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Hofner 500/1 - thoughts?

Hi Although I build and modify guitars, I am no renovator and have been stunned by the skills freely shared on this forum. A colleague aske…

Started by Andy Rogers in Luthier Talk

12 Dec 23, 2013
Reply by Andy Rogers

T J Thompsons email address

Does anyone have TJ Thompson's email address? I called and tried to get the email but I am unable to figure what she's saying in the first…

Started by Lee Gendvilas in Luthier Talk

2 Dec 23, 2013
Reply by Lee Gendvilas

where do you buy your wood?

I'm looking online to buy wood blanks for a Les Paul style guitar. Seems ebay drove a lot of the mom and pop shops out of business, and the…

Started by Micha Schellhaas in Luthier Talk

20 Dec 22, 2013
Reply by Micha Schellhaas

Harptone guitar,,,,,Dovetail or doweled ?

I have an old Harptone in for a reset....Anybody ever taken one apart ?

Started by thefishinmusician in Luthier Talk

5 Dec 20, 2013
Reply by thefishinmusician

Video Of A Guitar Maker at Dzaleka Refugee Camp, Malawi

Greetings All, I found this very inspiring. I'll try to remember this guy whenever i think I'm lacking something I need to get the job don…

Started by Doug Berch in Luthier Talk

6 Dec 20, 2013
Reply by nathan clark

Repaired headstock breaks again

Here's a 90's Gibson Les Paul Studio, that already had a broken headstock once before, was repaired about ten years ago by adding splints a…

Started by tadej bratkovic in Luthier Talk

10 Dec 18, 2013
Reply by Paul Verticchio

CTS pots

Hello everyone,  Does anyone know what's happening to the quality of CTS pots lately? I used to have a steady supply of good CTS pots for…

Started by Jelle van Tilburg in Luthier Talk

7 Dec 18, 2013
Reply by Jelle van Tilburg

Need double sided tape to reinstall Baggs pickup

After removing this Baggs pickup to replace the bridgeplate, I must now reinstall it.  It was attached with a type of double sided tape.  T…

Started by Dave Richard in Luthier Talk

2 Dec 17, 2013
Reply by Dave Richard

Original string nut on this old Martin?

Hi, first post here. I am doing some restoration work on a 1914 Martin 0-21 which was so badly damaged (and poorly repaired in the past...e…

Started by Fsoheilii in Luthier Talk

9 Dec 17, 2013
Reply by William F.Eden

Fender Truss Rod Nut

Greeting folks, Got a truss rod nut with a wallered out allen head.  (Wallered out is a technical term in Georgia)  The Stew-Mac oversized…

Started by Gregory Hites in Luthier Talk

23 Dec 16, 2013
Reply by Andrew

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