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Violin Graduation Punch (also called Thicknessing Punch) is a specialized tool used by luthiers to create precise thickness of the top and back plates of the violin.

A pilot hole is a small hole drilled before screwing a screw into wood. It helps prevent surface lacquer cracking on the guitar and reduces the risk of wood splitting, especially with hard wood. A bonus is that the screw will be installed directly, following the path of the pilot hole.

What is the visual difference between chrome and nickel?

Which one should I choose for my guitar? Chrome or nickel? Perennial questions.

Which wood to choose for guitar body, based on weight, price and tone?

Most people, including ourselves, commonly assume that Swamp Ash is much lighter than Alder, given that water washes away heavy organic compounds. It is often mentioned that Swamp Ash is rare, the lightest, and therefore more expensive.

In our lab there are several spools of solder alloys, both lead-based and lead-free. We have both of them in various wire diameter. To make it more complicated... they also come with various amounts of various flux. If you look further, in our refrigerator you will find different kinds of solder paste. So why this variety and which one to use and when?