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Jaws 2 Jig

This is what came up with to solve that problem area fretting over the neck joint on LP style guitars. Not super genius, but very useful. …

Started by Thomas James in Luthier Talk

2 Oct 18, 2013
Reply by Kerry Krishna

Separating Neck Joint

Hi, I have recently acquired a St. Blues bass that has a typical "Fender Precision" 4 screw bolt on neck, type joint. The previous owner ha…

Started by Brian T. Williams in Luthier Talk

13 Oct 17, 2013
Reply by Jelle van Tilburg

Tell me what you think about my new repair blog

Hello all, So I have been working on a repair blog through my stores website and I would like to know what some of you think. I only work…

Started by Justin in Luthier Talk

10 Oct 15, 2013
Reply by Brian Stewart

Takamine bridge beyond repair?

I snagged this old 1974 F-340 takamine hoping to save it from the trash. I am not sure if it is beyond saving, looks like someone was plann…

Started by Stacey in Luthier Talk

33 Oct 15, 2013
Reply by LARRY KLOSE

Thoughts on my J35 saddle. Problem ?

Hi all, I have a brand new J35 and would like some thoughts on her saddle height. As you can see there is not much break angle on the 2…

Started by Emmett in Luthier Talk

6 Oct 14, 2013
Reply by Emmett

Relative humidity at different temperatures

 I live in Trinidad West Indies, it's hot, very hot, and it rains a lot. I  repair guitars and am getting in to building. I have worried fo…

Started by Peter Laine in Luthier Talk

18 Oct 13, 2013
Reply by Peter Laine

New member saying hello.

Hello everybody. I came across this website while researching crack repair for a classical guitar top and am very impressed with the qualit…

Started by Walter Bowden in Luthier Talk

8 Oct 12, 2013
Reply by Ned Knepp

Can you do a "California Neck Reset" for a cutaway?

OK you wise, older Californians (I am thinking of Mr Ford and Mr Hostetter here), and others.  Can you advise me on this?  But, first I nee…

Started by Mark McLean in Luthier Talk

6 Oct 12, 2013
Reply by Donald A. Fortune

Arch Top Neck Removal

I just glued the neck onto an archtop I am building. The fit was perfect (using a thin shim) when dry fitting so I went ahead and glued it.…

Started by Philip Secrist in Luthier Talk

7 Oct 11, 2013
Reply by Andrew

Gluing a Martin Pickguard that DOESN'T have any "wood fibers" stuck to it

Hey folks, The 1976 Martin D-18 I'm working on has the classic shrunk pickguard with obligatory top crack.  I've repaired the crack and am…

Started by Brian Stewart in Luthier Talk

12 Oct 11, 2013
Reply by steve carmody

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