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Massimiliano Monterosso Maxmonte Guitars VideoNew BuildsLite

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Acoustic Guitar Builders Club: High-End Poly Finish, with Michel Pellerin

Dan Erlewine ArticleRepair and Restoration

A Fender Bass Truss Rod That Just Spins

Rodrigo Gomes pulls a dead truss rod out of a Fender bass, coves a new fretboard to fit the neck, and refrets it — in Dan's shop, 2017. Out with the old rod A new fretboard, coved to fit Routing the c…

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Brock Poling VideoBusinessLite

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Marketing Club: The Miracle of ManyChat

Brock Poling VideoTools, Spaces, Robots, and WidgetsPro

Sep 1, 2026

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Looth Pro: CNC Inlay with Brock Poling

Brock Poling VideoBusinessLite

Aug 29, 2026

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Marketing Club: Building a Modern Guitar Brand on Social Media

James Roadman - Roadman Guitars ArticleRepair and Restoration

Jul 26, 2026

Hummingbird Headstock Repair

Scanning a broken headstock with the Creality Raptor, CNC-cutting a mahogany patch to the exact topology of the missing wedge, and finishing it back to Cherry Red. I've had the Creality Raptor 3D scan…

3d-scanning Acoustic Repair CNC Finish Repair Fusion 360

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Dan Erlewine ArticleRepair and Restoration

May 23, 2026

Battle-Scarred: A '57 Strat Goes Under the Knife

B.K. Vaught walked in with a heavily modified, refinished '57 Strat. We put a three-person team on it — strip the paint, replace the decal, narrow the bridge spacing, and bring it back to playable. Re…

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Dan Erlewine ArticleRepair and Restoration

Apr 21, 2026

Dan Erlewine - Fretboard Radius Change

Stepping down a half-dozen Strat and Tele necks from 7¼" to 9.5" — with no fretboard to hide behind. In 2018/2019 we made a half-dozen Strat and Tele necks from what, to me, was special wood: some ver…

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