I appreciate the time that went into the article you posted and thanks. But it makes me cringe to see anyone do that with neither the neck nor fretboard...
I watched the great Guitar maker Vincente Camacho lower and round all my frets w/ a half round bastard file in about 15 minutes w/ no tape(he had it wired:-). ...
I'm always careful, but I know my limits. :) Rick "Alright, apart from the sanitation, the med'cine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the...
This thought occured to me because I fixed up a guitar from South America where the wood had lost a lot of moisture after it was built. One of the symptoms was...
... I'll try to help anyway. First you need to figure out the scale length of your guitar. A charvel is probably 25 1/2 " scale. You could determine this by...
... your using aftermarket parts there is always a risk of compatability issues. I have see a few myself. depending on your skill level most can be corrected....
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Feb 23, 2006 4:56 pm
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Just posted pictures of EZ adjustable work board. rip scrap stripa of plywood, glue in spacer just a bit bigger than bolt, raidus edges small one side large...
Thanks Rob... I usually rout my dovetails in my neck blocks after the box is completed. I think your idea would work to modify my board that holds the guitar...
Hello I have an electric Bass body to refinish and was wondering weather atomotive paint will work or should i use something else. Could you let me know what...
Automotive paint will work. It is usually acrylic enamel nowadays. Watch out for certain types of polyurethanes as they can be quite toxic. By the time you buy...
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Mar 14, 2006 3:35 pm
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Titebond seems to be pretty much athe standard glue for building instruments from what i can see from various posts around the web/various groups. My biggest...
Some may think I'm crazy, but I switched from Titebond to Elmer's Carpenter Glue years ago due to some advice from another builder. I was having some issues...
Good morning, I am new to guitar making, but want to change that. I am looking forward to participating in this group and expect that the group will help me...
Which Yamaha and which Martin? Martin is fairly consistent and builds a higher end guitar where as Yamaha produces guitars from low to high end. The low ends...
From a steel string builder perspective....Could be some of the Yamaha might be made of laminates, where the Martin is of solid woods. That could be ...
I own an FG75, undoubtedly one of the lowest of the lower-end Yamahas, and it plays quite well. I upgraded the tuners and made some other mods over the years....
Hi, Are you looking to build, repair, buy? Martin 'nylon' string guitars and Yamaha 'classical' guitars are both production line made guitars. Martin has one...
Thanks so much for your responses--I am amazed at how quickly I got an answer. To start off, I can't play a guitar yet--my 15 year old grandson does. I play...
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