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Burn-in Balm steam shield

Hi everyone, I had a hunch about using burn-in stick balm to protect lacquer from steam blushing. This morning I did a little experiment. T…

Started by Mike Cornwall in Luthier Talk

12 Jan 11, 2019
Reply by Andrew

Need help, Exporting guitar from Denmark to the US

We run a small guitar building business, where we sometimes, export guitars to the US, it has gone fine a couple of times, but this time th…

Started by Claus Holm Jensen in Luthier Talk

1 Jan 7, 2019
Reply by onewent

Dental Burs?

I was rooting through box lots I had bought at auctions over the years. I came across two boxes of dental burs from the 1980s. Most of them…

Started by Rob Bixler in Luthier Talk

3 Jan 7, 2019
Reply by Mike Kolb

Boullanger parlour guitar

Hi folks I've had a rather nice late 19th C parlour guitar come into the shop with a  request for restoration.  The soundboard and bridge h…

Started by Dave Yelverton in Luthier Talk

13 Dec 29, 2018
Reply by Roger Häggström

Really bad bass heel break. Advise / thought’s?

any ideas on the best way to approach this. At first I thought remove the complete neck, repair and reinstall. Now I’m leaning toward first…

Started by jbbancroft in Luthier Talk

9 Dec 28, 2018
Reply by G. N Mann

Locking tuners

Please help I cant find the right locking tuners for the gibsonsg standard.....head stock thickness is 5 mm...also the break angel of neck…

Started by joe butkins in Luthier Talk

5 Dec 28, 2018
Reply by joe butkins

Newbie, curious about carbon fiber

Hi all, First post here, but I've been reading hundreds of pages for years!  I have yet to attempt any more than spot fretwork on cheap gui…

Started by Danny in Luthier Talk

3 Dec 26, 2018
Reply by Mark Fogleman

Hide Glue and Hairline Cracks?

Any tips on how to achieve good glue penetration on tight hairline cracks?  The primary question in my mind is, how much can hot hide glue…

Started by Christopher Parker in Luthier Talk

3 Dec 25, 2018
Reply by jbbancroft

Small violin hairline

A friend was recently given a nice looking violin, a German Strad copy, which looks to be in virtually unused condition except for a short,…

Started by LARRY KLOSE in Luthier Talk

7 Dec 16, 2018
Reply by jbbancroft

Scale length and sustain

I have just finished an oddball August Carlstedt big parlor with a whopping 67,5 cm scale length (mensur), 26.6" for you Americans. It's a…

Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk

4 Dec 14, 2018
Reply by jbbancroft

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