PDA

This is a search-engine-friendly text mirror of the TalkBass Forums

VIEW FULL LIVE VERSION : Luthier's Corner

  1. Attempting to reach out to Curbow String Instruments
  2. Rosewood fretboard finishing
  3. Does it work ? No strings but steel rods and piezo
  4. how to figure out where to drill for a bridge on a jazz bass
  5. what's the standard bass body thickness?
  6. jigs/things to make it beyyer/easier
  7. New Build: Noah SSC
  8. Tung oil on fret board?
  9. Pickup cavity too big??
  10. I REALLY want to defret my bass but...
  11. Question Regarding Stripping/Refinishing
  12. Bubinga neck with koa body?
  13. cracked wood, unusable?
  14. Lookie what I won on ebay.................
  15. New Lonnybass in the works: progress pics
  16. Pine Body- "sand and seal" ??
  17. Using the end of the fretboard as a nut?
  18. Pickup ramp for MTD 635
  19. How to drill for bridge ground?
  20. Need of Finite Element Analysis
  21. Pickup Covers
  22. How Many Board Feet?
  23. Scored a little figured Maple
  24. Question about a Neck angle method
  25. Your favorite song for a website's sound sample?
  26. So much for one size fits all
  27. string spacing
  28. Tung oil vs. sweat
  29. fender vs squier neck and body materials
  30. How to measure fret spacing?
  31. Angled Pickups
  32. eBay J-Bass kit thread
  33. customer build - SC1 custom for J.D.
  34. Pre-First Build Rundown
  35. G1's 4th build
  36. Pickguard a little tight
  37. Just got another Router
  38. Allparts?
  39. How to not paint through sound holes
  40. Spraying laquer on top of allparts neck current finish
  41. Whose is this?
  42. wood+characteristics=price
  43. Questions on a neck refinish for the experts - Poly or Epoxy first?
  44. glue drying time?
  45. Fender American Deluxe 4 Neck
  46. Easy Question
  47. stripping veneer and binding
  48. Every Question I'll Have About My Build: Ongoing Master Thread
  49. who uses citristrip?
  50. Working with Bloodwood as a fretboard.
  51. Frets - Peavey Cirrus - What Stewart Mac Frets
  52. 4 string to 8 string
  53. new neck, new board?
  54. New project idea. Lefty neck for a righty.
  55. What's the dumbest mistake you have made?
  56. Set Neck Confusion
  57. First build 4 string N.T.
  58. Ibanez Natural Finish
  59. Finishing the body
  60. Wreck Blue Morpho....under the top and some progress pics
  61. veneer (not another veneering the top of a bass question)
  62. fingerboard gluing
  63. RIM Custom Marseer 5 Fishtail Fretless For Don
  64. De-fretting question
  65. painting/decaling my pickguard.
  66. Depth of control and pup cavities....
  67. Bass Design
  68. is tis a safe/good idea?
  69. neck-through... taper even at the body?
  70. Cutting a nut
  71. Where do you find your inspiration?
  72. tinting an already applied clear coat
  73. Some Wreck instruments finished..almost
  74. Build My Bass!!
  75. Bass repair?
  76. Who are you?
  77. Steinberger look-alike bass
  78. any ideas on the cheapest way to build my custom bass??
  79. Newest build
  80. New Sanding Table
  81. Opinions: Figured Walnut Billets, Sap wood dart down the center or no?
  82. CF/alder body under construction
  83. what ever happened to...
  84. Neck profile measurement thingamajig
  85. My Whamola WIP
  86. Favorite tools for shaping a neck
  87. How to offset a neck heavy design
  88. bloodwood or pau ferro?
  89. Question on B. Hefner and Warmoth P bodies.
  90. Building my own bass.
  91. Defretting.. first time
  92. Bathtub Routing Question
  93. is it weird that
  94. Do I REALLLY Need a Truss Rod? REALLLY?
  95. I think i may have goofed up
  96. To the veteran members here on L.C.
  97. How to rout pickguard for truss access?
  98. New Brazilian Rosewood finger board on my fretless neck
  99. First Build, any tips tricks etc?????
  100. cutting burls
  101. Where's the best deal?...
  102. bass preasent
  103. planing burl?
  104. So if I had a piece of Wenge big enough...
  105. Top Cap: Thickness important?
  106. Complete Resto/Custom job: First Act ME302
  107. What paint and sandpaper to touch up some body damage?
  108. file saddels prices
  109. Painting/staining Fretboards.
  110. Zon legacy + Fodera monarch = my build
  111. What is MDX?
  112. alder vs. maple ... B.O. vs. N.T.
  113. Newbie routing question
  114. Weak Economy - Better Bass Products?
  115. My first build
  116. First neck build
  117. which truss rod?
  118. Hapiness is:
  119. Don't you just hate when this happens...
  120. Sub-par fretless coating needs to be fixed - help!
  121. headstock size
  122. Making your own Spalted lumber
  123. Electric Upright & custom-wound pickup
  124. open headstock
  125. Frets with sharp edges
  126. wood resources
  127. Moisture content question (washington U.S.)
  128. Fixing a weak neck
  129. interchangeable fretboards
  130. Recommended nut replacement for fretless?
  131. Charging for quotes?(everyone chime in!)
  132. replacing a fingerboard?
  133. Formby's Tung Oil
  134. Who can fix my epoxied fretless conversion fretboard?
  135. laminated Necks - a necessity or a preference? ?
  136. Daily Bow Change?
  137. Paint Assistance?
  138. repairing cracks and fixing warps?
  139. Something Different. My newest resonator bass.
  140. epoxy Jaco bass
  141. Re-Finishing Headstock
  142. Luthierie school?
  143. Neck for Deluxe J 5 String
  144. Measurments.
  145. Low B string trouble
  146. Wood Nut
  147. SX SPJ-62 Fretless conversion and neck refinish
  148. I have sanded through the back of my Allparts neck.
  149. ramp build: recommend a knife set!
  150. Can you wet sand poly?
  151. Carl Thompson Documentary
  152. To build, or not to build
  153. Fretwire: short & wide VS short & thin
  154. Geddy Lee fretboard blocks
  155. Old Squire P 4 to 8 conversion.
  156. Suggestions for a shop to do a refinish?
  157. Fretted Bass with no radius
  158. P bass string compensation
  159. Fingerboard edges Q
  160. HELP! Can't decide on body wood (pick the one you like!)
  161. "loose" tuners
  162. Epiphone Newport Tuner Bushings
  163. To all luthiers and prospective custom bass buyers: The Contract
  164. difference between squier and fender
  165. Dear lord, what have I done?
  166. My First Build
  167. black burst need help
  168. blue fender j bass stain
  169. Source for screws?
  170. '70s Musicmaster / Mustang Tuners: where?
  171. Ď saw this problem...
  172. Help, neck width and pickup magnets question...
  173. how to make this work?
  174. EUB time...
  175. builders for Signature / Famous knock-offs?
  176. Where to buy ATA case foam?
  177. Name ideas for a explorer shaped bass?
  178. Helpful videos!
  179. Reprofiling neck countour?
  180. fret placement, not really about fret placement.
  181. Problem with Finish
  182. Looking to re-do my routing templates
  183. My Custom Fingerboard Job.
  184. Gigantor! the 7 string behemoth... for Ahtur
  185. Hard to turn pots
  186. New Jersey Luthier
  187. Advise on Fret Board edge to side of string spacing on my first Custom Build Design?
  188. How to plane without a planer??
  189. ANYONE WANT TO BULID MY BASS?
  190. Neck Doctor in Metro DC?
  191. First Refinish- Questions
  192. Old (possibly “vintage”?) P-Bass bridge?
  193. Contemplating a possible first build, naturally I need advice
  194. Started making a P Bass body from scratch - pics
  195. pine burl?
  196. a slap fret
  197. Maple body jazzbass?
  198. NE Ohio Bass Set Up??
  199. Disappearing finish?
  200. A question of string spacing at the bridge.
  201. Wood Cost?
  202. Build #2: Fretless Headless 5
  203. Please delete this thread
  204. Economy bridge vs expensive bridge
  205. Pickup mounting screws - options
  206. Tax Return = Finally getting my Warmoth bass done...
  207. My Bass Neck is Hosed and I Want to Cry
  208. GCSE Bass Project Help (Please?)
  209. partial fretlines
  210. Nut width and string spacing (4 strings)
  211. Idea/Question: Neck shaping
  212. Advice for my build
  213. First build questions? Help me?
  214. painting with ebony stain?
  215. Bridge Alignment
  216. Is it a good idea to throw a packet of Silica Gel into my hrd case?
  217. Advice on a router
  218. Building a bass
  219. Replacing the nut
  220. Tinting Tru Oil
  221. Squier Deluxe Active Bass modifying
  222. Fender Neck Pocket Vs. Squier?
  223. Replace microtilt with full width shim - anybody tried?
  224. Truss rod length in a 24-fret
  225. Making an Ashbory That Isn't an Ashbory
  226. Luthier in my area
  227. String tension
  228. Wal Triple Neck
  229. Need Some Project Help - Lightweight bass hardware
  230. it's a guitar, but i need some help
  231. Reaper knobs
  232. Different poly finishes
  233. Building Replacement Grill / Cabinet Cover
  234. Learning To Build
  235. Call for Wood: Pink Ivory / Holly
  236. camphor burl 5
  237. zebrano
  238. Radius in wide fret boards
  239. at what point is a bass considered a hollow-body?
  240. Tell me about your resaw machine setup
  241. First-Timer Seeks Advice
  242. Well, did my first custom job.
  243. Top Thickness
  244. $50 bass guitar kit from eBay
  245. My custom Peavey rebuild
  246. first build completion/setup problem.
  247. New Cirrus, wanna change the knobs.
  248. Neck/body wood combination for fretless
  249. Kingwood Fingerboard
  250. Suggestions and Comments for new bass, Gecko 6 project!