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Angled nut slots

Hi all, lately I've seen some high-end acoustics that have the G and D nut slot cut at an angle so the strings follow the angle from the n…

Started by tadej bratkovic in Luthier Talk

2 Nov 2, 2012
Reply by Mark Pollock

Scratches covered with white-wood-prepared-for-paint

Good morning (here in Spain it's 9 o'clock):   One of my friends gave me his guitar ask me to fix the mess that he did! He stripped the bod…

Started by Stefano in Luthier Talk

3 Nov 1, 2012
Reply by Kerry Krishna

Fix scratches and dents on the body

Hi to everybody, I need your help in order to solve a little dude that I have. I have stripped all the body of my strato and unfortunatly I…

Started by Stefano in Luthier Talk

3 Nov 1, 2012
Reply by Greg Mirken

TOM bridge specifications

Hello all, I am a regular lurker on this board. I gratefully soak up all I can about flattop repair, my hobby. Here's something new to me,…

Started by Simon Bancroft in Luthier Talk

2 Oct 31, 2012
Reply by Simon Bancroft

Drill Mill Lathe

My old man is cleaning his shop out. Sad, but he's happy to give his sons his tools. One of these is a Smithy Drill Mill. It ain't a Bridge…

Started by Thomas James in Luthier Talk

6 Oct 30, 2012
Reply by Thomas James

Vintage Tortoise Shell Binding for a 1976 Gibson J-45

Any one know where to get some of this original stuff. I don't want to replace it all with plastic, obviously. Every little piece of the or…

Started by Jeff Perkins in Luthier Talk

15 Oct 30, 2012
Reply by peter farr

Am I losing it or what

Here we go again.  Brand-new Gibson LP jr.   Nut slot on high e cut too low, buzzing on 1st fret.  Customer complains action is high and it…

Started by Christian Johnson in Luthier Talk

9 Oct 30, 2012
Reply by Hesh Breakstone

Experience is the best teacher.

I've been rebuilding an old Favilla F5. I pulled the top. Cleaned out several bad crack repair attempts, flattened the top and splined/ glu…

Started by Ned Knepp in Luthier Talk

13 Oct 29, 2012
Reply by Ned Knepp

Make smaller the pocket of my guitar neck

Hi, I would like to know how to make the pocket of my guitar neck smaller. It's quite perfect but I think that the neck fits in it too easi…

Started by Stefano in Luthier Talk

1 Oct 29, 2012
Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron

Short scale bass build tone question....

I'm building a short scale bass...Bolt on , maple back and sides....Basically , Danelectro style , only I glued up 3 pieces of maple , and…

Started by thefishinmusician in Luthier Talk

3 Oct 29, 2012
Reply by Pierre-Antoine Roiron

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