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  1. Grover Tuners
  2. Godin A8 low end drone/feedback hum only on the open G strings
  3. Anyone tried Steel or Steel and Silk strings on a RISA-solid?
  4. Think this will cause an issue?
  5. stewmac golden age tuners
  6. Does this make any sense?
  7. Gotoh Tuner
  8. propane torch
  9. HELP! What kind of tuner is this?
  10. Behlen hide glue, gram strength 256 or 167?
  11. Finish Checking
  12. Didn't realize how "springy" spruce was.
  13. Weber Traditional Brekke bridge vs. Loar style bridge
  14. Hide glue seam.
  15. Thinking about becoming a Luthier
  16. Samick A-stylemandolin- what kind of joint between neck and body?
  17. Old pick guard
  18. New mando, mis-set neck
  19. bit extension
  20. Resonator Mandolin Coverplate - source?
  21. Pick Guards on Oval Holes?
  22. When Does a Builder Become 'Seasoned'?
  23. Old Vega Tuners
  24. Reverse fingerboard radius?
  25. Scooped fingerboard extension: any caveats or regrets?
  26. Refinishing a spruce top
  27. Harlan Mandolinetto - flat or arched top/back?
  28. Gibson F5 and F12 in need of repair
  29. MandolinCello
  30. K&K Internal fixing?
  31. Round over or bevel F holes?
  32. Extra Distance from E-string to Fretboard Edge
  33. String height etc.
  34. Siminoff neck and V-joint jigs - how much cutting height needed?
  35. bushing problems--
  36. Tailpiece and bridge issues
  37. Setting up a luthier shop
  38. Does Sight affect what we hear?
  39. How to fix a slightly warped back plate?
  40. new parts
  41. Strung it up in white..now what?
  42. Fingerboard radius
  43. Grizzly Bandsaws
  44. tone bar size
  45. Replacing tuners
  46. Advice on graduation.
  47. New frets for a 1924 Gibson F-4
  48. Relic'ing a brand new set of tuners for an 80 year old axe
  49. Remove Top from Ribs
  50. Bridge's sweet(est) spot, beyond intonation
  51. Remove top/sides or fix braces in place?
  52. Explain the change of neck angle from the F4 to F5
  53. Flatten existing radius fretboard or replace?
  54. Value of Visiting Your Builder.
  55. tempature control
  56. Hanging instruments on the wall
  57. fretwire removal..then fretboard rip out.
  58. Top Sinking between Bridge & F Hole
  59. Hide screw hole
  60. Whither Lebeda Mandolins ????
  61. Tailpiece screw problem when installing pickup
  62. April Workshop
  63. Inside Samick neck joint
  64. Selecting walnut
  65. Enlarging hole in tailpiece - drill or file?
  66. Glue Fretboard Before or After Carving Neck?
  67. Instrument Technicians in Scotland / North of England
  68. Charango soundboard repair
  69. stripping acustic spruce top
  70. french polish
  71. the neck
  72. Types of Finish: Compare & Contrast, Pros & Cons
  73. Use a syringe with Duco glue?
  74. uke friction tuners
  75. Defining flexing in tops and backs?
  76. wide neck fingerboards
  77. Replacing those bad kluson tuner buttons
  78. Variance of position of "The Gibson" on mid-teens A models
  79. Luthier's Workbench--Software
  80. Calling UK Amateur Luthiers Bristol/Bath areas
  81. EVO Gold fret wire
  82. How to fix small ding?
  83. scooping near Northern VA
  84. Made myself a neck steamer
  85. 1905 Gibson A4 Mandolin SN 3434 Restoration
  86. Little scratches?
  87. Restringing--Reducing the Risk of Imminent Explosions!
  88. Chip in the nitro-cellulose
  89. Neck Finish Removal
  90. whats going on ?
  91. Too much fun... carving the top.
  92. Shaving Neck on Guitar Bodied Octave?
  93. Tenor Guitar Conversion - Octave Mandolin
  94. Carpathian Spruce Crack
  95. stewmac essential fret kit
  96. neck reset- my naive question of the day
  97. Feedback on my grads.
  98. 3/4 size mandolin???
  99. Totally sprayed burst
  100. To import or not to import
  101. filler mix
  102. compensation bridges
  103. Would you use this piece of red spruce?
  104. French Polish (shellac and alcohol) over Oil Varnish--Durablity?
  105. F hole, how close is too close to edge?
  106. Trouble w/ Kentucky KM-250 mandolin
  107. oldie goldie repair
  108. ran across a reference to luthier J. Williams, Va. Beach
  109. looking for luthier in Arizona
  110. Radiused Fretboard
  111. K&K twin internal pick-up in a flat-top
  112. Beartooth frets
  113. second time this happened
  114. String buzz- truss rod adjustment?
  115. 1904 F3 Tailpiece and Bridge
  116. Yellowing Celluloid
  117. Heartbreaker Torch and Wire
  118. does this finish need touch-up?
  119. where to get binding
  120. Oil Varnish Finish Neck Sand?
  121. Mandolin-banjo
  122. 3D modeling your mandolin
  123. neck block cracking
  124. Let's talk wood filler
  125. Twins!
  126. Making binding meet at points?
  127. bouzouki Bridge - String Spacing Advice Please
  128. Koa Flatiron restore questions
  129. Stabilizing cracking and damaged binding
  130. New wood arrived. How to acclimate?
  131. Fret Calculator
  132. Does anyone weigh their finished tops/backs?
  133. Buffing Technique
  134. mandolin necks
  135. flat top bridge height?
  136. Adirondack Medullary Rays or ?
  137. The construction begins of the mandocello
  138. wood, wood, wood
  139. Truss Rod Adjustment on Collings MF5
  140. Pocket full of questions - Starting out...
  141. Woodcraft maple sale
  142. Rubbed joint impossible for maple back?
  143. The 'Ground' Coat: Not Important for Mandolins?
  144. Collings MF5 - Finicky lil' bugger!
  145. How would you tackle this problem? :)
  146. Interesting Video About Submerged Logs.....
  147. Small scale Duplicarver plans
  148. I'm the New Guy.
  149. Strange "dead zone" on A string
  150. $100 Challenge at the Musical Instrument Maker's Forum
  151. Crack across grain lines?
  152. Resonator mandolin plans and parts
  153. Importance of body block material
  154. Bend Plastic Binding - Hot Sand, Zounds!
  155. European maple easy to carve?
  156. binding problems with ABS
  157. Stringing Conundrum: Old reverse tuners.
  158. Bowed neck
  159. safe tonebar glueing
  160. intonation off on new weber vintage A mandolin???
  161. How thick does the back need to be at heel of neck?
  162. Hairline Crack Along Two Piece Back ?
  163. Need Help With Hide Glue
  164. Cause of Buzz at the Tenth Fret
  165. pickguard for Eastman oval hole
  166. Best Setup/Repair Services in New England
  167. Tailpiece for REGAL Octophone-Guitar
  168. Recommendations for Luthier for re-fret near Seattle
  169. Lovely f-hole designs?
  170. Bridge Interfacing with Instrument Top
  171. Fossilized Ivory Mandolin Bridge Saddle
  172. So what's target weight range for maple backs?
  173. mandoin with crack down wood grain in front
  174. Bandsaw troubleshooting
  175. Definitions
  176. Octave mandoline string spacing
  177. Interesting saw - no electricity required
  178. warped back
  179. Thanks to Josh and Big Joe!
  180. A tiny adjustment to truss-rod cover screw hole.
  181. Gold Tuning Tuners, Ebony Buttons
  182. Back at neck end not symmetrical
  183. Don't kill me ... back is thin and tapping a C5.
  184. Source for decent bone
  185. Lacquer.....
  186. How to removing braces from back of instrument?
  187. F9 with a buzz
  188. Mandolin Banjo Help
  189. Swap use of Siminoff H5 body assembly fixture for an A5?
  190. Setup help please.
  191. Best hole patch?
  192. Old Jesse/Jim Mcreynolds Gibson with a broken neck
  193. curly cedar?
  194. Gibson F5 Fern joint
  195. What else can I use to cut strings?
  196. A-Jr pickguard repair
  197. Nashville Made Flatiron Question
  198. Lack of "Oomph" and odd buzzing
  199. Best tuners??
  200. Gibson Mandolin Construction Details-Old, Loar era or before
  201. Resonator Build ?
  202. home made fret tang nibbler?
  203. Raising the action
  204. Blacktop Flattop
  205. Las Vegas Luthier Recommendation?
  206. Octave mandolin tops
  207. "Minty 1920's BACON MANDOLIN"
  208. Upper & lower points turning pink.
  209. Sanding and Varnishing Old Mandolin
  210. Weight of a single piece Gibson ebony bridge needed
  211. Old wood, LOUD not sweet.
  212. Intonation correction at the nut
  213. Espresso machine to steamer conversion
  214. Shepard Mandolins..
  215. Weird humming noise
  216. Selling a found old instrument; What NEVER to to to it...
  217. Binding slot too wide
  218. Old Standard
  219. Mahogany Grain
  220. H-5 Mandola pickguard is warped
  221. HELP! how do i improve sound on cheap mando, from a newbie
  222. Heel Cap and split one piece back
  223. Kentucky km-150s musiciansfriend (needs repair)
  224. Touch up Dyes
  225. Storing wood for instruments- leave as boards, or cut to length?
  226. Levin vintage mandolin
  227. Bob Benedetto's "Making an Archtop Guitar" book- mando resource..
  228. Applying binding
  229. Newbie refretting question
  230. Can I Increase the Value of My Used Mando by Distressing It?
  231. What is an appropriate title
  232. Excellent article on Rick Turner
  233. Eastwood replacement neck
  234. Mandola Fret Size
  235. Ivory bridge coming unglued
  236. Amazing bookmatch
  237. Pick Guard Restoration
  238. Type of glue for top split
  239. Neck Problem
  240. Non-standard tuning machines
  241. Wiring help
  242. How dou determine your neck heel width?
  243. OK, so the inevitable has happened...
  244. string gauge and spacing for a 10 string mando
  245. Calling Dr. Cohen
  246. Breedlove A shape parts
  247. Titebond Extend Wood Glue
  248. Light guage strings / tone changes with fretting pressure?
  249. Area of f-holes
  250. Electrified Inlay