Community Overview
About r/Luthier
A community dedicated to the construction and repair of stringed musical instruments.
The community at a glance
r/Luthier is a Subreddit for Music Lovers with roughly 155K members. It has been around since 2010. It uses a forum format for communication.
Roughly 23K members have joined in the past year.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchYearly: +23K members
Growth: +17.4% / year
Member growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 3K members
- 2014: 3K members
- 2015: 3K members
- 2016: 3K members
- 2017: 4K members
- 2018: 6K members
- 2019: 9K members
- 2020: 11K members
- 2021: 12K members
- 2022: 12K members
- 2024: 44K members
- 2025: 25K members
- 2026: 17K members
2013
+3K new
2014
+3K new
2015
+3K new
2016
+3K new
2017
+4K new
2018
+6K new
2019
+9K new
2020
+11K new
2021
+12K new
2022
+12K new
2024
+44K new
2025
+25K new
2026
+17K new
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 3K members
- Dec: 2K members
- Jan: 2K members
- Feb: 2K members
- Mar: 2K members
- Apr: 2K members
- May: 2K members
- Jun: 2K members
- Jul: 2K members
- Aug: 2K members
- Sep: 2K members
- Oct: 86 members
November 2025
+3K new
December 2025
+2K new
January 2026
+2K new
February 2026
+2K new
March 2026
+2K new
April 2026
+2K new
May 2026
+2K new
June 2026
+2K new
July 2026
+2K new
August 2026
+2K new
September 2026
+2K new
October 2026
+86 new
Flair
- HELP35 posts in the past month
- Advice with natural finish please
- Is this standard practice for a $10,000 custom classical guitar commission? Looking for luthier & buyer perspectives.
- Making a Bridge - Spit-balling Ideas
#135HELPAdvice with natural finish please · Is this standard practice for a $10,000 custom classical guitar commission? Looking for luthier & buyer perspectives. · Making a Bridge - Spit-balling Ideas - ELECTRIC20 posts in the past month
- I'm designing a better Les Paul around everything I've learned from building 10 guitars
- Opened up a guitar someone gave me. What on earth is going on here and how do I clean it so I can re solder?
- Headstock help
#220ELECTRICI'm designing a better Les Paul around everything I've learned from building 10 guitars · Opened up a guitar someone gave me. What on earth is going on here and how do I clean it so I can re solder? · Headstock help - REPAIR9 posts in the past month
- Repair or Replace?
- How to fix action?
- Can I fill these cracks with epoxy (or is there a better option)? I don't need it to look perfect I just want it to be functional and structurally sound
#39REPAIRRepair or Replace? · How to fix action? · Can I fill these cracks with epoxy (or is there a better option)? I don't need it to look perfect I just want it to be functional and structurally sound - INFO4 posts in the past month
- Do you give a disclaimer when pricing set-ups?
- Making high-output humbucker have the same volume of low-output humbucker with just lowering the height
- Fret pressing doodley doo
#44INFODo you give a disclaimer when pricing set-ups? · Making high-output humbucker have the same volume of low-output humbucker with just lowering the height · Fret pressing doodley doo - DIARY2 posts in the past month
- First 2 spray sessions of rattle can nitrocellulose lacquer on my 4th acoustic guitar build
- Well, at least it fixes the neck dive?
#52DIARYFirst 2 spray sessions of rattle can nitrocellulose lacquer on my 4th acoustic guitar build · Well, at least it fixes the neck dive?
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Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/Luthier for?
- Best for Music Lovers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/Luthier free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/Luthier have?
- Roughly 155K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/Luthier on?
- r/Luthier runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/Luthier cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/Luthier is organized under Music Lovers.
- How do I join r/Luthier?
- You can join r/Luthier by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Music communities like?
- One of the larger topic areas on the site, covering music production, instruments, genres, and the business of the industry. Discord hosts communities for producers, beatmakers, and musicians at every level, Reddit has massive communities for genre-specific discussion, and dedicated platforms serve niche interests from jazz theory to synth collecting.
Monthly Stats
- 8
- Views /mo (+167%)
- 8
- Visitors /mo (+167%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo
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