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Trouble with Gorilla glue in an application like this is that it expands maybe 3 or four times its original size as it cures. So it would surely cause a bubble or even additional cracking from the...

Nick, you are absolutely correct. You'll get no argument from me on that. CNC is a wonderful invention and a great time saver in the instrument making business. But some of your examples such as...

I am one of the guys who was bidding against you on that. I am a bit jealous but happy that it ended up with someone who will play and appreciate it.

There have been a couple of threads already about the one at Bernunzio if that's the one you're curious about. I have never played one or seen one but others have said the following: They can have a...

I vote for keeping them both. You have to have at least two right? That's the bare minimum to get by. What if you have to put your 900 in the shop for a while? You need a back up. That's a...

Eastman has its own factory. Or more like a workshop really. They do not make instruments for anyone else or brand them differently. It is a different situation from the crank them out and brand them...

What you are referring to as a "v in the grain" is actually not grain but "flame". Flame is a type of figure. Grain on mandolin backs runs north to south figure east to west or west to east. Flame or...

In my opinion the best alternative is to play into a really good Mike. No hole necessary and more natural sound than most pickups. That being said of course I do play acoustic guitar in a praise band...

WOW! She's a real stunner! Congratulations. Truly a work of art.

I came across this old post and since no one answered I thought I'd bring it back. According to their Web site they use a "catylized polyurethane" finish.

I wish they made that kit in a short scale version. They say it can be strung as an octave mandolin but I think 25 1/2 inch scale is too long for that. 22 would be more like it. As it is it is only...

Did you have the "hump" before the re-fret? It could have easily been leveled after the old frets were pulled out but now I'm not so sure. Normally the bridge is a bit higher on the bass side so you...

I am also intrigued by that design. I started a thread on it back when it was introduced. I wonder if anyone else thinks that it is close enough to being guitar shaped to qualify as a mandolinetto?

Has anyone ever seen Harry Nillson's 1971 made for Tv animated movie "The Point"? The moral of the story is you don't' have to have a point to have a point!

Maybe someone who knows how to link a...

Anton Brauer's shop was in a part of "Germany" that ended up in post war Czechoslovakia I believe I read or heard somewhere. Not a one man luthier operation by amy means, there was a large shop that...

Well I have an update. Things have been going pretty good this time around. Is it perfect? No. Are there flaws? Yes but they are minor and you really have to examine it carefully to find them. I have...

Jim, Allen has already said that he didn't want to use the individual sealed tuners because of the balance and weight issues. Those work better on a big instrument like that cittern, but I'm thinking...

Absolutely agree Greg! :))

Additionally, just like the old county store, the topics that create the lengthiest discussions are the topics that have been jawed to death time and time again already!...

Please stay away from the Vietnamese instruments. Those on the Cafe' who have succumbed to the" ostentatious "pretty" inlays and low prices have often gotten burned with an "instrument" that just...

Here is what I think is an interesting tidbit to add to the discussion. I wanted to pull out the end pin on my Breedlove for no other reason than I just wanted to take a better look at the interior...

Please do not glue it! It is not meant to be glued in with any sort of glue. It is also not really designed to be a strap button. It is an end pin, a leftover from the early days when Gibson decided...

I think if you like the looks of the 315 and the sound and playability you should get it. They are nicely made. In your price range you are getting the usual recommendations here Kentucky the "Loar "...

I think you misunderstood the instrument description. The Gold Tone GM6 is an octave guitar which means it plays an octave higher than standard guitar. An octave mandolin plays one octave lower than...

bratsche forgive me if i am telling you something you already know or have already thought of and discarded but I think what would solve your problem is pre tapered cello peghole bushings. They cost...

I have heard more than a few instrument builders and repairmen advise against Titebond II. I think there is a Titebond III as well. I have been advised by these folks to stick (no pun intended) to...