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A Further Beginners Question About Bindings

My plans have arrived and I am about to begin building my first guitar. The one thing that puzzles and frightens me is the routing of the t…

Started by Doug Collins in Luthier Talk

3 Aug 28, 2008
Reply by Richard Smith

“Treble Bleed Mods”

Have you ever experimented with them, and if so any good suggestions?

Started by Frank Medina in Luthier Talk

4 Aug 28, 2008
Reply by .Simcha Delft

Gibson non-tapered neck dovetails...Aaargh!

Hi Frank, I'm a full-time instrument maker/repairer and amp tech working in New Zealand. I've found much interest and help in your frets.co…

Started by .Simcha Delft in Luthier Talk

5 Aug 24, 2008
Reply by C Herb Hickman

Guitar Finishers

I am looking for a guitar finisher I met at the 2007 Healdsgurg Festival. I believe he used to work for Santa Cruz but is now doing finish…

Started by Joel Nowland in Luthier Talk

3 Aug 22, 2008
Reply by Joel Nowland

bridge replacement

I have removed a misaligned poorly repaired bridge from a 1260 Sovereign. The spruce under the bridge is cratered and gouged from the remov…

Started by Simon Bancroft in Luthier Talk

14 Aug 21, 2008
Reply by Simon Bancroft

Source for dovetail routing jigs?

I am looking for a plan for building jigs for cutting dovetail joint for neck connection. Thanks

Started by Richard Smith in Luthier Talk

4 Aug 19, 2008
Reply by Jeffrey L. Suits

Neck Adjustments - Applause?

This is a rather mundane topic for such an eclectic audience, but here goes... About twenty years ago, my wife found a new applause accous…

Started by Craig Bishop in Luthier Talk

4 Aug 19, 2008
Reply by Lance Dietz

No Bracing?

I wonder if it's feasible to make a flat-top guitar with the top thick enough as needed in various places so that no bracing is required. H…

Started by Matt Mustapick in Luthier Talk

3 Aug 18, 2008
Reply by Bob Gaddis

Bar Frets

I'd like to find a dovetail saw capable of cutting bar fret slots ~ .049 that will work in my manual fretting jig. Anyone know of a source…

Started by Jimmy Caldwell in Luthier Talk

2 Aug 18, 2008
Reply by Jeffrey L. Suits

Loose plug on back of older American-made Grover Rotomatic tuners

As you may remember, in these worm & gear assemblies, the string post and gear are a single piece that is inserted through the big hole…

Started by Mark in Luthier Talk

4 Aug 17, 2008
Reply by Mark

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