Doug Proper Guitar Specialist
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Total Vise Quick Dock Neck RestA couple of years ago, I came up with a neck rest for the Total Vise system- they worked great but were quite difficult to…
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Council of Elders 2.0, November 2025The council meets for its monthly review of looth-submitted questions.
0:00:00 Q1. Quantifying hydration and the belly budge
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Loothing for Dollars: Loothing From HomeWelcome to this month’s episode of Loothing for Dollars! In this conversation, we dive deep into the real-world challenges and advantages of running a
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Tim Sway: New Perspectives SqWAYre Tools, in coversation with Doug ProperTim Sway’s loothing business, New Perspectives, is located at the intersection of creativity, sustainability, music, art and function. Tim is an artist/maker that handcrafts one-of-a-kind…
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The council gathers for its October 2025 meeting.0:00:06 Q1: Restoring vintage purfling 0:06:02 Q2: 1860’s Martin crack fill 0:15:59 Q3: 1860’s Martin ivory tuner 0:22:41 Q4: Soundport support 0:24:06 Erlewine ‘Chin-Cut’ guitar…
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Loothing for Dollars: Loothing on the RoadLoothing on the road as a touring tech is a whole different kind of loothing. For this episode of Loothing for Dollars, Doug Proper’s assembled…
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Walters and Upshaw: Loothing TogetherNikki Walters and Josiah Upshaw are building a life “in the looth”, together. Building Guitars, together, Building a lutherie business, together. Figuring it out, together.…
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Danny Koentopp in conversation with Doug ProperDoug Proper talks with Danny Koentopp about his loothing career starting from early adventures into guitar building during his teen years. He discusse
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Loothing for Dollars: Intake and EvaluationBuck Van Laarhoven, Danny West, and Doug Proper talk about the business end of the intake and evaluation process, with contributions from Jonathan Law and…
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Noemi Schembri with Doug ProperNoemi Schembri’s path to lutherie is one of perseverance and self-motivation. We’ll talk about her 15 years in pursuit of her craft as a guitar builde
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