Got an old favourite that’s a little broken? This is a bit of an old clunker, but it’s probably got sentimental value to someone, so it can be fixed. Only having half a bridge saddle is one problem… and half a nut.. I’m going to make a new saddle from bone. Likewise the nut. The blanks are […]
Tag: Acoustic Guitar
12 string Morris – Freshman Acoustic pickup and pre-amp
Rather than buy a whole new guitar if you want to plug your acoustic in, how about a Freshman Pickup and Pre-Amp? That’s where the pre-amp has to go.. Double check I’ve got the measurements right for the hole… This bit’s always a bit of a heart in the mouth moment, no going back now…… […]
Yamaha – Partial re-fret
This one has seen some action, mostly up at the “paying end”. First thing then, off with the strings and nut. The first 3 or 4 frets are very very worn, beyond dressing, so I’m going to replace them, along with the next 3. Heating up the fret with a soldering iron loosens up any […]
Tanglewood Setup
This one is a little unusual. Normally when someone brings an acoustic for a setup it’s because the action is too high…. But once I’d put the new strings on this one was a little low… The truss-rod was actually to tight so there was too much curve in the neck as well, that’s only […]
Partial Re-Fret
This one’s seen some action, mostly around the open chords. The first 3 frets are really worn but the rest are probably OK. If I file them all down to the level of the grooves up there, then there’ll be practically nothing left! Off with the strings and nut and out with the first 3 […]
Classical Guitar – Reduced Action Height
Classical, nylon strung guitars tend to have a higher action but this one was very high. The first thing was to flatten out the neck a little… That helped a little. but not enough. So I took out the bridge saddle and ground it down a little. finishing it off by hand to make sure […]
Jay Turser – Fret dress and bone nut
Got handed this one with a “What can you do with this”? Mainly it’s just missing a nut and one of the bridge pins. The frets are a little worn as well so I’m going to give them a dress as well. It’s seen a lot of action around those open chords.. Once they’re level, […]
A Grand Day Out
Had a bit of a busy weekend, culminating with a grand day out in Birmingham, at the Guitar Show. Some fantastic bargains to be had. I was looking for a small, portable, practice amp. Something simple with valves! I’m fed up with overly complicated amps with far too many effects. What I found isn’t quite that, […]
Ovation – Electric Pickup
These are nice. The owner wanted an electric pickup fitted. The usual place for the jack socket is to combine it with the strap button. Unfortunately I don’t think if I extend the hole it’ll be strong enough. So I’m going to use a standard jack socket mounted elsewhere. The pickup is actually a little […]
Santa Cruz – Setup and action lower
What a beautiful Guitar. Really nicely made, but with a rather high action. The neck set was about right, so nothing I can do there. The frets are nice and even so I can afford to bring the action down by quite a bit. Up at the 12th fret the action is much too high… […]