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Apart from the wenge fretboard the walnut and maple wood used on this build were from local trees that fell in a windstorm. #luthier #guitar

@oebuk @SallySteinborn1 I may do a video soon but am a much better builder than player 🤣 The switch in position 1 is a full Humbucker (series), then parallel and then split coil.

@SallySteinborn1 @MCLuthiery Yes, please! I'd love to hear it too. Plus I'm very curious about the switch, since there's only one pickup. Does it split coil?

I finally got around to finishing my personal instrument #luthier #guitar

@MulletsDad Position 1 is Regular Humbucker (series), 2 is parallel, and 3 is coil split

@MCLuthiery How is the selector wired?

A Dill Pickles Swirl in honour of my dog Pickles 💚🖤🐶🤣 #guitar #paint

@tj_fitzpatrick The strings take a few days to settle into tension but this is tuned and intonated with a strobe tuner so it’s exact to pitch/hertz. What you’re hearing is the bad quality sound from an old shitty iPhone microphone.

@MCLuthiery That’s really out of tune at :44-:45…does it take time for the strings to settle into the setup?

Fret dress and set up on a #gibson LP! #guitartech #vancouver

@kendroiddddd Yep exactly that. Saves time and less energy though. My average is 30 mins per set up so In order not to be dead at the end of the day mechanical help is super helpful.

@MCLuthiery Is that because of the heat? I didn't smell anything doing by hand with a piece of sandpaper taped to the bench. Went at it for 15 mins straight tried to be as steady as I could. It's hard. I ended up get the high E side about where I want but the low E side too high. Oh well.

For those wondering what a guitar repair technician does all day 😊 #guitartech #guitar #vancouver #luthier

@kendroiddddd Bone or graphtech nubone. I use the disk sander and do final passes to square up by hand on the block. The drum shop guys above me hate it. It’s pretty terrible haha 😂

@MCLuthiery Stinky? What are your saddles made of?

2 hours in 1 minute! Fretdress, pickup install and setup on a Martin OM #acoustic #luthier #vancouver #guitarrepair

@kendroiddddd Me too! So stinky haha

@MCLuthiery I hate sanding saddles.

A lefty #fender In for a setup! #luthier #guitartech

@DrJohnCart Thank you! Wishing you a wonderful new year! 😆

@MCLuthiery Happy New Year M! 🍾🎉

@joe_congdon To polish the frets use #0000 fine steel wool and buff the fretboard/frets like I did in the video. It’s equivalent to 1500 sand paper and will get the shine back in your frets. But again only use this if you have an ebony or rosewood fingerboard not maple

@MCLuthiery I used some cheap lemon cleaner once. Nothing bad happened but I would love to give my guitar a good shine.

@blokkadeleider Haha I do chromatic scales all day and have become worse as a guitar player the more I build and repair😩

@MCLuthiery Especially the last bit, right? 😉

@joe_congdon It’s a hydrating conditioner for rosewood and ebony fretboards so they don’t crack as they are unfinished. I used Dunlop Fretboard 65 Ultimate lemon oil. It’s essentially a mineral oil with some lemon scent. Some people used boiled linseed oil but it smells terrible 🤣

@MCLuthiery What are you applying to the frets?

The Death Harp Lives!!! 3 years ago we were just talking about how cool it would be to design our own instrument and yesterday we got to play it for the first time!! Huge quana to the incredible Meredith at Coloma Guitars for bringing our dream to life!

This short scale Freya is available at Rufus Guitar Shop on Commercial dr. #handcrafted #guitar #Vancouver

@LaurieEllis3x Thank you!

Really proud of this Semi Hollow Design. It light weight, balanced, and resonant. #guitar