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Dobe, it actually IS a great explanation isn't it!

I really would try the West system, but be forewarned, whatever work you do is only going to be a temporary fix. It may (or may not) hold for some length of time, but will fail likely much sooner...

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.442746312346.240610.647037346&type=3&l=9d6354dd3eJaz, I bought a Tonerite years ago. Before it hit my hands, it was the 'Original Travelling Tonerite' as...

Dwing, I know some others have already said it, but please remember that there is such a tiny amount of space between the end of the fretboard and the bridge, that if you decided to put in two...

I am so not understanding the slightly unimportant (I don't want to make people feel bad) talk about the colour of the fretwire putting them off. It really isn't like it is florescent purple, or...

Multi, I gotta agree with you 100% on the heat pressed tops. I collect 1930s Kay Kraft instruments, and they all have induced arch solid wood tops, and there are not two of them alike, though they...

Pete, how much satisfaction and happiness does the repair person have now though? I agree with you that this was way too far gone for me to work on. What an amazing job the person did on this...
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Gartner, is there an acoustic video coming my friend?

JW, it is not a lost cause to do this, but it is not a repair job that I would take on even after doing string instrument repair for the last 18 years. The remedy for your problem is to sell the...

Even with just the pickup, it sounds pretty good. It's a great idea! I look forward to hearing it acoustically...

After it is all polished up, you are going to dull it right? Why polish it at all? There are 3M pads that are used in the industry to do this type of work. Do NOT just 'go in the direction of the...

In 1939/39 Kay Kraft switched from 2 inch bodies to 4 inch. It was the kiss of tone death. They all sounded horrid after that. Remember, they had an induced archtop made out of solid spruce, and they...

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It is SO nice that you refurbished and upgraded this 'old friend'. Showing respect for old axes like you have done goes down well in my books!

Mandola,I would dump this whole thing, and put it up for sale again.

Londy, whatever local music store is close to you may sell ZOOM Q3HD cameras with the amazing two capsule mics. If you YOUTUBE ZOOM Q3HD, you will see what a solo instrument performance looks like....

Benjamin, I can't remember the last doc that I watched that had to be filmed with a microscope. This is SO well done in it's own way.

Great job Jake!

Stephen, I found this on Yiannis's Facebook page. I thought this is maybe what you needed to see.

"Instrument made by master violin builder Alexandr Svistunov of K.C. Strings".

The list of necessary stuff is dependant on what you are doing right now, and were you hope to be in another 4 or 5 years.

It took me almost 8 years to buy and set up my shop as well as it it is...

Lynn, I would point out that many felt markers are not UV stable, so I guess it's possible that it would turn the same colour as before after a while.
I would not have said anything to you ( I bow...

The rosewood VS ebony fretboard thing again? There really is vera little difference wear wise between the two. The slight differences start to show when it comes time for a refret. Rosewood has been...

I find the casual joking attitude on the serious thread mighty disturbing. He could easily have been in bed and his entire house gone up around him and his family, and you are making jokes about...

Did you folks see the thread in FRETS about the 0000 steel wool spontainiously combusting in that guys shop?
0000 needs to be in a sealed tupperwear container apparently. My buddy's entire house...

Dee, it looks terrific! Thanks for doing that for me!