Monthly Archives: September 2012

Telecaster Partial Refret

Posted on September 18, 2012 by LTFromel

Greetings everyone! Matthew here reporting from the repair bench. Here at Leading Tone we’ve had a good run of Telecaster repairs and mods of late. One highlight from this batch of repairs was the partial re-fret on a 80’s era … Continue reading →

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Introducing Tolley Stringed Instruments

Posted on September 8, 2012 by LTFromel

Greeting everyone! Leading Tone is pleased to introduce archtop guitars and mandolins by Tolley Stringed Instruments.  Tolley Stringed Instruments are handcrafted locally in Seattle by Leading Tone’s house luthier, Matthew Tolley. The instruments pictured (left to right) include: -A 17″ … Continue reading →

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Fixing the slots of a bone nut

Posted on September 8, 2012 by LTFromel

Matthew here and greetings from the repair bench! I’d like to take the opportunity to share a luthiers trade secret on how to repair over cut slots on a bone nut. This fix is extremely useful and fast to perform … Continue reading →

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