In my experience you have a rather difficult problem... Normally I might suggest sanding it off, however with a sticky finish I suspect your sanding...
In the case of my spruce topped Stradolin I never guessed it was spruce until I removed the peeling finish and there it was, a solid spruce top with...
You can buy sets of small automotive files in Wallmart, if i recall. There are about 5ive or six files in the set and they cost roughly 1/3 the price...
The bridge which comes with The Loar is undoubtedly a reasonably functionable bridge. No better, nor worse than bridges sold as standard equipment on...
I believe they are resting verticaly on a platform of some sort and the photo is tipped sideways. There must be some unseen means of holding them in...
I have five cases and roughly 15 instruments, mandos banjos and guitars. I want at least four instruments accessable at all times so that on a whim I...
Blueron:
Have you considered getting a Strad-O-Lin??? These are remarkable instruments from the darly 1930s until after WW2. They sell for as little...
There is a bunch of stuff by the Sweet Hollywaiians, a Japanese group who play Hawaiian music of the first half of the 20th century.
Excellent group...