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Getting back on my feet & a semi hollow Rickenbacher knockoff.Hello all, As some of you may have noticed, I've not been around here for the better part of a year. I've been on 'hiatus' so to speak, by… Started by Andrew in Luthier Talk |
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Jan 31, 2017 Reply by Paul Breen |
A cure looking for a problem?Saw this on the StewMac site (but it's sold elsewhere as well) and my first thought was "gimmick". But then I recalled thinking the same th… Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk |
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Jan 31, 2017 Reply by Roger Häggström |
Yamaha FG 180 question: cracked bridgeHi, I have lived in Jos, Nigeria for 10 years and since there is no guitar repair here, I have had to learn a thing or two. I hope you don'… Started by Meredith DeVoe in Luthier Talk |
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Jan 28, 2017 Reply by Meredith DeVoe |
Adjustable caul for gluing back bottomDid a "thing" in my shop today. When gluing back the bottom I use a jig. One thing I haven't done so far is to protect the top when using c… Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk |
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Jan 27, 2017 Reply by Roger Häggström |
Neck Reset FormulaIs this the widely accepted formula for determining how much material to take off at the heel? 1) (the difference between the action you w… Started by Brian Farrell in Luthier Talk |
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Jan 22, 2017 Reply by Tim Nolte |
Nut actionIn the compensated nut thread I made some experimenting and measuring. I realized that I didn't handle the nut action as I should. Somehow… Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk |
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Jan 22, 2017 Reply by Hesh Breakstone |
Nut compensationThis is the last installment of my trilogy containing the "composite saddle bone", the "spruce bridge plate" and now the "nut compensation"… Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk |
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Jan 18, 2017 Reply by Roger Häggström |
Used the hydrochloric acid trickMy Stewmac razor files are sharp again. 12 hours in a 30% hydrochloric acid solution did the trick. I actually forgot the files, I was inte… Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk |
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Jan 14, 2017 Reply by Ed Minch |
Relly low actionWorking on the Levin acoustic with a floating bridge. The customer plays with a hard plectrum and wants the lowest action possible. Mensur… Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk |
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Jan 14, 2017 Reply by steven gallagher |
Customer looking for an steel string acoustic guitar with an extra wide neckNot really a repair question, but I recently I installed a wide (1 7/8" I think) Warmoth neck on MIM Fender Strat for a customer. He is in… Started by Steven D. Wilson in Luthier Talk |
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Jan 11, 2017 Reply by Steven D. Wilson |
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