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Starting guitar number 4.

Guitar 4 is a standard classical guitar that should consist of a Walnut back, Macassar Ebony sides and a Cedar soundboard. I say ‘should consist of’ because anything can change at a moments notice. I have glued the book-matched back … Continue reading

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Black dust, white wood.

I had a problem with ebony dust getting into the grain of mahogany. I have a solution here that is about 95% effective at removing the black dust. I am saying 95% effective because I have noticed that some of … Continue reading

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To glue or not to glue.

That is the question and all questions deserve some kind of answer. There are two kinds of luthiers, it would seem, those that glue their frets into the fretboard and those that don’t. I asked my very experienced local luthier … Continue reading

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