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Bone Glue - Does anyone have experience with it?

Greetings, I use hide glue quite a bit and recently a European woodworker I correspond with recommended I try bone glue. He said it is po…

Started by Doug Berch in Luthier Talk

4 May 1, 2019
Reply by Doug Berch

1977 Gibson ES-335TD Loose Heel Joint Repair Question

In my shop i have a 1977 Gibson ES-335TD with a loose heel joint. It looks like i need to remove the neck to re-glue the joint. When i remo…

Started by Matt Dreher in Luthier Talk

5 May 1, 2019
Reply by Matt Dreher

Replacing Adjustable Saddle Bridge on Goya GG-174

Hey Guys,   Newbie here.  I own a Early 70's Goya GG-174 with the individual saddles bridge.  The guitar appears to now need a neck reset a…

Started by Jim Koehler in Luthier Talk

10 Apr 29, 2019
Reply by Jesper Bang

Newbie 12 String question

Greetings, esteemed lords of lutherie Allow me to introduce myself. I am a retired engineer who took up learning to play the guitar only tw…

Started by Ryan Hunninghaus in Luthier Talk

9 Apr 28, 2019
Reply by G. N Mann

Tuners

Frank has been working on a planetary tuners with 10:1 gearing.  Have they been manufactured yet?  I am working on a guitar that needs them…

Started by Ed Minch in Luthier Talk

2 Apr 23, 2019
Reply by Ed Minch

1970's Tama drednaught neck reset

I've been asked to make repairs on this Tama TG-120, a good(high?) quality Martin copy. Another guitar left in it's case, in a closet, for…

Started by Dave Richard in Luthier Talk

27 Apr 19, 2019
Reply by Joshua Levin-Epstein

Species identification please

Had this set stored under my bed for 3 years. What exactly have I got here folks ? 

Started by Nick - p in Luthier Talk

5 Apr 10, 2019
Reply by Nick - p

Let's just make life a little easier...

I had this fixture made to secure Taylor necks to my neck jig. It's just a length of 2" cold-rolled steel bent on a press brake to the prop…

Started by Mark A. Kane in Luthier Talk

5 Apr 3, 2019
Reply by Walter W Wright

Thin Dense Foam Underneath Tremolos

Hello Everyone, I'm working on a guitar from the 80's that has an original Floyd Rose tremolo. The thin dense foam that's glued underneath…

Started by Chris Shaltis in Luthier Talk

2 Mar 31, 2019
Reply by Walter W Wright

New to me way to copy a neck

Lacking talent or coordination, I have had problems documenting necks with a contour gauge or the big stack of cards method. I really love…

Started by Mike Cornwall in Luthier Talk

2 Mar 31, 2019
Reply by Mike Cornwall

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