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Help Identifying an old Parlor Guitar, Larson-esque?

Hello everyone! Thanks for having me. This is my first post here; I had been given a good recommendation that you fine folks might be able…

Started by Aaron Jennings in Luthier Talk

tacoma acoustic bass guitar

Hello all,I have a Tacoma bass guitar in my shop. I took it on as a project because of how it was presented to me. When I brought it home a…

Started by Lee Gendvilas in Luthier Talk

A Vietnamese guitar factory

Started by Doug Berch in Luthier Talk

Your volute can't save you!

Started by Keith Somerville in Luthier Talk

Furch guitar with exploding fingerboard

Hi, chaps. This came into the shop recently. It has previously been 'repaired' by someone who has used some kind of putty or something to t…

Started by Keith Somerville in Luthier Talk

Suction Cups on Porous Lacquer Finish

I want to use a guitar support that attaches with a suction cup on the lower bout along with a strap that hooks over the endpin. The proble…

Started by Brent Hutto in Luthier Talk

Microtonal frets?

An Egyptian guitarist has been in touch about adding microtonal frets to his instrument. I've seen examples and it doesn't look like it'd b…

Started by Keith Somerville in Luthier Talk

Stromberg Voisinet Venetian Headstock Repair

The head stock has a couple of issues to be addressed. I plan on using filtered compressed air to clear any loose contaminants from the pic…

Started by Redacted in Luthier Talk

Side Crack Repair

Another personal project guitar to further test my dedication and resolve. There is a long crack in the side that extends almost from the…

Started by Redacted in Luthier Talk