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81 Acoustic guitar items found in Tools section
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Bridge Pin Hole Chamfer Tool
NEW! Our unique cutter solves bridge countersinking problems, for clean professional results.
000 Guitar Template Set
NEW! Time-saving clear plastic templates for accurately laying out a "12-fret" 000-size soundboard, back, peghead and all the bracings.
Tuner Drill Jigs
NEW! Keeps pegholes perfectly aligned and spaced so your tuners will work efficiently.
Precision Router Base
Adjusts precisely and holds your Dremel tool without wobbling!
Double-edge Nut Files
Six specially designed double-edge files for nut slotting. Each file cuts two different width slots.
Essential Fretting Tool Kit
The tools you'll need to get started — and our Fret Work book is included FREE.
Carbide Downcut Inlay Router Bits
Solid carbide reverse-spiral flutes cut precise "no fuzz" cavities for inlay work.
Basic Setup Kit
"Must-have" tool set for making any guitar play better, with FREE setup instructions.
TrueChannel Binding Routing Jig
Fit bindings on any instrument perfectly. Our TrueChannel jig turns your laminate router into a floating cutter.
Bending Iron
Controlled heat bending form for guitar, mandolin, violin and dulcimer sides.
Soundhole Clamps
Ideal for clamping bridges and braces through a soundhole, these clamps reach where others can't.
Thompson Belly Reducer
NEW! A lifesaving tool set for older acoustic guitars! Helps correct soundboard bulge caused by string tension, without replacing the bridge plate.
Truss Rod Wrench Set
Our complete set. Be ready for any truss rod adjustment job and save money, too.
Understring Radius Gauges
Setting bridge saddle height is fast, easy and accurate with these unique stainless steel understring radius gauges.
Guitar Repair Vise
The luthier's favorite vise is even easier to use, thanks to custom modifications: bearing-smooth operation, fast crank handwheel, and urethane/hardwood swivel jaws.
Radius Gauges
Notched design reads the fretboard with the strings on! Make sure you keep the right curvature when working on a fingerboard.
Cam Clamps
Cam clamps are a favorite of all types of woodworkers and they come in very handy in lutherie as well. We offer high-quality clamps in two sizes.
Binding Router Guide
Accurately rout binding channels, great for arched tops!
Sloane Planes
Precision cast silicon bronze planes available with convex and flat-bottom surfaces, for graduating arched instrument tops and backs.
Luthier's Digital Caliper
Measures fret height before AND after the fretwire has been installed.
Spool Clamps
Available in two sizes, spool clamps are fast, safe, and indispensable in your shop.
Saddle Routing Jig
Slot a new bridge for a traditional saddle, 2-piece compensated saddle, or alter existing slots.
Acoustic Neck Joint Routing Templates
For traditional dovetail or "straight" mortise and tenon joints. Made of clear acrylic for easy set-up and alignment.
Soundhole/Rosette Routing Jig
Rout soundholes and rosette channels with your Dremel and our Precision Router Base.
Nut and Saddle Vise
A better way to hold nuts and saddles for easier, faster shaping
Bridge Pin Hole Reamer
Our special wooden-handled steel reamers are designed to properly taper the holes for bridge pins. We offer two reamer sizes for accurate holes and better fit.
Guitar Bench Rest
The scratch-free way to safely rest a guitar for minor adjustments or cleaning. Ideal for musicians, roadies and small shops.
Classical Guitar Templates
NEW! Set of four clear acrylic templates for more accurate, trouble-free construction.
Scissor Jack
NEW! Our versatile tool lets you perform tricky repairs inside an acoustic guitar with ease.
Bridge Clamping Caul
This device is easy to set up and needs only a single extra clamp to glue bridges on flattop steel-string acoustic guitars.
JLD Bridge Doctor
An alternative cure for over-bellyed guitar tops.
Wagner Safe-T-Planer
Converts your drill press to a mini planer.
Mini Cam Clamp
A lighter, slimmer cam clamp for working on guitars and smaller instruments.
Pocket Truss Rod Wrenches
Pocket-size hex wrenches that fit in your guitar case. For 1/4", 5/16" Gibson or 9/32" nut.
Mitchell Abrasive Cord
Handy abrasive-coated cord in 4 thicknesses, great for smoothing nut slots.
Sloane Bridge Clamp
Sturdy aluminum clamp for gluing a bridge or brace through the soundhole.
ShopStand and Guitar Repair Vise Set
The luthier's favorite vise AND the swiveling, height-adjustable workstand in ONE money-saving set!
Precision Router Edge Guide
A useful attachment for our Precision Router Base that allows you to rout for edge bindings, purfling, and more.
Saddlematic
Saddlematic quickly and accurately finds the correct location for a new acoustic guitar saddle slot, for positioning a new slotted bridge, or for checking the accuracy of an attached bridge and saddle.
Endpin Jack Reamer
Enlarge an endpin hole for a 15/32" or 1/2"-diameter jack with this custom steel reamer.
Go-bar Clamping System
Fast, efficient clamping for braces, tops and backs.
Tuner Bushing Press
NEW! Our unique handheld tool installs and removes press-fit peghead bushings easily and safely.
Purfling/Soundhole Router Guide
Attach to your Dremel to cut purfling channels and soundhole.
Guitar Repair Magnets
These seriously strong magnets make inventive repair techniques possible.
Neck Joint Router Bits
Carbide tipped bits for routing acoustic neck dovetails and straight tenons.
Neck Removal Jig
For faster, cleaner dovetail neck joint disassembly.
The Intonator
Easy way to locate an acoustic bridge saddle for accurate intonation.
Dreadnought Guitar Template Set
NEW! Time-saving clear plastic templates for accurately laying out a Dreadnought soundboard, back, peghead and all the bracings.
Soundhole Truss Rod Wrenches
Right-angle wrenches for adjusting an acoustic guitar truss rod through the soundhole. 1/8" and 5mm Allen ball.
BridgeSaver
Special cutters form precisely dished cavities in the bridge plate, and matching wooden plugs. A money-making tool that can pay for itself with the first job!
Tuning Machine Drill Jig for Slotted Pegheads
Specially designed aluminum jig that maintains 35mm (1-3/8") hole spacing for steel string guitar tuner string posts or classical machine rollers.
Side Bending Strap
A flexible .012" stainless spring steel strap for covering a wet or steamed wooden instrument side when using the bending iron.
Plate Mate
NEW! A simple solution for preventing or temporarily fixing a worn acoustic guitar bridge plate.
Hex Truss Rod Wrenches
Heavy-duty wrenches for adjusting Gibson and other hex truss rod nuts. For 1/4", 5/16" or 9/32" nut.
Flexible Lighted Inspection Mirror
Illuminated 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" magnifying mirror pivots up to 90 degrees with thumbwheel control.
Fingerboard Band Clamp
These ingenious clamps are perfect for re-gluing fingerboards.
Bridge/Fingerboard Removal Knife
This wooden-handled flexible spatula is great for removing bridges, pickguards, and the fingerboard extension from guitars.
Bridge Heater and Fingerboard Iron
Softens glue for fingerboard and bridge removal.
Tapered Router Bit
Solid carbide cutter bits with tapered cutter, ideal for delicate inlay routing and fret-slot cleaning.
Peghead Bushing Reamers
NEW! Our custom-sized counterbore reamers ensure that your press-fit tuner bushings will fit correctly.
Brace Repair Jack
Holds a cracked brace, a bridge plate or a crack cleat in place while the glue sets.
Neck Joint Steamer
Steel-string guitar neck removal is often aided by injecting steam into the dovetail neck joint to loosen the glue.
Camless Clamps
Space-saving wooden clamps for controlled clamping pressure.
Guitar Brace Chisel
Shaped to fit the curves needed for scalloped braces and tone bars with feathered ends.
String Lifter
Lifts a string out of your way for fast nut slotting without tedious retuning.
Piloted Binding Router Bit
Special carbide tipped bits for routing binding channels.
Neck Set Gauge
Takes the guesswork out of setting the neck angle on flattop guitars.
Allen Truss Rod Wrenches
Three special ball-end wrenches for adjusting Allen-head truss rods: 1/8", 4mm, and 5mm.
3-Piece Inspection Mirror
See the big picture of the guitar's interior! Thin folded mirrors to insert easily into the guitar, then unfolded once inside the guitar.
TrueChannel Jig Replacement Parts
Additional body and router carriages for your TrueChannel Binding Router Jig.
Soundhole Clamp Cauls
Snap onto the feet of clamps for a larger footprint. Flat or grooved, to fit over guitar braces.
Bridge Pin Hole Saw
The right tool for finishing the string slots in guitar bridge pin holes.
Endpin Jack Wrench
A specially modified deep-socket 9/16" hollow-shaft nut driver that solves the problem of tightening an endpin jack's installation nut inside a guitar.
Inspection Mirror
2-1/4"-diameter mirror with swivel joints and telescoping handle for viewing from any angle.
Acoustic Bridge Bolts
Incredibly useful, these custom bolts are handy for temporarily mounting a bridge before it's glued onto the guitar.
Bridge Pin Slotter
It's great to be able to add slots to bone, ivoroid, and wooden bridge pins, and this service is a good money maker.
Strap Button Drill Bit and Tap
Creates a threaded mounting hole for our screw-type strap button; makes installation easier and helps prevent damage to the button.
Endpin Grip
Extra help for removing a guitar, mandolin or violin endpin, and a great way to hold an endpin for shaping.
Bridge Pad Heater Iron
A fast way to remove an acoustic guitar bridge reinforcing plate, without scarring the underside of the soundboard.
Acoustic Bridge Locating Pins
Polyethylene pins accurately align an acoustic bridge for gluing. Glue won't stick to them!
Bridge Plate Caul
A non-stick plastic interior guitar clamping caul for gluing a bridge or a bridge plate.
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