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Hey Doug,
Its probably no the most helpful answer but here is what I did. I restored an old 30’s Gibson L-00 with a badly bent tuner. I added some leather to the jaws on the stew mac nut and saddle vise and tightened the bent stem in the vise to flatten it. I did have to remove the button to do the procedure but they were already replaced. I…
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Including yourself and your employees/contractors, what is your labor cost percentage? For me it’s 54%, but I’m thinking that’s high? Curious what others see in your business.
Danny West West Guitarworks and Doug Grainger Custom Fretted Instruments -
Bryan Parris Parris Guitars replied to the discussion D35S bridge in the forum Quick Questions a week ago
Hey Ian. I was just trying to save time and labor. I had one of my guys make one. The string spacing was wider than usual. It’s a 12 fret slot head with a wide neck.
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Danny West West Guitarworks and Dave Staudte (rhymms with "Howdy") NB Guitar Repair (New Braunfels, TX)
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Hi everyone! Here is a video explaining more about the pickup performance measure and how do I do it. Hope it is useful!
Ian Davlin The Looth Group -
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Josh Rieck replied to the discussion Non-Guitar Based Luthiery? in the forum Quick Questions a week ago
Nicole nailed it.
I did quite a lot of violin family repair for the first 15 years of my career. I still work on double basses regularly and occasionally take violin family work if it seems interesting, otherwise, I farm it out.
There is a lot about working on violin family instruments that I enjoy and it can make a great compliment to…
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