150 with large pearoid markers that are all coming up aound the edges. What'a the best way to flatten an… Started by Gerry Hemming in Luthier Talk |
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Sep 7, 2012 Reply by Gerry Hemming |
cheap buffing setup worth it?I'd like to getting a buffing wheel set up for my shop, but I don't have the money for a nice one. I'm thinking about getting one similar… Started by Brian Stewart in Luthier Talk |
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Sep 7, 2012 Reply by Eric Steven Johansen |
Otwin Rhythmus neck problemsJust had in a guitar from a customer who collects European archtop guitars built around the '60's. The instrument is an Otwin Rhythmus arc… Started by Dave Yelverton in Luthier Talk |
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Sep 6, 2012 Reply by Eric Steven Johansen |
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