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neck rset on a Vega C-66 archtop

A friend has a Vega C-66 archtop, exact date unknown, but it looks like the one in the attached photo.  serial number is 5572EY, and it loo…

Started by Dave Richard in Luthier Talk

16 May 23, 2013
Reply by Eric Steven Johansen

Guild m-20 - unusual neck reset question

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has run into one of these Guild M-20's with the back that extends and acts as the heel cap.  It needs a r…

Started by Steve Baker in Luthier Talk

5 May 22, 2013
Reply by Steve Baker

Recent work and a couple of pics of the new shop

It's taken 12 weeks to get up and running at 80%. Moving has been a real challenge, and I like challenges, but this one has taxed me in the…

Started by Mark A. Kane in Luthier Talk

8 May 22, 2013
Reply by Mark A. Kane

Are 2 pickups better than 1?

Granted... the answer would be  "of course, since there are more tonal options".   But this question arises in an instrument (an electric l…

Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk

6 May 22, 2013
Reply by Joshua Levin-Epstein

It shouldn't work , but it does...

 I have a customer who dreams up odd things , and asks me to make them real....He wanted a six string guitar tuned in 5ths...The low string…

Started by thefishinmusician in Luthier Talk

6 May 21, 2013
Reply by Kerry Krishna

String Breakage

Hi Guys, looking for some advice.I've got a player who is breaking a lot of strings (D and G) on his Cole Clark acoustic while playing gigs…

Started by Jeff Highland in Luthier Talk

12 May 19, 2013
Reply by Cole Clark Guitars

Removing Gibson A Style neck

I bought a 1908 Gibson A4 years ago from a friend who got it with a shattered neck so he could get the Handel tuners I recently purchased a…

Started by Tim McKane in Luthier Talk

5 May 18, 2013
Reply by Tim McKane

Buying the important tools and straightedges

        Hi I am a new Luithier and I am starting to buy some more expensive and quality tools to do more precise work. There are a lot of t…

Started by Luke Single in Luthier Talk

12 May 18, 2013
Reply by Paul Verticchio

Fret buzz Question

I have a little bit of fret buzz on my low E and although it doesn't come through my amp at all, my guitar is acoustically very loud and it…

Started by Nathaniel O'Bier in Luthier Talk

25 May 17, 2013
Reply by Russell Vance

Humidity.....What did Stradivarius do?

In a recent humidity discussion on here I wondered what they did before we had hygrometers. A friend (with strong views about how to measur…

Started by John in Luthier Talk

19 May 17, 2013
Reply by Peter Poyser

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