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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 Restoration

Apr 29, 2026

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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GluBoost

Apr 21, 2026

Refret Refinish 1 2 3!

Refret Refinish 1 2 3! From the GluBoost bench · April 2026 Now quick and easy professional repairs of gloss finishes after repair work is attainable — plus complete ultra-thin gun-like finishes are a…

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Private member DiscussionShop Organisation

Mar 8, 2026

Lessons Learned from building out a workspace

Hi all. I'm in the process of working with a landlord to customize a space for my growing repair and building business. The space is approximately 800 square feet and broken into a major space (around 400 square feet), and 2nd large space (around 300 square feet) that I'm thinking of as a machine/sawdust room, and 2 smaller areas that I'm considering as a spray booth and a wood/guitar storage closet. I'd love to hear about lessons learn…

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Private memberMar 10, 2026

Here's some more tips. I recently remodeled my shop so this is all very fresh. I've been in this shop for almost 15 years and I have rented benches to other luthiers and apprentices in the shop so it…