Introducing the new stewmac_guitar Neck Jig, now in operation at Arcus Guitars.
My old home built one was really a prototype with the intention of building a stronger one later on. I found I used the old one every week so the time came to make another, but with so many repairs in, I decided to buy the stewmac one, and I'm glad I did. Just look at it!! Its also super solid, so will do the job perfectly.
What's it do? It keeps the neck perfectly straight when levelling the board or frets and can simulate the tension of the strings, which is very helpful if you're dealing with a guitar with no truss.
I still need to find a permanent home for it, and will probably buy the matching vice and possibly stand for it, but they are currently out of the vice, so that'll have to wait a bit.
Meeting The Godfather of American Lutherie, Dan Erlewine aka monsterfret He’s the first person to put guitar building and repair instructions on tape, making lutherie work accessible for everyone around the world, and he went on to design, prototype, build, and sell a very large portion and majority of tools I use today as a student luthier.
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1972 Dan Erlewine Les Paul. Made alongside Albert King’s “Lucy” Flying V and Jerry Garcia’s Stratishcaster guitars and using the same black walnut, maple, and Brazilian rosewood. The walnut was a tree that had been cut, milled, and stored in a barn in 1925 on a farm outside of Ann Arbor and acquired by Dan. #customguitars #boutiqueguitars #danerlewine #albertking #jerrygarcia
Aspettando il #senspickup dall'omone lucacassinerio (che taggo tanto in 15 anni non ha mai risposto 😂😂) 🔥🔥🔥
Formed in the mid-sixties by the Erlewine brothers in Detroit, The Prime Movers Blues Band included a young Jim Osterberg (a.k.a. Iggy Pop) on drums. Worth listening to, their brand of electric Chicago blues was in the same vein as The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, rough and dynamic ! An LP of unissued live tracks on Modern Harmonic /Sundazed 2019. #danerlewine #iggypop #chicagoblues #modernharmonicrecords #paulbutterfieldbluesband
Va falloir que je me motive à réparer cette Chiquita. Je l'ai construite tout seul de A à Z, c'est une de mes premières guitares qui a été cassée par mon fils qui s'est pris pour yaggerdang (Pete Townshend). Vous la reconnaissez? Un modèle de Mark Erlewine, le cousin de monsterfret (Dan Erlewine) utilisé par Marty dans Retour vers le futur! #vincentbrun #luthierdebutant
#luthier #lutherie #luthery #luthierlife
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#guitarrepair #chiquita #danerlewine #travelguitar #headstockrepair #backtothefuture #macfly #martymacfly #retourverslefutur
Something showed up.... 😁
stewmac_guitar #danerlewine neck jig! Looking forward to this!
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7pm jigging.
#soundcity #loothing #neckjig #danerlewine #whatsonyourbench #werepairguitars #loothier
Paying my respects. 🙏🏻
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#fried__okra #paradisegardens #edmondsonarkansas #albertking #danerlewine #flyingv #respect #illplaythebluesforyou #joebonamassa #stevierayvaughan #guitarhouseoftulsa #gibson #fender #guitrplayer #bluesplayer #goat #goatsofinstagram
3 magnets are helping me to take things squared.
Thanks a lot monsterfret
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Using a pin vise (small twist drill) to get through the clear coat helps reduce the possibility of chipping the paint. That’s how I start all holes through paint. Then countersink in reverse, etc, etc. STAY TUNED FOR A CRUCIAL BUILD TIP for Strats mostly, but everyone can benefit. #Warmoth #pinvise #stewmac_guitar #buildboutique #makeyourownelectricguitar #danerlewine #StewMac
-Staff Pick Saturday-
Matt’s pick is the Iris Dan Erlewine DE-11 Sunburst acoustic. This model Dan’s first signature guitar, based on his beloved 1937 Kalamazoo KG-11. It features a 1930s V-shaped neck, Richard rear-mount banjo tuning machines, an Adirondack spruce top, a satin finish, as well as a Honduran Mahogany back, sides and neck. This guitar also has a really neat capo system that screws directly into the fretboard that we forgot to photograph. Whoops! This guitar really bulldozes the competition.
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#iris #irisguitar #irisguitars #irisacoustic #irisacoustics #sunburst #capo #danerlewine #1930s #vintage #classic #acoustic #guitar #acousticguitars #guitars #guitarra #guitarplayer #guitarist #guitarsarebetter #tone #knowyourtone
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… I love doing fret work. I especially love re-fretting a guitar you forgot actually used to shred cuz it’s been borderline unplayable for so long. Just lifeless and unenjoyable to play because you loved it too hard for so long… Frets so low you can barely bend strings, lifting/loose frets that kill sustain/tone or deep indents near the nut area from destroying parties with drunken cowboy chord covers.
I’m a fan of the sound a well seated, glued in fret offers vs one that was just hammered or pressed in raw. There is something harmonious that happens after filling every void between fret tang and slot. Here's an excerpt from a Stew-Mac "Trade Secrets" newsletter: "Try this yourself: Glue a fret or two, then tap a bone nut blank on one of them. Listen to the sound. Now tap an unglued fret. The glued frets create a fuller sound that actually vibrates through the neck. You can see how this translates to better overall tone."
Do you think gluing frets makes a difference? Do you prefer to save your glue for sniffing?? What are some good glues I should be sniffing or fretting with? Help me out here, I’m ready to party.
#mattgabsguitar #refret #greco #grecolespaul #eg900 #grecoeg900 #lespaul #lespaulstandard #onlyagrecoisgoodenough #mediumjumbo #mediumjumbofrets #luthier #luthiery #loothing #loothin #loothlipssinkfrets #gearybusey #stewmac #stewartmacdonald #danerlewine #tradesecrets #whatsonyourbench
Three decades later, Dan monsterfret and Bryan have re-teamed to reproduce Albert King’s iconic V, “Lucy”. To ensure these instruments not only look and feel the same, Dan used the last of his original Lucy wood to build one for joebonamassa and myself. Very happy to be a part of Dan and Alberts legacy.
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#fried__okra #okrasguitarlounge #albertking #danerlewine millesimeguitars #joebonamassa #lucy #flyingv #joebonamassa
Dun dun dun dun dun dun..........dun dun dun dun..dun 😏
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#fried__okra #okrasguitarlounge #danerlewine #albertking #lucy #flyingv #goat #legend #vintageguitar #bornunderabadsign #millesimeguitars
Found this most awesome picture just now.. must be somewere in 2008 at the galloup_school in Michigan. #galloupguitars #dehaanguitars #danerlewine #guitarbuildingcourse #guitarmakingschool monsterfret cassiasguitars fattymcfattfatt
Albert King and Lucy.
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#albertking #lucy #flyingv #danerlewine #bryangalloup #fried__okra
Here’s a fun throwback from November of 2002. This was taken after my first one-on-one weekend workshop with Dan. Little did I know at the time, my career path would change within the following year and I’d be moving to Athens. Hard to believe this was almost 19 years ago! #guitarrepair #guitarshop #tbt #stratocaster #stadiumguitar #danerlewine #stewmac #luthier #luthiery
48 years ago today. Garcia playing monsterfret Dan Erlewine built guitar at a Thanksgiving jam. #gratefuldead #jerrygarcia #danerlewine #stewmac stewmac_guitar
When I started my guitar repair journey many years ago this man monsterfret helped me and many others through his books and videos, and of course his work with stewmac_guitar . I could only dream seeing him using something I made.
Well thanks to the Patreon “Ian hates guitars” not only has my dream become a reality today, I am very humbled and honoured to be part of such a great group of people..
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