An interesting problem, it came with no bridge saddle. The trouble there is not having a starting point with the setup. However, got to start somewhere, so a bone blank. Cut if first to roughly the right length. It’s also a little thick so it needs sanding down a little… So there’s the staring point. […]
Not the greatest of guitars, but could still play a lot better. It just needs the action height bringing down a little…. Before I take the strings off I like to set the neck relief where it should be, so I can tell exactly how high the bridge is. Now I know exactly how much […]
What if the action on your acoustic is a little high? It can be an easy fix. This one is a little high so I’m going to give it a general setup. Starting with the neck relief. I always start that with the old strings, otherwise I’ll have to take the new ones off and […]
Nice guitars these, usually much better than this, but the Intonation was rather badly out in this one. There didn’t seem to be any real reason for it so I started off with a new, compensated, bone saddle…It sorted out most of the problem, but not quite the Bass “E”. Next I widened out the […]
I just love these. I think they’re probably the best value for money you can these days, and absolutely ideal as a starter for a youngster. This one just has a bit of a high action. The neck set was also just a little high…so a tweek on the truss-rod….The actin at the 12th fret was way […]
Nice 12 string, just wants a bone nut and saddle to make it into something special. I’ll make the new nut from a large blank since I don’t have one for a 12 string. First of all make sure it’s flat and square…Then shave it down to the right thickness.. Once it fits the slot […]
A nice acoustic, just needs a little work and some extras to lift it out if the ordinary. The first thing the owner wants is a bone nut and saddle, to improve the tone a little. The nut isn’t a problem but the saddle is a very complicated shape, I’m not sure if I’m looking forward […]
These are tough old guitars, you don’t find any more solidly built. The saddle on this one seems to have melted! I don’t know how but ‘m going to fit a new bone one. It took a bit of work to get the old saddle out, in pieces in the end. Not that it matters, […]