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Russian 7 string guitar

I got this one locally (in Sweden) from a guy who bought it from a Russian. It's old, late 1800'th, most likely made in Russia. Actually qu…

Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk

8 Oct 17, 2019
Reply by Len Biglin

Another guitar, another problem. maple fretboard colour.

I bought an '98 Fender American Strat that I like quite a bit. But it has one thing that bugs me. Being 20+ years old, the maple has gotten…

Started by Gert van der Does in Luthier Talk

11 Oct 13, 2019
Reply by Russell Vance

Rosette tile carriage

I came up with this jig to do away with the need to chisel a taper on either side of each individual Rosette tile. You load a Rosette log i…

Started by Stefan Kelly in Luthier Talk

4 Oct 12, 2019
Reply by Stefan Kelly

Rosette / circle cutter with presets.

I became frustrated with traditional rosette/circle cutters so I came up with this & thought I would share it so you can make your own…

Started by Stefan Kelly in Luthier Talk

0 Oct 10, 2019

Truss rod removal

I’m working on a Silvertone with the threaded end of the truss rod broken off.  I saw your article about the removable truss rod on a Harmo…

Started by Bob Tice in Luthier Talk

3 Oct 8, 2019
Reply by Palle Clausen

70's 355 pickguard crumbling

I have a customer with a guitar that I installed a 355 pickguard on in the mid 70's. He says it is crumbling apart. I've seen this on older…

Started by Bob Harris in Luthier Talk

8 Oct 7, 2019
Reply by Bob Harris

Neck reset on Gallagher

Looking for advice on resetting the neck on an early 1980s G45. I am treating it as a Martin dovetail joint and am heating with the StewMac…

Started by Robert Sherman in Luthier Talk

4 Sep 28, 2019
Reply by Robert Sherman

Cat urine smell

Okay, here is a fun topic. My friend has a situation where a cat peed all over his mandolin. It's not a valuable mando, so no great loss, b…

Started by Mark Pollock in Luthier Talk

3 Sep 25, 2019
Reply by Mike Kolb

A little horror story....

A picture's worth a thousand words.  The customer complained of very poor string-to-string response from a Fishman UST installed in his Tay…

Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk

8 Sep 23, 2019
Reply by Walter W Wright

Soundhole/bridge repair clamps

I've been using regular cam clamps and Ibex clamps for a long time and this morning I've decided I hate them. I've been persevering, but it…

Started by Keith Somerville in Luthier Talk

17 Sep 22, 2019
Reply by George Roberts

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