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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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Dave Slimmer OldSchoolGuitar LoothprintTools, Spaces, Robots, and WidgetsLite

Jul 19, 2026

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Fret Sander V2

Dave Slimmer OldSchoolGuitar LoothprintRepair and RestorationLite

May 14, 2026

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Neck Side Crack Jig

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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Murray FixingGuitars LoothprintRepair and RestorationLite

Apr 11, 2026

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Parametric Fender Nut Slotting Jig

Dave Slimmer OldSchoolGuitar LoothprintRepair and RestorationLite

Nov 25, 2025

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Headstock Jig

Dave Slimmer OldSchoolGuitar LoothprintRepair and RestorationLite

Nov 22, 2025

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Fractal Fret Press adapter for Gable Arbor Handle

Dave Slimmer OldSchoolGuitar LoothprintTools, Spaces, Robots, and WidgetsLite

Oct 10, 2025

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FretSander

String Pluckery LoothprintRepair and RestorationLite

Sep 16, 2025

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Tang Catcher

Ian Davlin ShortyRepair and Restoration

Aug 18, 2025

Mandolin Fret Wire De-Tang

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

Folk, Bluegrass, Irish, Old Time Instruments Folk, Bluegrass, Irish, Old Time Instruments Mandolin grobet equaling file mandolin frets

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Ian Davlin LoothprintRepair and RestorationLite

Jul 12, 2025

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Gable Arbor Handle

Dan Erlewine ShortyTools, Spaces, Robots, and WidgetsLite

May 16, 2025

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Sharpening Fret Cutters

Ian Davlin LoothprintRepair and Restoration

May 10, 2025

Pin Puller V2

A simple 3D print to turn the Stewmac Fret Pullers into Bridge Pin pullers. Great way to get more use out of an expensive too.

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Ian Davlin LoothprintRepair and RestorationLite

Apr 23, 2025

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Pin Puller Attachment For Stewmac Fret Pullers

Buck Van Laarhoven VL Guitar Repair LoothprintRepair and Restoration

Feb 1, 2025

Parametric Angled Neck Shim

Parametric Angled Neck Shim LoothPrint — Electric Neck Pocket Shim (Parametric) Dial in your bolt-on neck angle with a fully parametric Fusion 360 file. LoothPrint — Electric Neck Pocket Shim (Paramet…

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