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Reply to ZPoxy & polyester sealer
Hey all. I’ve used zpoxy quite a lot as a sealer both on open grain hardwoods, and soft woods to give it a bit of surface hardness. *Very* thin coats. Usually 3.
To combat any adhesion issues I’ve used a washcoat of shellac, before a clearcoat of lacquer or French polish. The disadvantage is how long each coat takes to cure.
Another…
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Refretting a Stella Harmony from 1964
61 year old Stella Harmony with brass frets. Fret board is poplar. It needs refretting and I want to try doing it myself given the cost of the guitar was $70 bucks, hiring a pro will cost way more. Any recommendations on Fret wire? I can’t find Fret wire that is an exact match. Current frets are 1 mm wide, a hair over 1 mm high and the…
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I’ve been slowly chipping away at a rebind on a Gretsch streamliner with full on rotted binding.
The repair was started by a luthier in KC that passed away a couple years ago and I inherited the repair after it sat for a few years.
I’ve glued some binding back in place on martins with the Pacer canopy glue, and that has worked out fine in… -
Tony Lewis Skypilot Guitar Repair replied to the discussion 72 Fender thineline frets removal in the forum Quick Questions 3 months ago
Reply to 72 Fender thineline frets removal
Try this: Score along frets (as you are doing), use a shield (like your using) that’s a tad wider then frets so you can get fret tongs (shape head and sharpen to ensure they angle under frets so you can pull them. A lot of fret pullers heads are too flat and this makes them hard to get under frets. Heads need to be angled so that tips can work…
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Hi, I have been sent a couple pics from a customer and they want to know what guitar they have.
No branding and not something I recognise.
It looks old though, tortoiseshell binding.
But tail pice looks on the cheaper side of things.
Any pointers to identify this one would be greatly appreciated.
Apologies for the bad photos. I didn’t take them!
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David Schiff posted a new coe questions. 3 months ago
Best pore filler under Tru-oilI have made 13 guitars so far and have finished them by french-polishing about 12-18 coats of Tru-oil. I am happy with the results. On…
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Doug Proper Guitar Specialist posted a new coe questions. 3 months ago
Refret and Neck Reset1987 Martin D28 is the subject. I have performed both repairs in different sequences in the past. Is there a proven method for doing one…
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Gregory Reffner posted a new coe questions. 3 months ago
Laminating Sides for Florentine CutawayI’ve laminated a handful of rim sets but am tackling my first florentine cutaway. Any tips on laminating sides in general and in particular the…
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Mark Florio posted a new coe questions. 3 months ago
Broken HeadstockGibson SG broken headstock for the second time. Is a biscuit joiner the best tool to use for adding splines?
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Kaur Kukkur posted a new loothprint. 3 months ago
AUK tools router top-to-side air vent conversionSimilarly to the Jessem router design, the idea is to have the router venting air stream not interfere with the dust collection going in the…
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Awesome !
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