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Brett Bailey Contriver Guitars VideoNew BuildsLite

Sep 3, 2026

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Electric Guitar Builders Club: Frank Brothers Guitar Company

Ian Davlin VideoRepair and RestorationPro

Aug 16, 2026

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Les Paul: Repair and Touch-up (Part 4)

Luke Heaton VideoRepair and Restoration

Jul 19, 2026

Violin Repair Crash Course: Bow Rehair

A full violin bow rehair, start to finish — assessing worn hair, the frog and tip mortises, fitting and gluing blocks, threading and tying the hank, wedges, camber, and when a rehair isn't worth it. I…

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Ian Davlin VideoRepair and RestorationPro

May 17, 2026

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Les Paul: Repair and Touch-up (Part 3)

Dave Slimmer OldSchoolGuitar LoothprintRepair and RestorationLite

May 14, 2026

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Neck Side Crack Jig

Doug Proper - Guitar Specialist, Inc. VideoRepair and RestorationPro

May 10, 2026

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Proper Loothing: The Acoustic Guitar - Geometry, Saddle, Setup

Doug Proper - Guitar Specialist, Inc. VideoRepair and RestorationPro

Apr 21, 2026

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Proper Loothing: Beginning with the Setup in Mind

Todd Lunneborg ArticleNew Builds

Apr 20, 2026

Mentors and Olson Routing Rings

Mentors and Olson Routing Rings Mentors, molds, and the Olson routing rings that replaced "driving the bus." Hello again, welcome to episode 2. I’m pumped! Last time I did my best to say hello and upd…

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Luke Heaton VideoRepair and RestorationLite

Apr 7, 2026

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VRCC - Fingerboards

Dave Slimmer OldSchoolGuitar LoothprintRepair and RestorationLite

Mar 20, 2026

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Neck Reset Glue Jig

Todd Lunneborg ArticlePerspective

Mar 19, 2026

Jumping In! — by Todd Lunneborg

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.…

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Kalimar Maia ArticleNew Builds

Mar 15, 2026

DMV Local Looth Trip To Beard Guitars and Rockwell Brewery

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…

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