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Is anyone familiar with this guitar?

A very nice man I befriended gave this guitar to me and wouldn't accept a payment for it. He did want me to find out the make though, so I…

Started by Matt Haugen in Luthier Talk

4 Jun 22, 2010
Reply by FRANK

12-string bridge buzz

Hi all.  I'm new here so my apologies if this topic has already been discussed.  I have a 12-string with buzzing from the bridge on the B a…

Started by Jim Chelsvig in Luthier Talk

4 Jun 22, 2010
Reply by Jim Chelsvig

WANTED: resonator guitar body in SF Bay Area

What I'm looking for is a spider-bridge resonator guitar body to use for prototyping. If the neck is broken, that's ideal - I am going to r…

Started by Topher Gayle in Luthier Talk

0 Jun 21, 2010

A different way to locate the bridge on a flat-top

One of my students arrived early for his lesson, so I showed him the project on my workbench. I was just at the point of measuring where to…

Started by Rick Homan in Luthier Talk

11 Jun 20, 2010
Reply by Donald A. Fortune

ES-175 sinking top- another one

Hi all. I have a newer ES 175 on my bench which has me stumped.The customer brought it on for a set up but right away something looked off.…

Started by Meiron Blackstien in Luthier Talk

4 Jun 20, 2010
Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron

Fret buzzing

Hey ya'll!  I recently picked up a Bourgeois DB signature dreadnought.  The guitar sounds great, but on the G string (only), frets V-XII, I…

Started by Richard Krosin in Luthier Talk

12 Jun 19, 2010
Reply by Jeff Highland

Hide Glue

I had a problem with the bridge lifting on the latest guitar that I made. I used Titebond, so i've decide to use hide glue the next time. I…

Started by Jack Lord in Luthier Talk

9 Jun 17, 2010
Reply by LARRY KLOSE

Question about neck angle of a new Recording King

I just bought at Elderly Instruments a (wonderful, in my opinion) top of the line Recording King, model 227. It is a copy of a pre-war Mart…

Started by Gerardo Piero Pavone in Luthier Talk

12 Jun 17, 2010
Reply by Gerardo Piero Pavone

P Bass has dead spot

Hi all , I have a P bass on the bench , the G string has a spot on frets 5,6 &7 that lacks any sustain , when you play there the note d…

Started by Len Biglin in Luthier Talk

8 Jun 17, 2010
Reply by thefishinmusician

Guitar case handle repair

Did you make the slot in these pliers? I am trying to find some pliers I can use to install a new handle with posts like this.http://www.fr

Started by mallen in Luthier Talk

7 Jun 16, 2010
Reply by LARRY KLOSE

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