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b bender

anyone ever tried or installed a higgins b bender ?? thoughts comments? how do they stack up against the parsons-white and hipshot?

Started by Nick Anthony in Luthier Talk

1 Apr 25, 2009
Reply by FRANK

Removing a very old pickguard's protective paper

I have about 80 old black self-adhesive acoustic pickguards with protective brown paper stuck to their fronts. They must be pretty old, and…

Started by Elaine S. Hartstein in Luthier Talk

6 Apr 23, 2009
Reply by Tim Mace

Les Paul Deluxe - Anyone Seen This Before?

A customer sent us this photo of an early 70's LP Deluxe. He wants to know what kind of vibrato/ tailpiece might have been on the back stu…

Started by Steve Baker in Luthier Talk

10 Apr 23, 2009
Reply by Russell Vance

How do I remove polyvinyl glue spot on soundboard

I have discovered a couple glue spots on my soundboard. The soundboard is Port Orford Cedar. The glue is white polyvinyl instrument maker's…

Started by Ron Daves in Luthier Talk

6 Apr 22, 2009
Reply by timothy a connelly

Strap Adjustment & Working Man Tele

I love this guitar! The owner is a true player. He just can't decide where to mount his strap... .LOL Most of the finish is gone and the f…

Started by Tom Krebs in Luthier Talk

6 Apr 21, 2009
Reply by Tim Mace

Magnetic question for FF....

Hi all ... after reading Franks article about magnetic clamps on Frets.com, I'm ready to construct a few just to (a). have some fun playing…

Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk

17 Apr 21, 2009
Reply by Tim Mace

1970 FG-140 Yamaha neck reset

Does anyone know how Yamaha attached their necks to old FG-140s? What is the best way to get them off?

Started by Patrick Niedermeyer in Luthier Talk

2 Apr 21, 2009
Reply by Patrick Niedermeyer

WELL IT WORKED OUT

i CLEANED OUT THE OLD ABALONE SHELL CLAMPED THE TOP DOWN HIT IT WITH THIN CA INLAY ED NEW SEA SHELL ENDING WITH DOT MARKERS TOTAL TIME ONE…

Started by FRANK in Luthier Talk

1 Apr 21, 2009
Reply by William F.Eden

crunch a frantic phone call came in

well a local music store is really testing my abilities here so I need your advice here lies a new Greg Bennett model acoustic electric tha…

Started by FRANK in Luthier Talk

8 Apr 21, 2009
Reply by FRANK

Bracing question

Im wondering if any of the guitar makers out there in guitar land have ever used anything but spruce for bracing a dred. or "flat top" guit…

Started by Donald A. Fortune in Luthier Talk

6 Apr 20, 2009
Reply by Donald A. Fortune

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