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  1. Its been awhile...
  2. Replacing inlay
  3. Tailpiece replacement
  4. Finish removal
  5. Fixing it up
  6. Back Plate Thickness
  7. How much sanding?
  8. Shellac finishes and wax
  9. wood question
  10. Does my mandolin need a set-up tweak?
  11. best new f-5 style bridge (arched)
  12. Roger Bucknall of Fylde is MBE
  13. Adjusting the action on my new (old) Weymann Banjo Mandolin
  14. Refret Gibson A2 Teens serial #52683 suggestions
  15. Cutting MOP and Tortoloid to fit together for custom inlay
  16. Action Magically Lowers
  17. Just French Polish on this Sullivan?
  18. Is Buffing Out High Gloss Finish Scuff Possible And/Or Urgent?
  19. Bridge setup feasibility
  20. I made a New Ebony Bridge
  21. Luthiers, where do you want your combined bridge/saddle height
  22. Mandolin setup in north east England????? Help me!
  23. Luthier in So Cal USA for Gibson A Repair
  24. Mandolin-banjo warped
  25. Here's a source for nickel plated wood screws
  26. general assembly
  27. 1984 Flatiron neck reset
  28. Response/Tone/Overdrive area tuning observations
  29. Wide belt sander
  30. First time with mandolin, have a build project
  31. Waterproofing a chipboard case?
  32. Tightening Tuners?
  33. Protection for exposed wood on mando?
  34. Bad news for aspiring luthiers!
  35. shipping a gloss varnish instrument during winter
  36. Mandolin Setup Book and Kentucky KM-140
  37. String Buzzing? Another Noob Question
  38. Trying to fix a fret on my mandolin
  39. Fabric Softener and bending wood
  40. Fingerboard Attachment
  41. American Lutherie - O'Brien/Burghardt online building course
  42. How Deep Are Rosette Channels Routed
  43. New Pava Oval Hole Build.
  44. Gluing Binding with Acetone vs Weld Bond
  45. New own at Phoenix Mandolin. Big News!
  46. A good source for mahogany blocks?
  47. Shipping a mandolin
  48. The effects of salt air
  49. French Polishing for Dummies?
  50. Looking for help on a Mandolin business plan
  51. Adjusting the nut
  52. Buzzing G string
  53. Wax removal ?
  54. Lapping the bridge
  55. New bridge sounds worse than the old one?
  56. Crack Repair
  57. Files for bone nuts
  58. Building violin and mandolin
  59. Start repair of mandoline signed Ermelinda Silvestri
  60. Looking for advice on fret wire size
  61. Purposely dulling a gloss finish?
  62. "Mounting holes" for the bridge on an old mandolin
  63. Mahogany neck with no pore filler. I wish it was smoother.
  64. Replacement tuners for 1969 Gibson F5
  65. dovetail neck joint
  66. Martin Pick Guard Cracks
  67. Blistering or Lacquer Lifting.
  68. Bulldog Mandolins
  69. Tuners not long enough
  70. What is the cant?
  71. Headstock reconstruction
  72. Poll: How would you finish this ??
  73. Mandolin bridges??
  74. Heiden
  75. Mandola body, 19.5-20 inch scale neck - please give your opinions
  76. Problems with shellac over hand rubbed sunburst. Any Advice?
  77. Cleaning up inlay pocket?
  78. Lutz Spruce
  79. Scale Length in Funny Tunings
  80. 1917 gibson f-2 repairs diy advice
  81. JBovier USA #1
  82. is there any reason not to use an ebony nut?
  83. Tuners for this Spanish mandolin?
  84. anyone built an Arches Mandolin kit? like to hear your thoughts
  85. large piece of maple for a cylinder backed cittern
  86. how even can I expect to get an amber shellac finish?
  87. glue pot on the cheap
  88. Bolts for attaching armrests etc
  89. Mandolin sounds awful, help needed in boiling springs South Carol
  90. hand rubbed sunburst(Dan Voight)
  91. help replacing a stamped tail piece with a cast one
  92. Collapsed A5
  93. Tail piece angle
  94. Cumberland bridge vs StewMac
  95. Mismatched binding
  96. Newbie stringing question
  97. Fixing a broken head stock with construction adhesive
  98. Holy Galahad!!! This thing really works.
  99. How many mandolins ever need their necks removed?
  100. New plunge router base for rotary tools from Veritas
  101. "New" mandolin to repair
  102. Need a Dremel router base?
  103. StewMac binding router
  104. Fitting a bridge when the top isn't smooth
  105. Airbrush recommendations?
  106. how long does it typically take you to set a new bridge
  107. Trouble with mando-banjo bridge
  108. open string is slight flat compared to fretted notes
  109. recommended pickup for cavaquinho?
  110. Varnish issues.
  111. knocking down the gloss
  112. Question about worn frets
  113. Back in the building saddle
  114. looking for luthiers around annapolis area
  115. Is cheap flamed laminate a thing?
  116. Help!!! Newbie Mandolin Setup
  117. What is the function of the body?
  118. Can a guitar repair person also repair mandolins?
  119. Buy Router Table--or Build Your Own??
  120. Climate control in your shop?
  121. Looking for Tuners for Vintage Washburn guitar
  122. Replacing Tuners
  123. Adjusting tele-style bridge height on Saga emando
  124. Tailpeice
  125. Tap tone help
  126. Show us your jig? Bindings
  127. Endpin
  128. I need a little help.
  129. Anybody ever try a red spruce bridge?
  130. archtop to 5-course mandocello
  131. Bridges for electric mando-family?
  132. Rim thickness
  133. Thoughts on the Saga kits?
  134. Replacing the mundane stamped tailpiece
  135. Rim/top joints on induced archtop instrument
  136. Bridge Tilting Forward
  137. Big adjusting wheels on monroes bridge
  138. Neck Issues
  139. Praise for Steve Smith
  140. Arches A style kit arrives
  141. pick up for a 1921 gibson a style oval hole
  142. Re-stringing a mini classical guitar in 5ths
  143. My gripe for the day
  144. Power efficiency in the violin
  145. Question about Malvica Banjolin
  146. Adding endpin jack to Larrivee guitar (NMC)
  147. Headstock Taper and Thickness
  148. Glue for Nut and extension of fret board
  149. Need Help on a Guitar Works, Inc Mandolin Repair
  150. Work in progress
  151. Gibson F-9 neck sanding question
  152. Why violin makers adapted the f-shaped hole
  153. Mando Maintenance Kit
  154. The Science of Mandolins
  155. Finger plane designs - prototypes etc.
  156. Bridge questions
  157. Any specialist in Gelas mandolins ?
  158. Bowlback bridge adjustments
  159. Plate mass F vs A.
  160. carving first top
  161. Sanding the bridge of a flat-top mandolin
  162. nut file for 0.011 strings
  163. Truss Rod Question
  164. Neck effect
  165. Adjustable Bridge bearing surface width
  166. Changing a Fixed One-Piece Bridge for Two-Piece Adjustable
  167. Experimenting with building first mandolin
  168. Top sinkage on 1918 Gibson A4
  169. Steam Generator for a bending steam box.
  170. The Loar tail piece!!
  171. Dovetail crack
  172. Advice needed..1906 gibson mandola, restore or sell as is?
  173. Finish questions
  174. Buzz at G & D 7'th fret
  175. Finishing with Enduro-Var Water Based Urethane - Detailed Method
  176. Question about finishing
  177. Adding pictures to my post using a cell phone
  178. Difference in Mando tops
  179. Anyone tried an Outlier tailpiece?
  180. Wanted: Bowlback mandolin. Italian/Greek preferred. American ok.
  181. Replacement bridge ID
  182. Headstock reconstruction. Aother
  183. Hard maple back thickness vs. soft maple
  184. Cello Tailpiece - Luthiers Chattanooga
  185. Carbon fiber neck reinforcement plus truss rod
  186. Getting to Proper Thickness for the Ebony Headstock Overlay
  187. Was changing strings when this happend.....
  188. Over spraying?
  189. allen wrench size to remove Flatiron neck bolts?
  190. Resonator OM
  191. Trinity college octave tuner replacement
  192. Octave Mandolin Build Workshop - Don Kawalek
  193. Gibson bridge dimensions
  194. 1920 Gibson A Tailpiece repair or replacement
  195. Refret 1910 GIbson A4 advice please
  196. New CF mandolin
  197. Frets worn -3 months?
  198. My New Possum Head A Style
  199. Dumb question... sweat removal?
  200. Mandocello build
  201. Truss Rod Adjustment Question
  202. Damaged Gilson F5L
  203. Northfeild tail peice
  204. Basement Mando/Dust collection
  205. how to cut fret slots by Dixie
  206. Creative Commons and DIY courses
  207. So I'm building a thing
  208. Gibson a jr open seam on back.
  209. How much can you get from tap tuning?
  210. Pine For Bracing?
  211. New to Forum, First Mando Build Pic
  212. 1st build F5 IV Kit staining ?s
  213. Adapted Harbor Freight Planes and Dial Indicator
  214. New Peter Madill Model-D
  215. anyone use these Norton ProSand Contour Sanding Pads(or similar)
  216. OM rear bracing pattern
  217. C V Glue Drop Fill Finish Help
  218. What to practice carving on for top?
  219. removing gouge marks from carved top
  220. Eastman MD315 in the nude. Adults only....
  221. Split on bowl back soundboard.
  222. binding edge boo-boo
  223. Neutralising Vinegar?
  224. How would I season a downed tree?
  225. Mini CNC system at Monoprice today.
  226. inlay vs. transfer
  227. Replacing tuners on a The Loar LS-400
  228. Advice Needed-Francesco Perretti & Figli Mandolin
  229. Adventures in Slotting, or Fretty's Back
  230. Strange Indentation on Side of my Mandolin
  231. Flat top mandola plans - resize McDonald project?
  232. Question about crack in neck
  233. Curious separation in scroll area
  234. Luthier Retiring-Selling everything
  235. shopmade binding set-up, what do ya think?
  236. Is This Worth Doing?
  237. repairing scratches
  238. Quick and dirty deflection.
  239. Thichnesses for a Martin OM size guitar
  240. "Tavy & Plinkey Derelict Mando Repair International Inc."
  241. Good first luthery project or run-away fast?
  242. first carved mandos
  243. Frequency testing plates
  244. Ebay. E. de Cristofaro Neapolitan Mandolin. Thoughts?
  245. Binding color ?s
  246. 143 degree controller for hide glue
  247. Top arch on a mandolin??
  248. Old Harmony easy project.
  249. Mahogany stock?
  250. African Mahogany for mandolin sides ?