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Martin Ivory Straight Through Pegs.....2 Questions

Does anyone know what wood was used for the bushings with the ivory pegs?  The bushings have the grain oriented in the same direction as th…

Started by George Roberts in Luthier Talk

8 Jul 23, 2016
Reply by Steve Bettesworth

Thompson Crack Corrector (For Ukulele repair?)

A search didn't turn up any results for previous discussions on the Thompson Crack Corrector, so I thought I would post and ask. I'm short…

Started by Rico in Luthier Talk

5 Jul 21, 2016
Reply by David Farmer

'39 Epiphone flat top

A friend has entrusted me with some shrinkage crack repairs on an all original 1939 Epiphone FT27 flattop “brown burst” guitar. In examinin…

Started by Larry Pederson in Luthier Talk

1 Jul 19, 2016
Reply by Frank Ford

Would you pay 3000 bucks for this?

Greetings Comrades, I wouldn't usually dump on a major manufacturer but this has just gone way too far out of whack.   Well known Spanish m…

Started by Russell Vance in Luthier Talk

13 Jul 18, 2016
Reply by Russell Vance

Acoustic Guitar Rating System Proposal

This is surely not a new idea.  Nevertheless, nothing ventured nothing gained.  Comments critical or otherwise are most welcome. Mint - fa…

Started by moonlightluthiers in Luthier Talk

10 Jul 17, 2016
Reply by Kerry Krishna

Repairs to Emulate

Here's a video of 50 top notch repairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_uG6BrFjGo&index=3&list=PLwWPW45Yo6PYJkxZoyfl2B7gLghOXDE0F

Started by Robbie Collins in Luthier Talk

8 Jul 16, 2016
Reply by Ned Knepp

I am thinking of have someone else do a refret on my guitar

I have been doing repair work for a few years now. I haven't quite graduated to doing refrets on customers guitars. I have done a bunch for…

Started by Luke Single in Luthier Talk

12 Jul 12, 2016
Reply by Luke Single

Gibson bridge radius screw-ups

This is the second time in two week's I've gone to set up a relatively new US made SG and this happens.  The original bridge has a radius…

Started by Brian Hart in Luthier Talk

21 Jul 8, 2016
Reply by Russell Vance

strings touching the bridge before saddle

As you can see, my Cort guitar has a bridge in this manner so that when I sand the saddle to approximately a satisfying level the strings p…

Started by Becks Shin in Luthier Talk

10 Jul 7, 2016
Reply by Ned Knepp

UPDATE Newbie Restoration of an Alvin Keech Model A Banjulele

Sorry for the long delay in updating this, but I've only just finished and it was stop and go. After completing this, I have newfound respe…

Started by Rico in Luthier Talk

3 Jul 5, 2016
Reply by onewent

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