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Neck removal problem

Folks, Wanting to learn to do neck resets I decided to practice on a "Washburn" (Samick?) D-10N that has been lying around for a few years…

Started by Rob Mercure in Luthier Talk

10 Jun 19, 2009
Reply by Colin Brown

Made my First Bone Saddle

I ought to be embarrassed posting such a baby-steps kind of thing but for the first time this morning I fitted a saddle that a I made mysel…

Started by Brent Hutto in Luthier Talk

2 Jun 19, 2009
Reply by John Cadd

2nd-string buzz on resonator

I was asked to look over a square-neck resonator to make it playable, and found the 2nd string giving that familiar sitar-like fuzz tone. I…

Started by Rick Homan in Luthier Talk

6 Jun 19, 2009
Reply by Rick Homan

question on neck

How evaluate if a neck is warped or twisted ?

Started by brums in Luthier Talk

6 Jun 17, 2009
Reply by Christian Johnson

L5½-S Progress

So far so good - I've just radiused the fretboard and it's very straight and flat (well, cylindrical I guess). I put 'binding' around th…

Started by Penql in Luthier Talk

10 Jun 16, 2009
Reply by Donald A. Fortune

New fretboard

I have a nice Japanese acoustic Daion L-999 that I bought twenty years ago when it was already out of production since the early eighties.…

Started by Antonio Cotichini in Luthier Talk

5 Jun 16, 2009
Reply by Donald A. Fortune

catalyzed polymer finish

How do you repair guys deal with this finish when repairing cracks, etc. or do you just refuse to work on them? They're very frustrating!!…

Started by leparker in Luthier Talk

2 Jun 14, 2009
Reply by leparker

Clifford Essex Guitar

I've recently acquired a Clifford Essex Paragon guitar which I believe must be from the late 1920's. It sat in its original case in the att…

Started by Peter Saunders in Luthier Talk

2 Jun 13, 2009
Reply by Frank Ford

The old Hensel Guitar

Thought you would like to see how the repair& refinish job went on the Parlor Guitar I was trying to get the info on some time ago.It s…

Started by William F.Eden in Luthier Talk

6 Jun 12, 2009
Reply by William F.Eden

Cut-Through Saddles

Why does a cut-through saddle (like on old Gibsons, et. al.) have to be glued in its slot when a regular "captive" saddle does not? Is the…

Started by Brent Hutto in Luthier Talk

1 Jun 11, 2009
Reply by Greg Mirken

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