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Not jeebus in a tater chip..however

Thought I'd share this w/ya'll.While testing stain on curly maple I turned the piece of wood over to find what seems to be a miraculous ico…

Started by Tim Mace in Luthier Talk

1 Mar 15, 2009
Reply by Tim Mace

Tell the customer or no?

I have a guitar in for action adjustment. It is a strat type guitar with bolt on neck. In adjusting action I have found that when I get to…

Started by Mike Baker in Luthier Talk

8 Mar 15, 2009
Reply by Mike Baker

Froggy Bottom truss adjustment.

Does any one know how to adjust a truss rod on a froggy bottom guitar using common tools?Len

Started by Len Biglin in Luthier Talk

4 Mar 15, 2009
Reply by Len Biglin

How to shim a saddle ( follow up to my previous)

I have a Norman ST 40 with a Tusq or Micarta saddle that I need to shim. Any ideas about what type of material to use?

Started by Wayne Walker in Luthier Talk

9 Mar 15, 2009
Reply by Wayne Walker

CA dent repair

I'm still learning.... I used tips from here on repairing small dings in a soundboard with superglue. I cleaned the dents with naptha, fill…

Started by Jerry Ryan in Luthier Talk

5 Mar 15, 2009
Reply by FRANK

Repairman Question

For all you repair guys out there, do you come across people who are interested in doing a fretless conversion often? By that I mean are th…

Started by Colin Brown in Luthier Talk

14 Mar 15, 2009
Reply by FRANK

Router tear out

While routing the channel for my binding on my sound board (sitka spruce) I had a fairly large tear out. How is the best way to repair. I d…

Started by leparker in Luthier Talk

8 Mar 14, 2009
Reply by FRANK

Necks

I recently bought an Epiphone flat top on ebay that had the head stock broken off. I purchased to practise repairs. I was going to remove t…

Started by Larry Parker in Luthier Talk

9 Mar 14, 2009
Reply by Bob Gaddis

Lookin For A Replacement Tailpiece

I am fixing up an arch top guitar, nothing special, but I would really like to use an L-7 style tailpiece for this guitar. I think they are…

Started by Matt Haugen in Luthier Talk

5 Mar 14, 2009
Reply by Michael Breid

Looking for a vintage gibson mando tailpiece cover

Any body have on they could sell?....circa 1950's?

Started by Nick Anthony in Luthier Talk

6 Mar 14, 2009
Reply by Nick Anthony

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