John Lehmann, Old Naples Guitars
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Maple bridge plates: plain versus rift/quarter sawn versus laminated
I’m fixing a cedar top guitar with a big bulge and a bad bridge plate. Ideally I’d like a replacement plate with optimal stiffness in both directions and a thickness between 0.090 – 0.100″.
After I flatten the top as much as possible, should I:
1. use plain sawn maple
2. use quarter sawn maple (if so, any recommendations for sourcing?)
3. make up…
Doug Proper Guitar Specialist -
Camera set up
Happy New Year! I’m looking for advice on camera set ups for joining various Looth Group activities. Are there better options than IPad/laptop? What’s the best way to be able to switch to close ups? Hardware recommendations? Thanks for any advice!
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I like laptop/desktop. There is just a fuller zoom experience. Sometimes with ipads screen shares can get lost when users are spotlit.
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Thanks. When some of our senior members are demonstrating detail work, they seem to use a separate camera that can focus in close up. What do they use for that?
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Restoring vintage purfling
What is the best way to approach the restoration of vintage purfling? I am working on an attractive but not terribly valuable parlor guitar with…
