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best glue for loose bindings

I have a guitar with some loose celluloid bindings that need to be reglued. Whats the best glue to use that won't damage the lacquer finish?

Started by Rodney Smith in Luthier Talk

3 Oct 10, 2011
Reply by Chris Rochow

REMOVE SURFACE RUST ?

Hi, I have a guitar that Iam cleaning and installing new strings.It has a floating bridge and a tailpeice with surface rust.Theres more rus…

Started by Rich Mulcahy in Luthier Talk

23 Oct 10, 2011
Reply by Jim Bancroft

Different saddle height...

Somebody asked me a question that I wasn't able to answer... He noticed that in 12 string guitars the saddle is usually lower than in 6 str…

Started by Antonio Cotichini in Luthier Talk

14 Oct 10, 2011
Reply by Tim Mace

O.C.G.A.S.

FROM GUITARELIC@ALBERTA: IKNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I KICKED THIS HORNETS NEST! LIKE KERRY, TOM: "WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD" PLUS THE FA…

Started by keith angus in Luthier Talk

5 Oct 10, 2011
Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron

Termites!!

A client wants me to repair a classical guitar that's got termites! I told him not to bring it back to my shop, but he insists to have it r…

Started by Alexander López in Luthier Talk

19 Oct 9, 2011
Reply by Tom Mitchell

Newbie spray finishing question

I'm going to take the plunge and gear up to do spray finishing.  I already have a 1.5HP compressor with a 2 gallon tank that is rated at 12…

Started by Tom Mitchell in Luthier Talk

10 Oct 9, 2011
Reply by Tom Mitchell

Lacquer Shelf Life

I have an unopened gallon of McFadden clear spray lacquer that is dated 2005.  Is there a shelf life for spray lacquer? I also have just ab…

Started by Philip Secrist in Luthier Talk

3 Oct 9, 2011
Reply by FRANK

If you could choose ANY wood to make a bridge...

I'm going to replace a fractured mustache bridge on an Epiphone EJ-200CE.  I bought it in it's present condition as a "project guitar", so…

Started by Tom Mitchell in Luthier Talk

12 Oct 8, 2011
Reply by Paul Hostetter

Heating for disassembly ...

I plan to do a complete teardown on a 60's dumpster dive Kawaii acoustic guitar so I can get my "potential mistakes" out of the way before…

Started by Tom Mitchell in Luthier Talk

12 Oct 6, 2011
Reply by Tom Mitchell

grovers&plywood

FROM GUITARELIC@ALBERTA: TWO LINES OF INQUIRY. FIRST: HOW MUCH 'PLAY' OR 'WOBBLE' SHOULD THERE BE,IF ANY, IN THE STRING POSTS OF A SET OF G…

Started by keith angus in Luthier Talk

4 Oct 6, 2011
Reply by keith angus

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