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I believe I've heard you say you don't use McFadden's lacquer, right? We're all freaking out on this side of the pond right now, because we just found out they are in bankruptcy, and it looks like they are finished. The word I kept hearing out of the phone yesterday was receivership, so that...

...do you get the Stew-Mac "Trade Secrets" emails? In the most recent one Dan is talking about labor estimates, and how much time to plane. Now, Dan does good work, and on the whole I think Stew-Mac is a good company and serve an important function. However, has it ever taken you 6 hours to...

Go do a search on You Tube for Jeff Beck and Ronnie Scott. Watch the results. You can thank me later. (By the way, I've got a bit of a crush on Tal Wakenfield's hair - the rest of her is great too, but it's the hair that's messing with me - that, and the fact that I have a bizarre fetish...

...I needed to pickup a panel mount XLR for a project. While I was there, I ran my fingers along the edge of a number of the electric guitars out on the floor, and with the exception of the ones in the acoustic room and the high dollar dumb guitar room (relics and the like), every single...

Just one of the reasons I'm not wild about Mesa's. Here is a (copy and pasted) quote from one of their owner's manuals: This entire paragraph is complete and utter bullshit. The problems are real, but they are decidedly NOT "normal." They are a result of bad design practice and money...

Stewart-MacDonald has surpassed even themselves in the realm of unbelivable stupid and time wasting tools!!!!! Nut Slotting Gauge They make, without question, some truly fantastically wonderful tools. Their Bidge Plate Repair tool is one of the most profitable things in my shop (though we...

A guy called up and asked me how much a refret would be. I asked him if it was bound, or not. He demured, not having a clue what I'm talking about (which is fine - you don't need to understand them to play them), but we finally determined that it was in fact unbound. So I said to him, "about...

I just wanted to thank you for being the resident grouchy guy who actually knows what he's talking about. I haven't been in the mood to get into any arguments lately, so it's nice that someone else can do it. :D:D:D:D Also, I've decided that the next person who comes in with Taylor ES...

So, it's that time again. The time when I berate you all to humidify your guitars during heating season. The specific requirements for humidity in your region will vary depending on your climate, but I live in the absolute worst part of the country for humidity, where it will go up and down...

Well, not in a legal sense, but I got a call from the Elixir folks the other day. Due to unreasonable concession demands, Guitar Center will no longer be carrying Elixir strings. Now, my opinion on both companies is pretty well known around here, so it should come as no surprise that I have...

I should have done this a month ago, but here we go. It is time once again. We had our first snow fall yesterday, and for the last few weeks we have been heating the house. All of this means it is time to start humidifying your guitars. Guitars are very sensitive to humidity, particularly...

Well, someone has decided that my preference to remain anonymous in this forum is not my choice, and has twice tried to out me. Because of this, I am no longer able to post to this board. I will still be on other boards, but I am done with the guitar board. Hope I have been of some help while I...

Has your guitar become buzzy and lifeless lately? Do you find that your lovely guitar is sounding like a sitar? Or is it even that clean? Are you starting to notice that your top is shrinking a bit? Can you make a salad in the dip on your guitar top? Well my friends, it is heating season...

I was taking some pictures today, and I thought some would be interested to see what 200 guitar necks looks like, before they have been started. Mahogany is getting so expensive, and is so important to guitar building, that my father is stocking up. Every time our local lumber yard gets a...

I finally got around to getting myself one of these things. I have only played around with it for a few minutes, but damn is it cool. Feedback on my acoustic, woo hoo! Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi

I was sent a private message today, and it was just something I would rather answer in the public area. The first question was about truss rods, in particular where to buy them. All of the typical suppliers have these, Stew-Mac, LMI, and Allparts. More to the point, I do not think it makes...

I ordered an upgrade from Cubase SE to Cubase SL, and I got it from Steinberg today, or so I thought. So I open the box, and there inside are a "Getting Started" manual, a registration card, registration instructions, authorization codes for Cubase SL and the demo version of "Hypersonic", and...

Which do you like better? The difference is very subtle, but I am having trouble deciding. I know they both need some curves faired, but I am looking for an opinion on the general contour. The pickups cavities are just there for a reference, as is the fingerboard. Light "Cowards can never...

The new guitar I am in the process of designing has non-standard string spacing (that is, it is not what Gibson uses). Because of the nature of the design, I need to use a Tune-o-Matic style bridge and Stop Tail piece. Up to now, I have been using Gibson or Tone-Pro bridges, which are fine...

We are, along with being one of the largest repair shops in the country, one of the largest independent shop dealers of Fishman Matrix piezo pickups. Because of our position with Fishman, they ask us to do favors for them, and give us opportunities on new gear. They have sent us one of there...