Myrtlewood is an excellent material for steel string guitar backs & sides. It was one of the local domestic woods that we used regularly back in the...
Tilt the mandolin such that gravity causes all of the glue to go downhill towards the button and away from the headstock rather than flow towards the...
As a younger man, I lived and traveled in about 40 different countries and learned how tremendously valuable a simple tip can be. I've literally had...
The Virzi brothers made them across the spectrum of instruments, from violins all the way up to piano. Here is a 1924 Gibson Harp guitar that has one...
Look for early to mid 20th century chisels at garage sales and flea markets; anything from back when common people used their hands to work. The old...
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