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Touching up finish at fret ends....I've been working on this guitar for the last few days. The fingerboard has shrunk causing the fret ends to stick out. I have no problem dr… Started by Justin in Luthier Talk |
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May 5, 2010 Reply by Paul Breen |
Searching for 100k ohm pots for use with Seymour Duncan actives.Here's the deal: scored a set of Duncans, the LW-CS1 Set from a guy on eBay. Super deal, brand new, unused. This was over a year ago, and j… Started by Randall Curtis Bowman in Luthier Talk |
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May 4, 2010 Reply by Randall Curtis Bowman |
On another note altogether...(the only relevance this has to the site is that, while delivering a repaired guitar back to the music store in town, I stopped at the air… Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk |
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May 4, 2010 Reply by Mike Kolb |
Spruce Top Discoloration Under FinishI have a classical guitar, hand-built in New York about two years ago--I live in Northern Utah. The finish is good and in tact, however, th… Started by Jack in Luthier Talk |
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Why is it done this way?I'm building my first mandolin from raw wood (w/Siminoff book), after thinking about it for twenty five years and disassembling/reassemblin… Started by Billy Romp in Luthier Talk |
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May 3, 2010 Reply by FRANK |
side thickness sandingi am having some problem with highly figured woods at the waist bend using a fox bender - it cracks or splits where grain pattern changes c… Started by Happy Builder in Luthier Talk |
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May 3, 2010 Reply by FRANK |
Neck Reglue approachI have a dilemma. I'm not sure how I want to approach this repair. The patient is a vintage Vega archtop that had a run in with my client's… Started by East Side Guitar Repair in Luthier Talk |
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May 1, 2010 Reply by FRANK |
Gibson A4 mandolinDear Sir I recently bought the above mandolin serial no 36418 and the archive took me here.Can you tell me anything about it ? Thanks Barry Started by Barry Jones in Luthier Talk |
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May 1, 2010 Reply by Frank Ford |
Router Bit SearchIn His fine book on Classical Guitar Building, Mr. Bagdanovich references the use of a flush-cut, top-bearing, router bit, for routing out… Started by Cameron Petersen in Metalworking, Machining, Tool & Fixture Making for Luthiers |
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May 1, 2010 Reply by Pete Cyr |
bent side first to glued to the top or first cut to exact depthtwo sides of rosewood have been bent they are 5 and half inches in width should i be cutting the sides to 4 inches and shaping it for the a… Started by Happy Builder in Luthier Talk |
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Apr 30, 2010 Reply by FRANK |
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