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Today, 1:30pm

Lynn Dudenbostel replied to a thread Who has inspired your work? in Builders and Repair

For me, it was visits to Gene Horners shop near Rockwood, TN in the late 70's. The 1920's Gibson mandolins and 1930's Martin guitars were certainly...

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Yesterday, 11:24am

sunburst replied to a thread Meet the maker luthier interview- Gary Nava in Builders and Repair

I haven't read the whole thing yet, but so far, good questions and good answers! Thanks for posting!

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Yesterday, 10:46am

sunburst replied to a thread Question about polishing compound in Builders and Repair

I have a container of Turtle Wax compound, the green plastic container of which you speak. I don't know how old it is, and I didn't know anything had...

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May-23-2013, 3:19pm

sunburst replied to a thread Griffith Loar A-5 drawings? in Builders and Repair

Can't find enough distractions around Asheville James? ;) (There are always plenty around here...)

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May-23-2013, 1:16pm

sunburst replied to a thread Griffith Loar A-5 drawings? in Builders and Repair

He's been threatening to as long as I've known him... ;)

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May-23-2013, 1:02pm

sunburst replied to a thread Griffith Loar A-5 drawings? in Builders and Repair

I don't remember where this wood came from, Bruce, but it might be destined for some mind of "copy" eventually.

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May-22-2013, 2:38pm

sunburst replied to a thread Interesting fret thoughts from PRS in Builders and Repair

In the early days of glued-in frets (epoxy in those days) there was speculation about whether they sounded different from "standard" pressed frets....

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May-22-2013, 11:46am

sunburst replied to a thread Interesting fret thoughts from PRS in Builders and Repair

While that is a significant danger, the potential damage I was thinking of is from removing the hardened CA from the fret slots to prepare them for...

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May-22-2013, 9:51am

sunburst replied to a thread repairing nitrocellulose finish in Builders and Repair

I had some that I got from Stewmac, but they quit carrying it, so I did the normal thing for the contemporary human being... I goooogled it, and...

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May-21-2013, 11:09pm

sunburst replied to a thread repairing nitrocellulose finish in Builders and Repair

I dabbing butyl cellosolve on some lacquer damage as we speak...

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May-21-2013, 1:18pm

sunburst replied to a thread Griffith Loar A-5 drawings? in Builders and Repair

All this further confirms my impression of the Gibson factory of the day. "They used what they had". New designs take time (time=$$), so if you...

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May-21-2013, 12:00am

Dan Voight replied to a thread Mandolins in progress in Post a picture of your mandolin

I should be french polishing in a week or so after this varnish base coat dries. Getting excited...

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May-20-2013, 9:25pm

sunburst replied to a thread Mandolin Archive - Lloyd Loar signed F5 Mandolin 75846 in RSS News Feeds

Well, it makes sense that I don't see a Virzi in the pictures, but I don't see a fern either(?).

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May-20-2013, 6:53pm

sunburst replied to a thread Interesting fret thoughts from PRS in Builders and Repair

PRS is a small production shop, not a repair facility. I hate removing superglue from fret slots. It at least doubles the time and vastly increases...

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May-20-2013, 8:33am

Joe Mendel replied to a thread Nava Black Walnut Mandolin (Standard V) in Post a picture of your mandolin

That is beautiful, black walnut is one of my favorite woods. I think it is extremely under-rated as a tone wood. Great job, Gary.

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May-20-2013, 12:23am

sunburst replied to a thread repairing nitrocellulose finish in Builders and Repair

Given plenty of time, I prefer to use lacquer for touch up. I leave the lid loose on a small bottle of lacquer so that it dries partially and...

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May-19-2013, 10:02pm

sunburst replied to a thread repairing nitrocellulose finish in Builders and Repair

It can be fixed, but it will take someone who knows how to repair lacquer. (Are we sure it's lacquer?) I can't tell from the picture if color touch...

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May-19-2013, 12:03pm

sunburst replied to a thread Paint stripping advice sought in Builders and Repair

Here are a few of the ones from my tool drawer in the shop. Some are thicker than others, some are stiffer or more limber, they have so many uses;...

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May-18-2013, 3:40pm

sunburst replied to a thread Paint stripping advice sought in Builders and Repair

Don't mean to annoy or be picky, but if one of them does, that makes it a stripper, as I see it. Any solvent that removes the finish would qualify.

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May-18-2013, 2:04pm

sunburst replied to a thread Changing username? in Forum Software Support

I haven't changed mine because I'm actually a well known celebrity and I need to protect my identity so I can have a moments peace and any privacy at...

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May-18-2013, 1:57pm

sunburst replied to a thread Nice sounding aluminum guitar in Builders and Repair

From the bright sound, with the sharp attack at the beginning of the note and the amount of sustain and mids in the tone, I'm guessing that's Adi...

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May-18-2013, 11:20am

sunburst replied to a thread Paint stripping advice sought in Builders and Repair

You kind of need to know what material you're working with. If it is gummy, that makes me suspect oil varnish that has not fully cured, as suggested...

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May-18-2013, 10:56am

sunburst replied to a thread A palindrome, of sorts. in Post a picture of your mandolin

I've changed the outline of the mandolin several times in the years between those builds. I move a part of the outline in or out slightly (like 1/32"...

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May-18-2013, 10:43am

sunburst replied to a thread Fretwork on bound fingerboard in Builders and Repair

Fret ends must accommodate the binding. That is usually done by nipping the fret tang so that it fits between the bindings, and the fret bead extends...

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May-17-2013, 8:36pm

sunburst replied to a thread 1907-08 Gibson F-2 defines big restoration project in Vintage Instruments

Truthfully, it's not too bad; just needs to be put back together after some cleaning up, followed by a refinish. Not too many broken parts, not too...

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May-17-2013, 1:43pm

Joe Mendel replied to a thread Mandolins in progress in Post a picture of your mandolin

Thanks, John & Billy. I'm not one to over-think things generally, but I did try to make it different without making it look like I was trying real...

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May-17-2013, 12:16pm

sunburst replied to a thread Mandolins in progress in Post a picture of your mandolin

Nice head stock, Joe. A nice design, not just different to be different of asymmetrical to be asymmetrical, but a coherent idea.

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May-17-2013, 10:22am

Joe Mendel replied to a thread Mandolins in progress in Post a picture of your mandolin

Thanks for the compliments. Here's a quick sound clip, I hope no one was hoping for a Grammy performance, it wasn't happening this morning. It...

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May-16-2013, 7:12pm

sunburst replied to a thread A palindrome, of sorts. in Post a picture of your mandolin

Actually, no. #13 was one of three one-piece backs I resawed from a block of bigleaf maple I got some years ago, while #31 is from an orphaned half...

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May-16-2013, 6:20pm

Joe Mendel replied to a thread Mandolins in progress in Post a picture of your mandolin

I bought it from Hibdon Hardwoods in St. Louis. http://www.hibdonhardwood.com/index.htm When I first saw it I thought it was black walnut, I had...

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