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Veritas vs. Lie-Nielsen Tail Vise

I'm very slowly building a new work bench.  I would like to put a tail vise on this new bench but I haven't yet decided which one.  I'm con…

Started by nathan clark in Luthier Talk

0 Jan 31, 2013

Newly Bound Pickguard Split in Half

I made a new tortoise pickguard for an archtop and added a single layer of white binding. I waited several days before leveling and polishi…

Started by Robbie Collins in Luthier Talk

3 Jan 30, 2013
Reply by Frank Ford

"Longer" neck (14th or 16th fret meets the body) possible?

Hello to all here!   Still working on my "cuban Très" but now I think I run into real problems. The sides are bent and glued, back is bookm…

Started by Bart van Weperen in Luthier Talk

20 Jan 30, 2013
Reply by William F.Eden

Repairing Checked Lacquer with Dust/Mold Discoloration

I've been asked to recondition a very good sounding 60's vintage Saturn, hollow body guitar. It has no cracks, however the nitrocellulose l…

Started by Zack Bajin in Luthier Talk

22 Jan 30, 2013
Reply by Cyrus Comiskey

Unusual String Winder

Can anybody help identify this tuner? It has an 1890 - 1900 look about it.  Bone knob held on by the washer and peened over stem. When the…

Started by George Roberts in Luthier Talk

6 Jan 30, 2013
Reply by George Roberts

Gibson C-1 Neck Joint/Angle??

Hey everyone. I have a Gibson C-1 my dad gave me when I was a kid. It doesn't sound very good and I am most likely gonna sell it. (My dad b…

Started by David Edward Helmer in Luthier Talk

3 Jan 29, 2013
Reply by Jeff Highland

Remember Maestronet?

For those of us who were active online in the 1990s, you might remember Maestronet...it was the big bowed-string discussion forum.  After i…

Started by Adam Sweet in Luthier Talk

0 Jan 29, 2013

New shop space!! What to do?

After 17 years running my business in a 288 sq. ft. closet, I'm moving to a proper shop space of 800 sq. ft. that I'm free to configure how…

Started by Mark A. Kane in Luthier Talk

12 Jan 28, 2013
Reply by Mark A. Kane

Artec passive problems

I had an artec blend/tone set up going with a humbucker and piezo, both passively wired but of course the power going to the tone circuit. …

Started by Doug T in Luthier Talk

0 Jan 28, 2013

Fix color drops - guitar finish

Hi to everybody: I'm spraying a JB sunburst (three colors). Everything is almost perfect. "Almost" because I have two little drops of blac…

Started by Stefano in Luthier Talk

3 Jan 28, 2013
Reply by Eric Steven Johansen

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