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More Gibson J 40 Fun; Anyone ever seen this wacky neck joint before?

Gotta see it to believe it.... This guitar has a 3 piece laminated neck and as you can see in the picture there's a 3 piece laminated tang…

Started by David Burns in Luthier Talk

6 Sep 12, 2013
Reply by David Burns

Leveling onereplacement fret

I'm replacing one fret on a guitar that popped up and won't reset--I suspect it wasn't arched enough when installed.  I have the removal an…

Started by LARRY KLOSE in Luthier Talk

10 Sep 11, 2013
Reply by LARRY KLOSE

Glued in saddle? No Problem!

    I was surprised several years ago when I thought of this, AND that is works amazingly well! The photos following are one of the worse c…

Started by Kerry Krishna in Luthier Talk

5 Sep 11, 2013
Reply by Kerry Krishna

buisness software?

Estimates, invoices, accounting, pictures, letters of dispute w/ebay, scheduling. I'm trying to get organized but feel like I spend more ti…

Started by David Farmer in Luthier Talk

14 Sep 9, 2013
Reply by Robbie Collins

Warped Mandolin Neck

I have a cheap Fender Mandolin with a warped neck. It has a high point aroungd the 12th fret. I took it to local repair people, and both pe…

Started by Thomas McGuigan in Luthier Talk

11 Sep 8, 2013
Reply by Kerry Krishna

Jazz guitar

Hi everybody, I'm on the way to start a new jazz guitar, for an Italian guitarist, and I was thinki to make back, neck and sides in sapelli…

Started by Alberto Bonafini in Luthier Talk

10 Sep 7, 2013
Reply by Alberto Bonafini

older Harmony "00" flattop

I bought the Harmony "Treble Clef" guitar in the photo for not too much money to try my first neck reset. It's in nice original condition w…

Started by Larry Pederson in Luthier Talk

14 Sep 6, 2013
Reply by Ned Knepp

Old Parlor scale question

I am rescuing an old parlor guitar. The original bone nut and saddle are still in place, but the fretboard is missing. It is exactly 24 1/4…

Started by Rich Middendorf in Luthier Talk

6 Sep 6, 2013
Reply by lonnie james barber

easy neck reset ,ovation

  I've had two Ovation guitars needing neck work hanging around for a while, one I'm embarrassed to say for two years+. I have solicited ad…

Started by Peter Laine in Luthier Talk

3 Sep 5, 2013
Reply by Peter Laine

Reset on a '64 J200 - anyone ever done one?

Hey everyone.   Well, it's time to reset the neck on my '64 - I picked it up about 3 months ago, knowing it was needing one, and now that I…

Started by Chris Scott in Luthier Talk

0 Aug 31, 2013

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