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kay 5 string banjo

I have a Kay 5 string banjo that needs new frets. The person who owns it is a friend who wants to start talking banjo lessons with it. The…

Started by Lee Gendvilas in Luthier Talk

9 Oct 15, 2012
Reply by Lee Gendvilas

best new $300 guitar..??

Hi again, I am in the market for a new acoustic, just browsing right now, but, could anyone recommend a good dreadnought for around 300 dol…

Started by Arthur Sweeney in Luthier Talk

7 Oct 14, 2012
Reply by Kerry Krishna

Mystery guitar

Hi folks. The vintage dealer for whom I repair got the referenced guitar in a "collection buy". See the photos of the unrestored guitar. In…

Started by Paul Verticchio in Luthier Talk

6 Oct 14, 2012
Reply by Paul Verticchio

A new source of rattling sounds in a guitar.

While getting the neck off my Guild D35 project today, I found a chunk of soundhole rosette sitting in the dovetail area. I can just imag…

Started by Mark Pollock in Luthier Talk

4 Oct 14, 2012
Reply by Alexander López

1930 Martin 0-18T tuners? And look alike identity.

I believe that the Martin tenor originally had the straight through Grover tuners.  Were they the ones with or without the ears?  This guit…

Started by George Roberts in Luthier Talk

9 Oct 14, 2012
Reply by George Roberts

Anyone familiar with this instrument?

A Regal fretless acoustic bass guitar.  Uber rare.  Can't wait to get it on the bench for restoration. Any general info is appreciated. Tha…

Started by Paul Verticchio in Luthier Talk

2 Oct 13, 2012
Reply by Paul Verticchio

Cleaning an old strat pickguard.

I'm cleaning and repairing  an old Squire Strat for a friend.  He got this guitar used and the original owner had put stickers all over the…

Started by Joe Arnold in Luthier Talk

4 Oct 13, 2012
Reply by Joe Arnold

info on Cuban Tres'

Hi to all, I’m wondering if anyone here on frets.net has experience building and/ of repairing Cuban Tres’. (after all: these are fretted i…

Started by Bart van Weperen in Luthier Talk

17 Oct 11, 2012
Reply by Ned Knepp

Order of operations for a Guild neck removal

So, I picked up another project. This one is a Guild D35 from 1982, which suffered a shattered neck and some really, really bad epoxy and c…

Started by Mark Pollock in Luthier Talk

7 Oct 11, 2012
Reply by Ian Barker

Very odd course tuning request for a build...

A customer who has come up with some weird requests has come up with another....A 6 string , tuned similar to a violin...He'd like the low…

Started by thefishinmusician in Luthier Talk

2 Oct 9, 2012
Reply by Alexander López

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