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We’ve created this list in alphabetical order to help you navigate through our articles and blogs and find items of interest to you. In addition, you can use the search box to the left to search by words or phrases. Our articles and videos are an accumulation of data covering years. They may not always be contemporary and may contain items we no longer carry, but we will continue to publish them for their archival value and to provide information for customers who may have purchased discontinued items in the past.
10 WAYS TO AVOID TRUSS ROD DISASTERS -DECEMBER 2016
3 CHEERS FOR THE RED, WHITE AND UKE! – JULY 2014
ACOUSTIC GUITAR PICKUP CHOICES
APPROACHES TO STRINGED INSTRUMENT VOICING
BACK TO LUTHERIE SCHOOL – SEPTEMBER 2015
BENDING HINTS WITH A FOCUS ON FIGURED WOOD
BENDING SIDES – WHAT ARE THE EASIEST AND MOST DIFFICULT TO BEND WOODS?
BINDING AND PURFLING INSTALLATION TIPS
CARDINAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COATINGS NITROCELLULOSE LACQUER FINISHING PROCESS
CITES & INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING RESTRICTIONS – SEPTEMBER 2016
CLAMPING STRATEGIES FOR CLOSING THE BOX
COLOR TO DYE FOR – OCTOBER 2016
CRYSTALAC APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
DEALING WITH MINERAL DEPOSITS – MAY 2016
DEFINING AND PHOTOGRAPHING BEARCLAW SPRUCE
DO PROS ORDER KITS? – AUGUST 2014
DOVETAIL VS. BOLT-ON NECK JOINTS – APRIL 2016
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE LACEY ACT
FEATURED TONEWOOD — MACASSAR EBONY – MAY 2015
FILLING PORES WITH LMI WATER-BASED PORE FILLER
FINISHING OPTIONS FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
FRENCH POLISH FINISH INSTRUCTIONS
FRETWIRE SIZES AND SLOT WIDTHS
GLUING OPTIONS FOR PLASTIC BINDING
HEALDSBURG GUITAR FESTIVAL – JANUARY 2015
HEADPLATES—DO THEY AFFECT THE TONE OF THE GUITAR?
HEROES’ VOICES: TOUCHING THE LIVES OF VETERANS WITH THE GIFT OF MUSIC – DECEMBER 2014
INLAY MATERIAL & TOOLS -NOVEMBER 2016
LMI, LUTHIER COMMUNITIES AND THE UPCOMING GAL CONVENTION – JUNE 2014
LMI TAKES THE SHOW ON THE ROAD – JUNE 2017
LMI’S WOOD DRYING & PREPARATION – MARCH 2014
MAN-MADE ALTERNATIVE FINGERBOARDS
MEASURING FRET DISTANCES AND SCALE LENGTH
NAMM SHOW 2016 – FEBRUARY 2016
NECK WOOD ALTERNATIVES – APRIL 2014
NECK WOOD: BUILDING FOR STABILITY
NEWS FROM THE NAMM SHOW – FEBRUARY 2015
NITROCELLULOSE LACQUER FINISH INSTRUCTIONS
NORTHWOOD’S SEMINARS – OCTOBER 2015
OUR EXPANDED SHOP, PROFESSIONAL TOOLS, AND LMI SHOP SERVICES – MAY 2014
PURFLING CHOICES AT LUTHIERS MERCANTILE
PURFLING, IT’S ALL IN THE DETAILS
RADIUS CHOICES FOR YOUR TOP AND BACK
REPORT FROM THE ASIA SYMPOSIUM – JULY 2015
ROSEWOOD RESTRICTIONS – JANUARY 2017
ROSEWOOD SUBSTITUTES – MARCH 2017
SCALE LENGTH AND INTONATION FOR BEGINNERS
SIDE BENDING TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
SOUNDBOARD EXPERTISE – CHOOSING THE PERFECT TOP
SPRING IS HERE — AND THE SCENT OF GLUE IS IN THE AIR! – APRIL 2015
STEEL STRING TUNING MACHINES – AUGUST 2017
THE EFFECT OF GUITAR DESIGN ON TONE – MAY 2017
THE LMI CATALOG … AND BEYOND! – MARCH 2016
THE LMI TOP-SECRET WOOD VAULT! – OCTOBER 2017
TONEWOODS ADDED TO THE 2023 CITES APPENDICES
TOR-TIS™ PICKGUARDS – NOVEMBER 2014
TUNING MACHINE RATIOS AND GOTOH’S INNOVATIONS
WATER-BASED FINISH UPDATE – August 2018
WHAT’S WRONG WITH MY TUNERS? – AUGUST 2016
WHY BUY BONE FROM LUTHIERS MERCANTILE?
WHY ORDER SECOND GRADE WOODS – SEPTEMBER 2017