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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…

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Proper Loothing: Everyone Loves a Nut!

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

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Inside Roberto-Venn: How America's Oldest Lutherie School Trains Working Luthiers

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

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Violin Repair Crash Course: Nut and Saddle

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Effective Limit Setting: The True Key to A Successful And Rewarding Guitar Repair Business

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Acoustic Guitar Builders Club: Jig show and tell

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The Luthier's Tool Box w/ Jamie Etherington

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'68 Jazz Bass Truss Rod Reclamation

This '68 Jazz Bass neck had some neck adjustment issues along the way, and after a fair amount of confusing work to adjust it or something that I don't quite understand, ended up in my shop to see if …

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Proper Loothing: Back in the Saddle Again!

Resin Casting a Replacement Pickup Cover for an Ibanez Musician

Proper Loothing: Everyone Loves a Nut!

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

Inside Roberto-Venn: How America's Oldest Lutherie School Trains Working Luthiers

Peter Barton with Dan Erlewine and Ian Davlin

Violin Repair Crash Course: Nut and Saddle

Glenn Carson, with Ian Loves Banjos

Effective Limit Setting: The True Key to A Successful And Rewarding Guitar Repair Business

Acoustic Guitar Builders Club: Jig show and tell

The Dan and Doug Show: Slots to talk about

LIVE Loothing in Dan Erlewine's Shop!

The Luthier's Tool Box w/ Jamie Etherington

String Length Compensation Calculator

File Fixture for Letting in Braces

Dan And Doug Moving Saddle Slots

'68 Jazz Bass Truss Rod Reclamation

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