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Custom, hand-built guitars and mandolins, restoration, repair and consignment for collectors and Bluegrass and acoustic musicians by Chris Oliver in Springfield, Illinois.
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Government Regulation… again.
I recently posted and article in which I briefly talked about CITES and The Lacey Act. Here. Recently Gibson guitars was raided again by the government. Here are a couple articles concerning the raids. WSJ Article Tennessean Article The raid … Continue reading
Guild of American Luthiers Convention 2011
You probably know neither the secret password nor handshake, but, I am going to blow the guild wide open and give you a summary of the GAL convention. The Guild of American Luthiers (GAL) held its convention in Tacoma, Washington … Continue reading
Thompson Belly Reduction, part 2
Well the attempted belly reduction we completed using the Thompson Belly Reduction system did work. It took out a little of the belly. Here the new bridge has been glued in place and we are fitting the new ebony, un-slotted … Continue reading
Thompson Belly Reduction
No… this is not what it sounds like although I do need what it sounds like. Clayton’s guitar gets a belly reduction using T.J. Thompson s heated cauls. The maple bridge plate and top wood are wetted. Then the heated … Continue reading
Bridge Removal
While at Bean Blossom I met Clayton and his father Bud. They sent their old D-28 back with me for a few repairs. It had been previously re-topped and braced by John Greven and since has had some other repair … Continue reading