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Hairline Cracks in Macassar Ebony Back

I built a dreadnought guitar with a three piece back out of beautiful Macassar Ebony with sap wood. There are 3 long hairline cracks that h…

Started by Philip Secrist in Luthier Talk

26 Mar 9, 2017
Reply by Howard Klepper

Bridge pin holes not perpendicular to the bridge and the bridge plate;

Hi... During a search on this issue I stumbled upon a 2013 post here about the same thing though there was no real answer. I'm wondering if…

Started by Fred Parczewski in Luthier Talk

2 Mar 5, 2017
Reply by Roger Häggström

Martin mahogany back separation- dried out.

Greetings all- the new guy here- just discovered this forum and have tons of stuff to discuss. OK- first off, got a mahogany bodied Martin…

Started by christopher smith in Luthier Talk

14 Mar 3, 2017
Reply by Paul Breen

Steaming a Martin bolt-on .

When drilling steam holes for neck removal on a Martin D-1R , is it the same procedure as a dovetail ? It is a one piece mahogany neck , wi…

Started by Len Biglin in Luthier Talk

7 Feb 26, 2017
Reply by Christopher Parker

color matching

Hey all, I tried my first color match the other day on the back of an acoustic and it went better than I had expected.  I used this StewMa…

Started by Jim Figurski in Luthier Talk

3 Feb 24, 2017
Reply by Greg Mirken

Can this neck be saved?

Hello all, I am new to the forum and currently working on my third build. I got too aggressive sanding the neck at the nut on the treble si…

Started by John Gibson in Luthier Talk

2 Feb 21, 2017
Reply by Russell Vance

Beveled tail block

I'm always looking for something new for me to try. I had a classical guitar in for repair, the guitar had been dropped and the the top was…

Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk

18 Feb 19, 2017
Reply by Robbie Collins

Need air filtration system for my 1000 SF shop

 The dust in here is amazingly bad, and I am not talking sawdust. I remember the electrostatic Oreck filters and such. I am not sure how to…

Started by Kerry Krishna in Luthier Talk

5 Feb 15, 2017
Reply by Brian Burns

Oldguitar

Been busy in this forum showing off some things I do. The proof is in the pudding. Here are some slides of the latest finished "GammelGura"…

Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk

9 Feb 13, 2017
Reply by Roger Häggström

Is a neck rest necessary?

I was wondering if a guitar neck rest like the rock-n-roller from StewMac, or the kind that Dave from Dave's world of fun stuff is necessar…

Started by Jim Figurski in Luthier Talk

13 Feb 13, 2017
Reply by Hesh Breakstone

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