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restoring old Washburn parlor guitarI've just acquired a prewar Washburn with some parts in good shape. I've been trying to date it to determine how best to restore the bridge… Started by Barbara Millikan in Luthier Talk |
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Feb 21, 2011 Reply by charley erck |
Possible to fix the lacquer after a back has been taken off and put back on?So though I have taken the back off maybe 6 or 7 of my own axes over the years, I have never even considered working on the lacquer afterw… Started by Kerry Krishna in Luthier Talk |
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Feb 21, 2011 Reply by William F.Eden |
Planned obsolescence?I took in this Jay Turser Jr. for one of my starving artist friends. He uses it as a loner for his students with small hands. The guitar ne… Started by Paul Breen in Luthier Talk |
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Looking for info: L&H Shrine UkuleleI want to build a series of replicas of the Lyon & Healy Shrine Ukulele. Does anyone have access to one that would be willing to share… Started by Jack C Clark in Luthier Talk |
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Feb 21, 2011 Reply by Jack C Clark |
Cross braceMy new homemade Mandola that I crossbraced(my first)gave a loud pop this wk/nd and Mon I found that the the cross had been violated.This da… Started by Tim Mace in Luthier Talk |
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Feb 20, 2011 Reply by Tim Mace |
Recent Regal resonators...Glue used for neck/body...I've got 2 Regal resonators in the shop...One bass and one guitar....The guitar has a heelblock separation at the on the joined seem, that… Started by thefishinmusician in Luthier Talk |
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Feb 18, 2011 Reply by William F.Eden |
Regluing a bridge with some sort of ledge on it?Hello, So I have a guitar in for repair that the bridge was lifting off. Once I got the bridge off I noticed this ledge around the perime… Started by Justin in Luthier Talk |
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Feb 16, 2011 Reply by Bruce Herrmann |
Endgrain Staining on old Maple headstock - RFCHowdy out there in radio land, Anybody got any miracle cures for this situation ? It looks pretty permanent to me. The instrument sat i… Started by Paul Lupus in Luthier Talk |
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Feb 15, 2011 Reply by FRANK |
Martin bridge at wrong positionI have seen it many times. The bridge is located at the wrong place, and the guitar has a very bad intonation. There are three ways to solv… Started by Andras Novak in Luthier Talk |
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Feb 13, 2011 Reply by Charlie Hoffman |
guitar's worth..?Hi, this is not a luthier-type question, but here goes: How can one tell a guitar's worth? I always seem to be checking-out guitars (usuall… Started by Arthur Sweeney in Luthier Talk |
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Feb 11, 2011 Reply by Ned Knepp |
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