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OOPS - A SPAMMER GOT THROUGH

Sorry everybody - looks like another one slipped in under the door. "Ben Debrah"  has been summarily DUMPED. . .

Started by Frank Ford in Luthier Talk

4 Mar 12, 2015
Reply by Ned Knepp

shop oddity of the week photo

This is for those that spent time arguing the tonal effects of Delrin vs. aluminum adjuster wheels.

Started by David Farmer in Luthier Talk

3 Mar 12, 2015
Reply by Jelle van Tilburg

Nitrocellulose lacquer

I have a very nice banjo around 3 years old, it has very fine ring cracks in the lacquer around the back of the neck right from the edge o…

Started by Kenneth Davis in Luthier Talk

11 Mar 11, 2015
Reply by Andrew

Martin 1833 Shop no longer selling fret wire

Martin 1833 Shop used to sell fret wire with Martin's standard crown height and width dimensions in a variety of tang widths. There where m…

Started by Paul Breen in Luthier Talk

21 Mar 10, 2015
Reply by Barry Chern

Bridge belly

This is a 72' 0-18. It has a slight belly. I was wondering what you guys thought about it. Should it or can it be repaired it? The guitar p…

Started by Luke Single in Luthier Talk

10 Mar 10, 2015
Reply by Luke Single

short strings and string storage

A heads up and a question. The loop end, plain steel, bulk strings I usually order arrived shorter than they used to and no longer work for…

Started by David Farmer in Luthier Talk

12 Mar 8, 2015
Reply by Paul Verticchio

Repair for side veneer?

So, I've received this guitar which had previously been "repaired" and am having to undo and redo a lot of the work on it (including a nec…

Started by Craig C. in Luthier Talk

5 Mar 8, 2015
Reply by Craig C.

Looking for list of Calton Case SE #s

 I started a Facebook group this last week. "Calton Flight Case Enthusiasts" and am looking for lists of SE3s and accompaning year of manuf…

Started by Kerry Krishna in Luthier Talk

1 Mar 7, 2015
Reply by Kerry Krishna

Our new acquaintance and dear friend, benjamin debrah

It seems this bloke from Ghana has been extremely busy. I count 11 pages of his attempts to make contact through this site via the profile…

Started by Ken James in Luthier Talk

7 Mar 6, 2015
Reply by Randy

Cracked top

I wasn't careful about the humidity in my shop and the guitar I'm building just developed a crack in the top.  It's unfinished except for s…

Started by Jack Lord in Luthier Talk

22 Mar 6, 2015
Reply by Ned Knepp

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