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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…

Tulsa luthier Seth Lee Jones on the Hipshot palm bender, hand-built Teles, and the setup that makes a bender guitar play. Aired on Looth Group Live — Friday, June 5, 2026.Tulsa luthier and blues playe…

Ian sits down with Anders Nicklasson of True Temperament to trace the 20-year arc behind the squiggly frets — how the temperament was developed by ear, what luthiers can buy today, and why three-chord…

Ian sits down with Mark Allred of the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery in Phoenix, AZ — the oldest lutherie school in the United States — for a full to

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…

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