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Communist Fender Precision copy!

Got something interesting in the shop at the moment, a Marlin Grabber Bass, like the thread title says a fender copy made in old east Germa…

Started by Grahame Myers in Luthier Talk

4 Sep 18, 2010
Reply by Howard Klepper

Hofner 12 string. Needs new strings.

Hi, I am sorry if this is the wrong forum for my question.  I have a 1983 Hofner 12-string that I converted to 6-string  because of difficu…

Started by Gibs Fan in Luthier Talk

5 Sep 16, 2010
Reply by Tim Mace

Medium for pigments when doing touchup

Hi all,I have question about powdered pigments when doing color touchups. I know i can use acetone to dissolve my pigments when using epoxy…

Started by Justin in Luthier Talk

4 Sep 16, 2010
Reply by Justin

chips in finish 2009 fender p bass

My p bass took a tumble and now has two chips taken out of the finish (see photo). I would appreciate some help in how to fix it. I have no…

Started by Lee Gendvilas in Luthier Talk

4 Sep 15, 2010
Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron

Dealing with low frets on a fret dress

 A trick I've been using on some fret dressing jobs....You're leveling the frets, and find a 2 or 3 fret dip, or a couple fret ends too low…

Started by thefishinmusician in Luthier Talk

0 Sep 15, 2010

Vintage Les Paul Jr. - Action over pickup

We've had a few old LP Jr's come through in the last couple of years and have been noticing a pattern of the strings sitting too close to t…

Started by Steve Baker in Luthier Talk

16 Sep 15, 2010
Reply by thefishinmusician

Buzz on D string

I got another one.  Eastman acoustic, 12-54 strings.  Customer wants lower action, fingerpicker.  I got it to 2/32 at the 12th, had to do a…

Started by Christian Johnson in Luthier Talk

16 Sep 15, 2010
Reply by thefishinmusician

Question on the old Gibson L-00 and L-1 series

I hope to build a 1920's L-1 replica for my next guitar project.However, I can only find the GAL 1920's L-0 plan and the GAL/MIMF 1920's L-…

Started by Matthew Lau in Luthier Talk

8 Sep 15, 2010
Reply by John Evans

Dead strings/poor sustain

I built a baritone uke and tuned to GCEA with the aquila strings for that tuning.  The instrument has great balance and projection with str…

Started by John McDonald in Luthier Talk

3 Sep 14, 2010
Reply by John McDonald

Back Thickness

I have a curly Maple back, I would like to use for a size 5 unit. It's my understanding to be around .110 for thickness....but this piece i…

Started by Michael Tulloch in Luthier Talk

4 Sep 14, 2010
Reply by Michael Tulloch

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