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- Oval A Gibson
- Doing a speed neck on an Eastman 315
- Old Gibson A oval to f hole conversion?
- Cherry wood
- Transverse?....parallel, twin ,x what does all this really mean?
- Problem with my mandolin :(
- a little help
- Problem with Hiscox Case
- Different sized drawings in 1st and 2nd Siminoff book.
- Problem removing the pick guard on a teens Gibson
- Fender eMando Blacktop make-over
- Waverly Tuner-Broken screw
- anyone in richmond VA/ who knows skip peyre?
- Building another Mandolin
- Vega banjolin repair
- Tuner button screws
- Tom Ellis "We Should Build Mandolins"
- Finished second Saga A kit
- Easiest way to replace a tail piece ?
- Wood inlay article in PWW
- Archtop graduation on the cheap?
- Intonation
- Machining/Routing Celluloid
- V-joint fixture question
- Another CA Bridge success story-Eastman MD815
- Catclaw- Acacia Greggii
- knife choices for fine work?
- Wood of interest
- Bowlback question
- putting a finish on - how long to wait usually
- struggling
- Monteleone apprentice named Simon or Simmons?
- Stew-Mac Schaller F style tuner sale...
- advice on polishing varnish ?
- Repair of 'Finish Blister' on Back of Mandolin's Neck Near Heel.
- Western Red Cedar
- To refinish, or not to refinish? That is the question!
- V joint angle jigs? Whgat did you build?
- Cool square plate Chladni video
- Question about dovetail angle
- Mandolin - fixable? How much?
- Luthiers in Texas (Houston/Austin)
- Gibson truss rod thread size
- Bridge placement solution and talking to your luthier
- Sassafras wood mandolin soundboard?
- Allen AR-2 tailpiece on Big Muddy?
- Étienne Vatelot has died
- Artificially aging mahogany?
- Golden ratio Phi
- Should this simplistic approach produce acceptable results?
- Spirit Varnish finish - who do you recommend?
- Stradivari (again) - maybe the final word ?.
- New mandolin set up.
- Loar F5s, Oil or Spirit Varnish?
- thoughts on use of electric guitar style compensating bridge
- New Builder
- Straight Wood
- Back and Sides Material
- Oh, great, another chance to learn a new skill: fixing holes!
- Adding Faux Frets
- Bob McRree- Jade Mandolins
- Octave Mandolin - Info help needed
- Back removal
- Overspray
- Leo Posch in major accident
- Is koa just asking for trouble?
- Guitar to mandocello converson finally done
- Bending iron
- Gibson H1 tuner replacements
- F2 Gibson question- string gauge
- buyiing binding on line
- Dofra Bridge
- Sound of a carved top, flat back?
- replacement neck for MK OM F style
- getting inside an F4
- Does this tool exist?
- Luthier Secrets
- Classical mandolin bridge -- insights needed
- Trim router questions
- Steve Jobs vs. Leo Fender
- Bandsaws/Blades/Fences
- Goggan Mnadolin "restore"
- looking for 3D mando models for CNC
- Should I be worried about my new (used) mando?
- using shelf liner as benchtop protection...
- Staining a mandolin
- Nut slot shape
- Tempered Wood
- Steep neck angle
- best type of maple
- First build
- Neck angle on a Gibson L-5 versus K-5?
- tone bars
- Instrument Glue - Fish or Hide, Same?
- Yep stuff happens
- Stew Mac Ibex Planes
- New CA glue for woodworkers?
- fitting fingerboard
- Scale length
- Making binding from scratch in the shop: Any photoessays or Vids
- Thanks to Hamlett - faster extension scoop
- Finding a replacement tailpiece
- CNC'd Plates, Basic handtool needs, Caliper, 1st Build ?'s
- Restoration & set-up shops in Ontario (Toronto) ?
- Nut Filler
- re fret MMS-3
- Mahogany blank/plank
- Back seperation repair help.
- Fretboard/Fingerboard Shape
- Need a tailpiece for A5-L
- Paddy Burgin OM build thread in CBOM section
- hand made binding channel router
- My mando build! (so far)
- Mandolin has finish issues
- Pancake finished
- Red Valley Mandolins
- buzzing strings
- High-strung Mandola
- Older style Grover 304C tuners
- Colour problem? Help!
- Preston Tuner lubrication
- Anyone know who builds with hide glue?
- Need tuner button screw for Grover 308 tuners
- 75' Gibson MM F5 question
- Cure time for CA
- Side thickness for tight curve?
- Buzzing on G string frets 9-13
- Indentation from the Bridge on the Top
- Waverly tuners on a '28 Martin AK
- Cut extra fretboard
- Putting removable cap on one piece bridge
- Maple blemishes: Can I bleach it?
- StewMac Tuner difference
- Heat treatment for neck ?
- Can someone help a poor dumb lawyer with wiring?
- Please tell me this isn't what I think it is....
- Refretting a Special Mandolin - Kudos to Hugh Hansen
- A4 plans
- first mandolin build
- Joe at Mendel Frets!
- Multi-Scale (fanned-fret) MandoCello
- Buying small quantities of wood for making bridge
- Soundboard cracked ... and improved the instrument
- Luthiers in Atlanta?
- Mandolin Set-up E-Book by Rob Meldrum
- Another workshop question: Placement of Air Cleaners?
- Guitar builders in North Carolina
- Scale length --- am I out of line?
- Carved arch top parlour blues machine.
- Bowed or Bent Neck
- MandoCello Build Thread
- Old mandriola - where to find tuning machine replacements?
- how to get a look at the underside of the tailpiece area in an F5
- A little Visit with Gene Horner- Near Crossville TN
- When the ribs aren't attached to the headblock
- Elevated fingerboard
- Online scale drawings of F5 and A5 models?
- Setup and Repair in South Michigan
- X brace vs. tone bars ?
- Best way to make a Mando neck fast
- E string a bit weak
- X bracing/tone bars F 5 mandolin top
- Nice Mike Dulak Big Muddy video.
- wiping down french polish
- Reviving checked lacquer
- Getting rid of the fingerboard extension - Why not do it myself?
- I need some new glue
- Scratches before finishing
- fretboard removal
- Getting Started Building
- Octave Mandolin, Guitar and Build Journal Completed
- Anyone willing to share a recipe for this color burst?
- Monroe's Loar
- finish on neck
- Fixing dings and scratches on a blacktop mandolin
- Intonation - within how many cents?
- fret positions
- what!?
- String rearrangement on Stewmac pancake mandolin
- Celluloid Binding
- LMI Truss Rod Buzz
- How long have you waited for warranty work to be completed?
- Intonation (part Deaux)
- Behlen Rock Hard Satin
- Guild tuner repair or replacement parts
- New Irish Instrument Maker
- First "Build" - Octave Electric Mandolin Questions
- Need Help from Colombia
- RAS F style mandolin
- Perfume "Inspired By The Aromas of a Luthier's Workshop"....
- Dealing w/ wood compression on old friction tuners? (non-mando)
- Anyone know what kind of glue for the KM-1000/1500?
- side dots on a vintage Gibson snakehead
- need a new batch of spruce
- Chinese lute bridge replacement
- how much does humidity matter?
- Old mandolin restoration - need suggestions
- Malachite source
- Changing head plate
- Why would a mandolin not stay in tune?
- Buckhorn come home to visit
- Blackheathen world starvation and mandolin tour 2013.
- My "Instructional Video" for removing a fretboard extenstion.
- Building an Octave Mandolin
- Blue Spruce Source?
- setup measurements
- Sound Samples of Mcloughlin Instruments
- octave mandolin fretwire
- how to remove and replace tuner bushings
- Help on a conversion
- Quartersawn wood
- How much is "one coat" lacquer?
- G string issue on Martin mandolin
- binding glue squeezeout
- Top Thickness at Edge
- Truss rod
- Truss Rod and Intonation
- Glue question
- Metric system around the world
- Does the tailpiece make a difference in the tone of the mandolin?
- new tuners
- Round hole from Stewmac A-5 kit?
- Intonation problem - likely the nut
- Looking for a scrap neck for a finger exerciser project
- Repairs in Fresno, CA area
- Help with my first attempt at modifications
- Ibex planes
- A lost truss rod cover screw- Now found!
- Douglas fir as a tonewood...
- A guitar question: low E string resonates too well
- returned collings
- radius fretboard
- Questions on inlaid pickguards
- what happen to Doug Edwards ?.
- Truss Rod Cover Screws..
- Making a stringed instrument with gourds
- Bandsaw blades
- A-5 a deeper body than F-5?
- Action and Neck Relief (continued from previous thread)
- Carbon Fiber rod removal
- Bio ethanol
- Krishot headstock query
- Digital mandolin plans/drawings
- British Banjo Building Effort on Kickstarter
- mandobird part.. help!
- What is a "combo" top?
- What's the best way kill the (tin can) sound in A E strings?
- Fixing Broken Tuner Button
- Gibson 1919 A2 bridge
- Building an adjustable bridge