Just joined your club. I'm a self taught newbie to the world of stringed insrument building. It is alot of fun, and sometimes torture. I've posted a few ...
I can't speak for the other guys but I'm still working on my first solid body guitar. Mind you I finished my 5th one but I'm still working on my 1st one. I saw...
Thanks for the compliment 166. As far a wood supply, I find it from several sources. I am a painting contractor, and often run into materials left behind on...
Hello everyone. I have been searching for some plans for an ES-335 and have not been able to find them. Could anyone direct me to some. Thanks for any...
does anyone know where i can purchase a matched set of Bartolini 9w4j jazz bass pickups? i can probably order them direct from bartolini for 172, but i'm ...
I, too am new to the club. I have piddled with mods over the years, but mostly collect a new axe every few years. But now I am about to build what I cannot...
Hi all,<br><br>Just letting you know that Ervin Somogyi is teaching a class this coming<br>October on Intermediate/Advanced Guitar Construction. Topics will ...
Hello. I've decided to buy a kit to build my first guitar. I'm thinking it will be the Martin dreadnought kit. Comes with pre-bent sides, top and bottom, neck...
I have a 1991 Gibson Les Paul Standard that I have been having problems with. The bridge humbucker is signicantly silent - 90% quieter than the neck. It has...
Could be a switch problem rather than a pickup problem.<br>The design of the switch is pretty open on LP's and dust and crud can get onto the contacts and stop...
Thanks, Jonathan. I gave a little shot of wd-40 (wrong choice?) to the switch. I also re-soldered (first time!)the lead to the volume pot. Whichever one was...
Well done. WD40 will work but is not advised as it contains silicones which can cause havoc with the guitar's finish and tends to also stay a little too sticky...
my name is ben and i'm interested in lutherie very much yet don't know how to even maintain my own guitars. i've been playing for 15 years and don't know how ...
Hey Ben check out Frank Ford's website <a href=http://www.frets.com target=new>http://www.frets.com</a> There is a whole bunch of stuff in there on sources...
Hi, I owned a Taylor 310 for two years now and met a Luthier from Long Island, NY who makes about 14 to 20 guitars per year. I ordered a 00 size Martin body...
The ratio (tempered) between any fret space and the next fret space is defined to be the 12th root of 2.<br><br>Fn/Fn+1 = 2^(1/12) where F is the fretspace at...
Hi, I just went and decided to educate myself and buy a video or two so I could be a more knowledgeable player, but when I saw the prices of this bozos' videos...
If I decided that I wanted to change the pickguard on my Tele, when I have the new one screwed on, how do I adjust the pickups back to the right height. Is...
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