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guild mark 2 face refinish

hey folks I need your help again. I just removed a lifting bridge from an old Guild nylon sting mark2. unfortunately the bridge had came of…

Started by vince sauter in Luthier Talk

2 Apr 1, 2009
Reply by vince sauter

Binding gap on 1990s Guild

Patient is a Guild American, late 90s. Binding shrunk and popped off at waist on both sides. Removed to relieve stress and re-glued. I've g…

Started by Christian Johnson in Luthier Talk

3 Mar 30, 2009
Reply by Jim Bancroft

Converting a backloading bridge to a pin bridge

The patient looks to be a Harmony or Harmony knock off...It had a back loading bridge...( Like an Ovation )..The music store lost the origi…

Started by thefishinmusician in Luthier Talk

3 Mar 28, 2009
Reply by Frank Ford

JLD Bridge Doctor on a laminate top?

I have an early-70's Harmony, one of the few made with laminates (I guess I'm just lucky!) The top has bellied so much that the corners of…

Started by Rick Homan in Luthier Talk

3 Mar 28, 2009
Reply by Rick Homan

Spruce Top Worry - Advice Appreciated.

Hi, not a "worry" really, just an enquiry. I recently re-fitted an internal Fishman gooseneck microphone, as the previous fitting (Velcro t…

Started by onemanband in Luthier Talk

5 Mar 28, 2009
Reply by onemanband

Eucalyptus, acaccia in Berkeley

Hey, Living near enough to Berkeley to keep up a little with its politics, I noticed a bit about the eucalyptus removal. The first link is…

Started by Doug T in Luthier Talk

11 Mar 24, 2009
Reply by Russell Vance

Belly top

Hi, everyone, I've a question to experts Gibson owners, How to determine the normal belly top on a guitar ? which's normal belly value ?…

Started by brums in Luthier Talk

8 Mar 23, 2009
Reply by Jim Bancroft

Hand rubbed urethane finish

Hey everyone! A martin X-Seried came into the shop recently for some crack repair and needs some lacquer touch on it. I know from the marti…

Started by Eclipse Wizard in Luthier Talk

4 Mar 23, 2009
Reply by Eclipse Wizard

HOW I DO IT unedited photo essay on building a Tedrow Concertina

If a picture is worth a thousand words, we will have quite a novel when I am done with this concertina. I am building a custom Tedrow Zephy…

Started by Bob Tedrow in Luthier Talk

2 Mar 22, 2009
Reply by William F.Eden

Source for fret wire with wider tang width

I’m looking for a source for fret wire with a wider tangs to be used to straighten a mandolin neck with a slight bow. The neck has a nonadj…

Started by Fletcher Brock in Luthier Talk

4 Mar 21, 2009
Reply by Mike Kolb

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