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- Wed Oct 27, 2021 10:54 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Neck removal on Martin 12 string
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5918
Re: Neck removal on Martin 12 string
Be aware of all the places steam can escape with those neck blocks. They have openings for the popcicle brace and the truss rod. You will need some paper towels inside for any water that happens, and I used a shop-vac hose in the sound hole to help suck the escaping steam to keep it from soaking the...
- Mon Jun 22, 2020 5:57 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Advice for changing bridge type mid-build
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8780
Re: Advice for changing bridge type mid-build
Mario Proulx put a brace very similar to the Musser brace. It helps keep the top flatter behind the bridge when tension is applied to the strings. I forgot he used acronym but it was for ". . . magic tone producer" or something similar. It works. Also, just adding to the rear of the bridge...
- Thu Apr 09, 2020 4:41 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Help Identifying an old Parlor Guitar
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11972
Re: Help Identifying an old Parlor Guitar
Check the detail of the sound hole binding. Does it cover just half way through the soundboard or does it cover the entire edge of the sound hole? Some detail shots of the interior might provide more clues (lining, braces, neck block, etc.). I would guess the inlay on the headstock is an add-on some...
- Tue Apr 07, 2020 2:47 am
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Tap tones for archtop top-plate, help needed
- Replies: 21
- Views: 33937
Re: Tap tones for archtop top-plate, help needed
". . but perhaps not as loud as I was hoping." Give it some time and use. Some things take some time to develop. I would focus on the 'set up' to make sure it is as playable as possible and PLAY IT! Tone can vary significantly as you change the pick or strength of attack or a hundred other...
- Thu Apr 02, 2020 2:34 am
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Ibanez Concord 751
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9819
Re: Ibanez Concord 751
I realize this is a bit late, but have you given any thought to a JLD Bridge Doctor? It was designed to flatten tops of deformed guitars, and it does what it is designed to do. I have used them in guitars that would otherwise have been discarded, and made them playable. This is for the area around t...
- Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:20 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Refinishing plywood bass guitar body
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8231
Re: Refinishing plywood bass guitar body
That coat was probably a vinyl sealer, very common for commercial nitro lacquer finishes.
- Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:15 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Crack repair
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13273
Re: Crack repair
In response to Ryan Mazzocco's question, HHG for structural crack repairs in the wood. Finish is it's own thing, and effects how light reflects. A particularly noticeable problem is discoloration along a crack. This is often due to dirt or some other substance getting into the wood fiber, especially...
- Mon Mar 09, 2020 3:09 am
- Forum: Other Stringed Instruments
- Topic: Baroque mandolin
- Replies: 8
- Views: 22135
Re: Baroque mandolin
This shows a serious level of skill. Well done.
- Wed Feb 26, 2020 4:06 am
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: FP finish repair
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9198
Re: FP finish repair
Actually, it is 'honest wear', and that does make it look old. Unintentional distressing, but distressing none the less.
- Mon Feb 03, 2020 2:44 am
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Can this live again? 1941 Epiphone Triumph
- Replies: 53
- Views: 64338
Re: Can this live again? 1941 Epiphone Triumph
Brian Evans, can you tell what type of finish in on your Epiphones? I recall a '40s Broadway model in my shop about 15 years ago that had some issues to sort. The back and top had loose areas and the finish was flaking. The finish was not effected by lacquer thinner, so I surmised it was a varnish, ...
- Mon Feb 03, 2020 2:31 am
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: FP finish repair
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9198
Re: FP finish repair
There are some people that don't care about other's stuff, and obviously don't care much about guitars. Red cedar is what it is, so either just live with it, put an opaque guard on, or replace the top. Those dents/scratches are there in the wood.
- Mon Feb 03, 2020 2:23 am
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Martin bass guitar
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5762
Re: Martin bass guitar
You might call Customer Service Dept. at the Martin factory and ask where you might find such specs. That is what I would have had to do when I was a service center. I never came across one of these so I have no notes about them. You will need the serial number as well as the mode number at hand whe...
- Mon Jan 27, 2020 3:31 am
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Banjola buzz fixing and new tailpiece/bridge?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 19181
Re: Banjola buzz fixing and new tailpiece/bridge?
A button on your clothing can contact the instrument and buzz at certain pitches.
- Mon Jan 27, 2020 3:28 am
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Banjola buzz fixing and new tailpiece/bridge?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 19181
Re: Banjola buzz fixing and new tailpiece/bridge?
Oh yeah, you have to isolate the buzz before you can fix it. That can be an entertaining process. Without hearing the particular buzz I can only offer some ideas of where to look. Tuning machines: buttons can loosen, washers under the bushing on the face of the headstock, loose bushing, loose screw ...
- Mon Jan 27, 2020 3:07 am
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Banjola buzz fixing and new tailpiece/bridge?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 19181
Re: Banjola buzz fixing and new tailpiece/bridge?
Have you looked at the Stewart/MacDonald catalog?
You want a glue on type bridge with no pins? Maybe more like a classical guitar bridge? What sort of structure is on the inside of the soundboard? 5/8" is pretty tall for a glue on, but much more realistic for a floating bridge.
You want a glue on type bridge with no pins? Maybe more like a classical guitar bridge? What sort of structure is on the inside of the soundboard? 5/8" is pretty tall for a glue on, but much more realistic for a floating bridge.
- Sun Jan 26, 2020 4:58 am
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: MIMF Archtop Guitar Project
- Replies: 65
- Views: 962106
Re: MIMF Archtop Guitar Project
Thank you Mark, I used to spend a lot of time here, kinda blowing off my problems of the day. It was sort of a refuge at times where I could relax with solving other people's problems. Repair work is a problem solving process with a bit of work to get it done. I love your "Garbage in, Compost o...
- Tue Jan 21, 2020 4:56 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Alvarez “bridge”
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13665
Re: Alvarez “bridge”
If you are operating a repair service the Bridge Saver from StewMac can be a real money maker. I used to charge $25 per hole, or $100 for repairing the whole bridge plate. It sure beats removing and replacing the whole bridge plate. The exception would be if the hole has been excessively eroded, in ...
- Mon Jan 20, 2020 3:29 am
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Body vise
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10313
Re: Body vise
Very nice idea! You have used some ingenuity to solve a particular problem(sanding) and come away with something even more useful in general repair work. I do have a suggestion to bear in mind; that when clamping a guitar body you can apply clamping pressure along the very edges, both front to back ...
- Sat Jan 18, 2020 5:46 pm
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: MIMF Archtop Guitar Project
- Replies: 65
- Views: 962106
Re: MIMF Archtop Guitar Project
Wow! Almost three years since the last post! I guess this project is hibernating, looks too good to be dead. My apology to all for dropping out when I did, but Life circumstances had redirected my efforts. Now I can come up for some air but in a much diminished state. My business is closed, my state...
- Sat Jan 18, 2020 3:26 am
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Alvarez “bridge”
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13665
Re: Alvarez “bridge”
Have fun with the StewMac Bridge Saver. It is a very good tool for this application.