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G.A.S. Guitar Acquisition Syndrome

Hi, not really a question for luthiers, but here I go. Does anyone struggle with GAS? You know, just ONE more guitar, and I will be done bu…

Started by Arthur Sweeney in Luthier Talk

Stiffening a square tube Martin neck with carbon fiber(ala Dan Erlewine): anyone else done it?

I have a '78 HD-28 in for a neck reset, and excessive relief. The relief measures, under tension, on the fingerboard, .020" at the seventh…

Started by Dave Richard in Luthier Talk

Cheap curing light for dental stuff?

Hello All, I got browsing through Frank's repair tips on frets.com, and once again ran across his use of the dental stuff to do a quick rep…

Started by Brian Burns in Luthier Talk

Cleaning crusty tuners

I frequently work on old guitars that have been untouched for decades and often have much grunge on the tuners.  (Images attached)   I have…

Started by onewent in Luthier Talk

Horrid repairs from Italy , with love!

Started by Kerry Krishna in Luthier Talk

CNC router experience?

Hello again, A fellow luthier has a patron that wants to set him up with a CNC router. Anybody had some experience using CNC at the small s…

Started by Brian Burns in Luthier Talk

Rickenbacher truss rods not functioning ( a first )...

1976 12 string..Pics below….Tighten the nuts , and the rods pull out…The aluminum block tilts , and after a bunch of turns , the nuts grind…

Started by thefishinmusician in Luthier Talk

Frank's razor blade scraper---a variation

Hello All, I'm constantly using Frank's trick for rolling up a burr on a razor blade. Another of Frank's contributions that deserves a "Lut…

Started by Brian Burns in Luthier Talk

is this a Tenor guitar ?

Hi Guys , I have what I think is a tenor guitar , looks pretty old , probably European as it was owned by an old Dutch guy . Scale is only…

Started by Len Biglin in Luthier Talk