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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

Crushed place, upper bout, Larrivee parlor guitar

First, thanks to Frank for starting this great place. I'm pretty sure that along with frets.com it will become one of my favorites. I almo…

Started by dep in Luthier Talk

21 Nov 14, 2008
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Neck Reset and cutting the heel

I've been enjoying the helpful knowledge on this forum for a while and have finally joined, although my level of expertise is well below mo…

Started by Frank Beard in Luthier Talk

9 Nov 13, 2008
Reply by Frank Beard

Dealing with water damage on an old parlor guitar

As you can see in the first photo, this old parlor guitar took on some water at some point. The second photo shows the finish damage which…

Started by Rick Homan in Luthier Talk

4 Nov 12, 2008
Reply by Rick Homan

What are these tuners worth?

Hi everyone this looks like a great forum I can't wait to see how it develops. These look like pre ww2 plate tuners that are missing one po…

Started by JasonG in Luthier Talk

10 Nov 11, 2008
Reply by JasonG

Lap slide guitar: humbucker Vs single coil.

Hello. I am about to build my first guitar. I am going for a solid body, electric, lap slide guitar. The cheaply made plank that inspired m…

Started by Tom in Luthier Talk

3 Nov 11, 2008
Reply by Rick Hoey

5 Strings banjo head contour issue

Hi everybody, I'm Italian thus you have to be patient when my english will commence to look for a glass of red wine :-P I'm building a sec…

Started by Fabio Pollero in Luthier Talk

4 Nov 11, 2008
Reply by Fabio Pollero

Takamine "Lawsuit" F330 D-18 copy bridge wood.

I bought one less than a week ago and am delighted -gigged and sessioned already.The only thing I don't like is the "ebonised" bridge(gloss…

Started by mike carne in Luthier Talk

4 Nov 10, 2008
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