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  1. Thread: Refretting

    by jackc
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    Re: Refretting

    Good luck Chris. Refretting, like most tasks, benefits from experience, but there's only one way to get it. By doing it. It's not rocket surgery, but there are nuances.

    Most people recommend...
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    Early L-5 Gibson-style archtop. Not exactly on the bench...but hung out to dry applying finish.
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    Early L-5 Gibson-style archtop.
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    Re: Post a picture of what's on your bench?

    Early L-5 Gibson-style archtop.
    Sorry for all the redundant posts...was trying to get the photo orientation right...and don't see a [Delete] button. Maybe Scott can help here...
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    Re: Waterlox Marine High Gloss

    Pre-made 1704 varnish is available here:
    https://www.violins.ca/varnish/violin_varnish.htmlhttp://
    Not recommending this, just posting the link.

    And a link to the formula and instructions on...
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    Re: Waterlox Marine High Gloss

    I used Waterlox Gloss on a recent Torrefied Red Spruce over Brazilian guitar build. The look is fine, and it buffed out to a nice finish, but I feel like it is a heavy finish, something you may want...
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    Re: Show your Mando "Gig Rig"!

    I bought a Grace Felix preamp after talking to a couple of friends who raved about theirs. It's quite a machine. I switch between mandolin (Heiden F with a Fishman Bridge pickup) and Fiddle (A nice...
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    Re: Vintage Waverly tuners, string post height

    I've had some arrow-plate tuners that had posts too short for a Gibson snakehead. I assume they were made for a Martin mandolin, which has a thinner peghead than the gibson. They looked like they...
  10. Re: Luthiers Mercantile International -- Contact adhesive

    I've used this glue for binding. It bonds celluloid to wood well. I usually thin it with acetone or lacquer although I'm not sure these are the correct thinner. The solvent in the glue is very...
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    Re: headstock break glue choice?

    Here's a link to Frank Ford's Frets.com info about hhg...

    http://www.frets.com/FretsPages/Luthier/Data/Materials/GlueTest/gluetest.html

    If you look in his topic index there's more info about...
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    Re: How hard is it to put a new neck on a mandolin

    Removing the neck on a 60s or 70s Gibson is not hard. They used a mortice and tenon join in a huge neck block that was not a very tight fit and filled it with glue. Not exactly the best construction,...
  13. Re: Teens Gibson oval hole graduations via Magic Probe

    The magic probe is a cool tool. Anybody want to buy a Hacklinger caliper?
  14. Re: Teens Gibson oval hole graduations via Magic Probe

    The back does strike me as being a little heavy. Basically 3.5 mm except more like 2.5 mm in the recurve area. I've often wondered how they did the carving of the plates. I assume some sort of...
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    Re: How to identify lacquer vs. varnish finish?

    WARNING - ridiculously long reply ...:))

    The term "varnish" has really become useless. At a recent festival in VA, John Hamlett and I looked a a very nice D-18 copy made by a local builder. We...
  16. Help break the Guinness World Record for Most Mandolin Players

    Tara Linhart has organized a mass mandolin jam at the Galax Fiddlers Convention to be held on Tuesday August 6 at 2 PM. Be a part of history and enjoy the spectacle that is Galax. The mandolin...
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    Re: Not a mandolin at all, but it does have scroll!!

    Don't forget Stephen Bennett. Notice that none of these players is playing a Gibson...too big, and too heavy. But very cool anyway.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Miy7YjxtAHY
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    Re: Mike Marshall's Loar

    Actually, baroque necks were dead flat with respect to the plane of the body, and the fingerboard was a wedge to supply angle. The necks were usually face glued and attached with a nail, Strads...
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    Re: How would you fix a headstock problem like this?

    One more bad thing about dowels...they start out round, more or less, but they don't stay that way. Over time, they'll become oval, and maybe round again with moisture content changes. The hole may...
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    Re: Strumming a Piece of History

    Some of you may have seen and played some mandolins by Michael Heiden with "Ancient Red Spruce" labels inside. These are really great mandolins, and Heiden has an upcharge of $2K for these tops that...
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    Re: Electronic Thickness Gauge - Improved

    What has happened with this device? Has anyone tried it? To use it on a violin you'd need a ball no larger than about 6 mm I think...
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    Re: Conversion Varnish

    Here's one from Mohawk...
    http://www.mohawk-finishing.com/catalog_browse_tech.asp?ictnbr=577

    You can get the MSDS and PDS by clicking on the links on the right. I've been looking into whether and...
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    Re: How many coats of laquer?!

    The thing about lacquer is that the number of coats you need can vary with how much you thin the lacquer, whether you've used retarder, and your spray technique. Experienced finishers (I'm only...
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    Mohawk Burn-in stick video

    Burn-in sticks are used in furniture repair. I thought maybe people here would like to know about them for use in instrument making and repair. They are a great way to fill voids in both new and old...
  25. Thread: My last F5

    by jackc
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    Re: My last F5

    John - maybe you just need a break from scrolls...I was just playing number 26 that you finished last April, and it is sounding great--as good as it looks.
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