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Dry Harmony

I asked this on UMGF and nobody bothered to answer (sniff sniff). Here's the deal. I have an old Harmony 1213 Archtop that has developed a…

Started by Rev George in Luthier Talk

5 Feb 25, 2009
Reply by Rev George

Share the fun!!!

Hey everyone anybody have any funny stories about weird stuff in a case or guitar? i did a repair on an old d-28 and found about 30 years w…

Started by Nick Anthony in Luthier Talk

7 Feb 24, 2009
Reply by jason Burns

warped pickguard

Any secret to flattening out a warped pickguard? Got one from the 70's that was glued to wood then finished over with laquer, then the edge…

Started by Brian Farrell in Luthier Talk

3 Feb 24, 2009
Reply by Ronnie Nichols

Epiphone 3 Bolt Bridge

Anyone know where to get a 3 bolt bridge for an Epiphone thunderbird bass ? Thanks Len

Started by Len Biglin in Luthier Talk

2 Feb 23, 2009
Reply by Len Biglin

Carbon fibre/graphite neck reinforcement - Vigier patent

I have been told that the Vigier neck with carbon/graphite splice is "patented". Has anyone got any info on this? Does it mean that making…

Started by Haydon Cardew in Luthier Talk

7 Feb 23, 2009
Reply by Haydon Cardew

High Spot on 8th Fret

My new (to me) old classical guitar will sometimes make a harsh note on the D-string, mostly when fretted at the 3rd, 4th, 5th fret or some…

Started by Brent Hutto in Luthier Talk

3 Feb 22, 2009
Reply by Bob Webster

A Guitar is not a cage for Varmint

There are little teeth marks all around this f hole. It is just an old Kay, but still a shame. Since this will be a cross grain repair I kn…

Started by Matt Haugen in Luthier Talk

11 Feb 21, 2009
Reply by thefishinmusician

Broken Nut on 2 Way Truss Rod

Hi, I have a customer who dropped his Garrison Acoustic off to me today. He has managed to break the Truss Rod Nut off the rod by over tigh…

Started by Darren in Luthier Talk

4 Feb 21, 2009
Reply by Darren

Replacement tuner buttons on vintage tuners

Does anyone know what effect on value replacing the rotting buttons on vintage tuners is? More often than not we try to persuade customers…

Started by Tim Thelen in Luthier Talk

2 Feb 21, 2009
Reply by Jim Bancroft

How do I fix seam separation?

Hi, my name is Ethan I am new to this site. I just purchased a Harmony 1215 as my first project. There is significant seam separation on t…

Started by Ethan in Luthier Talk

9 Feb 21, 2009
Reply by Jim Bancroft

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