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Jumping In! — by Todd Lunneborg An intro and, “Getting ready for the Fretboard Summit, 2026.” Hello there, Todd Lunneborg here. Ian has asked me to start writing regularly for the Looth Group Website.…

StewMac Mega Tool Sale Quick heads up for The Looth Group community — the StewMac Mega Tool Sale is here. Quick heads up for The Looth Group community — the StewMac Mega Tool Sale is here. We don't al…

DMV Local Looth Trip To Beard Guitars and Rockwell Brewery Today, some of the DMV Local Looths were treated to a really special day. They were very gracious and gave us a very detailed tour of their c…

Happy to be joining the LoothGroup! Thanks to Ian for the warm welcome in the newsletter, I really appreciate the support and am excited to be here! Thanks to Ian for the warm welcome in the newslette…

Erlewine’s Bodyless Neck Support For The Proper’s Guitar Workstation It’s no secret that Dan Erlewine is a huge fan of the Proper’s Guitar Workstation by Total Vise. It’s no secret that Dan Erlewine i…

Recently a 1941 Martin D-18 that had seen better days dropped in for some bridge work — the bridge was splitting on both treble and bass sides in fron

Go Acoustic Audio: Our Design Philosophy Historically, acoustic guitar amplification has been a compromise between tone and feedback rejection. Historically, acoustic guitar amplification has been a c…

Taking the tang off of mandolin fretwire without butchering it. Taking the tang off of mandolin fretwire without butchering it.

Dan Erlewine using TJ Thompson's crack repair system.

CLOSEOUT ! Keenovo Heating Blanket With plenty of heat and the right size and flexibility, this blanket is ideal for bending acoustic guitar sides. Keenovo Heating Blanket With plenty of heat and the …