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How to fix a split back?

Started by mark dawson in Luthier Talk

A Pair of Slingerland Nite Hawk Tenor Banjos

Hi All,     I just completed a restoration of an old Slingerland Nite Hawk tenor banjo for a customer.  Funny thing is, that I have a Nite…

Started by Dave Fox in Luthier Talk

Road worn Martin D-35!

Hi allBefore I go any further, a few words to Martin guitars here in Germany: they're pretty rare, and 70's Martins are worshiped as Gods.…

Started by Grahame Myers in Luthier Talk

Installing Baggs Radius on flat top round hole mandolin.

I have a Brazilian bandolim, basically a flat top mandolin with a round sound hole. The sound is somewhat unique as they all are but the co…

Started by LARRY KLOSE in Luthier Talk

Ovation Celebrity CC153 Scale length

Hello,I have a Ovation Celebrity model CC153 and had to fill in the saddle slot with a filler piece of wood and have to recut the slot. For…

Started by Michael P. Lemieux in Luthier Talk

Ebony nut

I am about to complete my third guitar build and I am shaping the nut in the final setup.  It has a zero fret (just trying that for a chang…

Started by Mark McLean in Luthier Talk

Instrument Appraisal

Does anyone know who can do a banjo appraisal in the Los Angeles area? Mine was recently damaged in a UPS shipment and I need an appraisal…

Started by Roy Duguay in Luthier Talk

Bracing question

I make flat top guitars ( inbetween making mistakes) and have always used 1/4 sawn spruce for bracing. I have come by a good size piece of…

Started by Donald A. Fortune in Luthier Talk

Martin non adjustable truss rod flip

    I have 70's Martin D 35 that came in with over .020" relief in the neck... the fret board had already been thinned to about .155" at th…

Started by Fritz Froeschner in Luthier Talk