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Guitar ID - Clarence Carter

Any clue what make / model Clarence has here?

Started by Redacted in Luthier Talk

1 Aug 15, 2019
Reply by Frank Ford

Broken Grover (Sta-Tite?) Tuner

Has anyone tried repairing one of these? I think silver soldering would be tricky if even worth attempting, as the shaft would have to be…

Started by Carl Mesrobian in Luthier Talk

5 Aug 15, 2019
Reply by Carl Mesrobian

Guild Stop Bar issue

Hi, I have a Guild Starfire 12 string with “tune-o-matic” bridge and stop bar style set up. A while ago, the stop bar ferrule’s started to…

Started by Brian T. Williams in Luthier Talk

8 Aug 13, 2019
Reply by J R Emmett

Drop fill is darker

I have a 70s Yamaha with a bit of a restore. It has some chips and cracks on the edge of the spruce top which I drop filled some CA on. Tho…

Started by Gert van der Does in Luthier Talk

9 Aug 11, 2019
Reply by Greg Mirken

Improving plywood acoustics sound: lacquer finish removal

I have an old acoustic/electric AEL20 plywood guitar by Ibanez; the instrument really has a great look, play-ability, mechanics etc..... al…

Started by Mikheil Tsitsishvili in Luthier Talk

3 Aug 10, 2019
Reply by Mikheil Tsitsishvili

Quality work.

Hi All, its winter time down under and we could all use a good laugh:    every now and again our repair section get something that make you…

Started by Russell Vance in Luthier Talk

7 Aug 8, 2019
Reply by peter meyer

Split x brace

So I’m new to the page but wanted to get some advice. I have a 2011 Taylor 414 CE. I noticed this morning that the x brace is starting to s…

Started by Thomas Klose in Luthier Talk

3 Aug 5, 2019
Reply by Mark McLean

Spruce/Pine " Made In Sweden "

I was gifted several 1" x 6" x8' boards with the only identifier is the sticker shown. I know there are a plethora of spruce / pine speci…

Started by Redacted in Luthier Talk

4 Aug 4, 2019
Reply by Russell Vance

Guild F512 Neck Set

Anyone know what joint is inside this beast?

Started by Thomas James in Luthier Talk

11 Aug 2, 2019
Reply by Thomas James

Shaping neck of a Taylor 314CE

I'm re-shaping neck of a Taylor 314CE and would like to know how much wood I have between the back of the neck and the truss rod. Saw the T…

Started by Bob Harris in Luthier Talk

4 Jul 28, 2019
Reply by Mark McLean

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