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Should fretboard fall off at body join?

I'm trying to figure out if I have a problem on the second guitar I've built.  Looks like I made a mistake when I attached the neck to the…

Started by Ron Daves in Luthier Talk

11 Jan 21, 2014
Reply by Ron Daves

How hot is too hot?

I just invested in a heat gun with digital temperature control, the accuracy of which I shall test before going much further.  Next on the…

Started by Ian Barker in Luthier Talk

6 Jan 21, 2014
Reply by Hesh Breakstone

Fender truss rod nut rescue

Hi all, We are looking at a late model Fender Strat. (truss rod adjustment at head end) In the process of adjusting the truss rod, the tip…

Started by Hector Trevino in Luthier Talk

9 Jan 20, 2014
Reply by Mike Kolb

Searching for Gibson ES-175 pickup selector switch rubber GROMMET

The title of this discussion is a mouthful! Nevertheless, this part appears to be an enigma for mere mortals to attain. Does anybody know w…

Started by Scott Wackerman in Luthier Talk

6 Jan 20, 2014
Reply by Ned Knepp

Stolen: distinctive heirloom guitar. Please keep a look out.

My great-great-grandfather's guitar was stolen from our home last week, along with two other instruments. The guitar is an 1850s Martin, pr…

Started by L. Allen Poole in Luthier Talk

8 Jan 20, 2014
Reply by Glen H

Need another adhesive recommendation.

A customer brought me a Martin DXK2, with the complaint that the binding was peeling up a wee bit. Well, if you look at my photo, you'll se…

Started by Ian Pender in Luthier Talk

3 Jan 19, 2014
Reply by Andrew

Glue choice for regluing celluloid bindings on 1970s Vega dread repair?

I'm back to work on this 1970s Vega dread that I put on the back burner for a while (I bought this guitar cheap to fix up and resell, so th…

Started by Todd Rose in Luthier Talk

5 Jan 19, 2014
Reply by Todd Rose

Need help with 1970s Vega dread neck reset

Hi everybody, I'm just getting on Frets.net for the first time, although I'm sure I know many of you from other places.  Anyway, I need so…

Started by Todd Rose in Luthier Talk

16 Jan 18, 2014
Reply by Todd Rose

neck grain

I am going to look at some lumber soon. Old mahogany. I was wondering if I can get some quick help about how to select wood for a neck - qu…

Started by Micha Schellhaas in Luthier Talk

1 Jan 17, 2014
Reply by Cal Maier

Woodworking 'attention to detail' skills that are simply mindboggling...

http://www.viralnova.com/box-of-money/

Started by Kerry Krishna in Luthier Talk

4 Jan 16, 2014
Reply by Mark Pollock

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