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Need technical advice: building electrical frame-saw (3 blades)

Hello to you all!I’m in the process of making a “frame-saw”, a frame holding multiple saw-blades (3). I have managed to make a “hand oppera…

Started by Bart van Weperen in Metalworking, Machining, Tool & Fixture Making for Luthiers

10 Oct 18, 2011
Reply by Bart van Weperen

Arch top guitar to pin bridge conversion......

 Has anyone here actually done this work? Out of the 14  Kay Kraft two points that I have right now, I have 2  that are both written off ca…

Started by Kerry Krishna in Luthier Talk

12 Oct 17, 2011
Reply by Ned Knepp

Finishing question...

Other than doing spot-repair & touch-ups on structural work, I'm really not experienced with complete instrument refinishing.  As a per…

Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk

7 Oct 17, 2011
Reply by William F.Eden

Help with Failed Attempt to Repair Top Cracks

I had a guitar I built come back with a couple of top cracks that the owner said occurred when the bridge came loose, although looking at t…

Started by Philip Secrist in Luthier Talk

18 Oct 16, 2011
Reply by Ned Knepp

Convert floating bridge to pin bridge

I have a 50's birch silvertone that i'd like to convert from a floating bridge to a pin bridge. The reason I want to convert it is because…

Started by John McDonald in Luthier Talk

12 Oct 16, 2011
Reply by Magnus Hultin

Cocobolo??

 Hi my friends can anyone tell me were I can buy a nice set of Cocobolo. And is there any problems as far as glueing it up or finishing????…

Started by William F.Eden in Luthier Talk

7 Oct 14, 2011
Reply by FRANK

Beveling edges on a Martin style Pick Guard

I have had requests for a beveled edge red tortoise  pick guard for a Martin that did not come with one. My problem is that in making the b…

Started by Ed Taublieb in Luthier Talk

14 Oct 14, 2011
Reply by Ed Taublieb

Flattening old Bakelite pick guards and source for new guards?

The old axes I am constantly working on have a few things in common, and the warped guars are one of them. Have any of you any ideas on how…

Started by Kerry Krishna in Luthier Talk

30 Oct 13, 2011
Reply by Kerry Krishna

loar spaced F5 tuners?

I am working on a Gilchrist F5 mandola & it needs new tuners.  The 29/32 post spacing on the tuners I got from Stew Mac are too close t…

Started by harrison phipps in Luthier Talk

6 Oct 12, 2011
Reply by Paul Hostetter

Truss rod pushed down into the guitar neck

Hello, I have a Oscar-schmidt (by washburn) OE30 SHB guitar with a stripped truss rod nut and the truss rod has somehow moved further into…

Started by Henry Ramsey in Luthier Talk

26 Oct 11, 2011
Reply by Michael P. Lemieux

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