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japanese gretsch copy

hey everbody,i bought this guitar at a flea market for 25 bucks.the headstock logo is missing.i found the same guitar on the net made by di…

Started by graham high in Luthier Talk

4 Jun 26, 2012
Reply by Hal Hudson

The Dovetail

Most of the neck dovetail joints I have seen have a gap, or "pocket" at the top of the joint between the end of the tenon and the neck bloc…

Started by Paul Cooper in Luthier Talk

2 Jun 23, 2012
Reply by Frank Ford

Glue disappeared in a neck joint of a 100 year guitar?

I sold an old parlor guitar and loosened the strings before packing it into a box to ship. Upon receipt, the buyer said that the neck was l…

Started by MJS in Luthier Talk

28 Jun 23, 2012
Reply by MJS

The mistery behind finishes and primers

Hello all again, this forum really proves to be helpful. I want you to shed me some light on this one. I hope it's okay for you to talk so…

Started by tadej bratkovic in Luthier Talk

7 Jun 23, 2012
Reply by tadej bratkovic

Montreal Guitar Show - from June 29th to July 1st 2012

I'll be part of the exhibitors at the Montreal Guitar Show this year again (I was already there in 2009 and 2010). I'll will be showing a b…

Started by Pierre-Antoine Roiron in Luthier Talk

3 Jun 21, 2012
Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron

Harmony Sovereign stripped truss rod nut

I think the title says it all - I was working on a very nice Sovereign, took out the truss rod nut with my 1/4" driver, lubed it up real go…

Started by Mark Pollock in Luthier Talk

1 Jun 20, 2012
Reply by Mark Pollock

Yamaha Guitar FG-336SB II damage

Hi, I saw this guitar for sale cheap on craigslist. It has some damage (see photo). How much do you think a luthier would charge to repair…

Started by Arthur Sweeney in Luthier Talk

5 Jun 20, 2012
Reply by Paul Verticchio

Stripping Finish From a Neck

I have an old neck from a trashed Burns Double Six which I would like to put on a guitar body I fashioned from a nice piece of walnut. The…

Started by Jeremy Steele in Luthier Talk

4 Jun 20, 2012
Reply by Jeremy Steele

Zero fret replacement

What is the correct procedure for installing a new zero fret

Started by jerry bandfield in Luthier Talk

3 Jun 18, 2012
Reply by William F.Eden

Another wacky neck ... '74 sideways bend.

1974 Fender.  While fixing a loose neck/pocket problem I saw this huge sideways curve. It has crazy low frets too. The owner is a gigging p…

Started by Thomas James in Luthier Talk

8 Jun 18, 2012
Reply by Tim Mace

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