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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…

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Dave Slimmer OldSchoolGuitar LoothprintTools, Spaces, Robots, and WidgetsLite

Jul 19, 2026

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Fret Sander V2

James Roadman - Roadman Guitars ArticleRepair and Restoration

Jul 12, 2026

Resin Casting a Replacement Pickup Cover for an Ibanez Musician

An Ibanez Musician came in missing one of its custom humbucker covers. Here's how I molded the original in silicone and cast a replacement pickup cover in pigmented epoxy resin. I have a client with a…

3D Printing Electric Repair Electronics epoxy guitar repair

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Dave Slimmer OldSchoolGuitar LoothprintTools, Spaces, Robots, and WidgetsLite

Jun 26, 2026

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Bridge Wing Flattener

Dan Erlewine ArticleRepair and Restoration

Jun 22, 2026

A Cowboy's Dream (Gretsch Roundup, Pt. 1)

Part one of a 1955 Gretsch Roundup restoration — a played-to-death cowboy guitar with a loose, up-bowed neck and a truss rod frozen solid. Reprinted with permission from Vintage Guitar Magazine. Origi…

Electric Repair cowboy guitar dan erlewine dans guitar rx dovetail

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James Roadman - Roadman Guitars ArticleRepair and Restoration

Jun 1, 2026

F5-L Mandolin Binding Repair

Repairing damaged binding and purfling points and replacing mismatched ivoroid point caps on an F5 mandolin — with 3D-scanned, CNC-milled cast-resin binding, color-matched and tinted to disappear. Thi…

3d scan CNC Folk, Bluegrass, Irish, Old Time Instruments Fusion 360 Mandolin

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Dave Slimmer OldSchoolGuitar LoothprintRepair and RestorationLite

May 14, 2026

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Neck Side Crack Jig

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…

Acoustic Guitar Side bending acoustic builds guitar building jim olson

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Doug Proper - Guitar Specialist, Inc. LoothprintRepair and RestorationLite

Apr 6, 2026

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Sharon's Bridge Cradle

Murray FixingGuitars LoothprintRepair and RestorationLite

Mar 25, 2026

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Brace Jack

Dave Slimmer OldSchoolGuitar LoothprintTools, Spaces, Robots, and WidgetsLite

Mar 7, 2026

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Preamp Spanner Nut Tool

Doug Proper - Guitar Specialist, Inc. LoothprintTools, Spaces, Robots, and WidgetsLite

Jan 11, 2026

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Total Vise Quick Dock Neck Rest

Dan Erlewine ArticleRepair and Restoration

Nov 7, 2025

Loothing Outside the Box

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

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