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Adjusting 60's D18 neck relief

I have a 1965 D18 on the bench for the well-known 'Top bulge at the bass side of the bridge' problem, plus minor intonation tweaks and acti…

Started by Alys and Simcha in Luthier Talk

5 Nov 23, 2008
Reply by David Reilly

Making Forms for Fox/Universal Sidebender

When I make a new form for my sidebender, I undersize it by the thickness of the sides, and usually have to touch up the bends on a hot iro…

Started by Larry Schultz in Luthier Talk

5 Nov 22, 2008
Reply by Larry Schultz

neck reset due to humidity?

I moved to the North Coast of the Dominican Republic and brought guitars, amps. Humidity here is very high, about 90 percent, and it is hot…

Started by ken in Luthier Talk

0 Nov 21, 2008

Shellac Blush

I have found several effective ways of chasing blush out of lacquer finishes, but I am having the devil's own time of chasing the blush fro…

Started by Carter Ruff in Luthier Talk

4 Nov 21, 2008
Reply by Greg Mirken

Learning To Inlay

I would like to start the long process of learning the fine art of inlay and engraving. I had some inlay work done by Larry Robinson and ev…

Started by tdibell in Luthier Talk

4 Nov 21, 2008
Reply by Jerry Mercer

What repairs do you see most frequently?

I'm a fixer, not a builder. I work for 2 music stores in the area... and I'd like to compare what types of repairs you most often see, part…

Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk

6 Nov 20, 2008
Reply by mathieu thomas-guy

Guitar Label

I've read a lot of books on guitar building, but I've never found anything on the application of the label. I've always printed one on the…

Started by Jack Lord in Luthier Talk

7 Nov 17, 2008
Reply by Neil

CORRECTING A BAD NECK RESET MARTIN D-12-35

This may be a problem that you've all ran across in the past but it's the first time I've had to deal with it. A person brought a nice D-12…

Started by Greg Harmon in Luthier Talk

6 Nov 16, 2008
Reply by Greg Harmon

Induced curve idea?

Has anyone ever tried another brace system such as thin material heat/bent to desired curvature and glued under the top.I'm going to to try…

Started by Tim Mace in Luthier Talk

11 Nov 15, 2008
Reply by Rick Homan

Neck Angle Geometry

Hi Everybody Just joined up & have enjoyed reading some of the posts & discussions on this site. They are very informative. Well I'…

Started by Joey Herscovitch in Luthier Talk

15 Nov 15, 2008
Reply by Tim Mace

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