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Archive of entries posted on January 2026

Add bulk to hot glue

Posted by Roger Häggström on January 8, 2026, 4:11 pm

One disadvantage of hot glue is that it does not fill in any gaps. Normally this is good, you are forced to have a good fit, the glue sticks best when the two pieces of wood are in contact with each other. There is a recurring problem; when gluing the bridge back on an old guitar, the lid is always more …

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New year, new batch

Posted by Roger Häggström on January 8, 2026, 3:21 pm

I've been engrossed in learning my home studio and mixing. Now I feel like I've got a good handle on most things. In the meantime, I've been working a little less in the room, but despite that, a lot of regular repairs have been done and only one of the previous batch of GammelGura is left to …

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