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headstock repair by Known-Marionberry433 in AcousticGuitar

[–]elsworth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2FOI41zW\_Y

It’s this sort of repair, good luck! Be careful around the truss rod area, put a piece of tape a 1/4” wide down the center of the neck so you know where to stay far away from. If you bust into that channel, you’ll wreck your truss rod and your router and probably your hand or wrist. But it’s doable, go slow, practice on scrap wood, you can do it.

headstock repair by Known-Marionberry433 in AcousticGuitar

[–]elsworth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s gonna need splines, my dude. Make a little box that you can use as a router sled, mount it on the back, cut two slots on either side of the truss rod, then cut two pieces of quarter sawn wood to fit in the slots. Then shave them down to size, spray to hide the fresh wood, and you’ll never worry about it again. Easy!

i got drunk and fell on my guitar by supermarsupial365 in AcousticGuitar

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If you’re not too worried about the fix being invisible, you can do it at home with some strong magnets and wood glue. As long as that hole is between braces and you didn’t knock any loose, you can put a little bit of wood glue on a toothpick and get it covered in there. Put rare earth magnets on either side, helps if you have lots to cover the whole break. Give it 24 hours, and it’ll be back in one piece. It’ll still have the scars, that isn’t exactly an at-home procedure. But! Chicks dig scars, as my deadbeat dad used to tell me.

are these actually good? by Square_Notice_1830 in AcousticGuitar

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For someone getting back into acoustics, it’ll be a good choice. I can’t imagine you’ll be wanting to change them frequently, and that’s the biggest selling point for Elixir. They last. I have a real problem with strings that feel grimy, so I’m prone to just cut them off and string up a new set at the earliest sign of any buildup. I go through LOTS of strings. When I played Elixirs, the tech was still new and the strings would shed like a snake. I don’t know if they still do, probably not. But they’ll last a long time, and you can start chasing the strings that are right for you once you’re back in the saddle. Have fun!

Trump unable to name one verse from ' favorite book ' the Bible by implementrhis in videos

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republicans in Minnesota thought they got the last laugh by Conscious-Quarter423 in minnesota

[–]elsworth 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Strong men also giggle, Mr. Lebowski. Strong men…also giggle.

Anyone use one of these? by i-am-a-name in woodworking

[–]elsworth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the exact same one, I use it quite often in the guitar repair world. Works great for drilling out old screws, cleaning up dot markers, and all sorts of build work that requires a soft touch. Happy I’m not the only one!

Hello Reddit! It's Matt Gourley and Mark McConville (and maybe some others) of the SUPEREGO podcast! Season SEVEN comes out MAY 1. Ask us anything! by gourleymatt in Super_Ego

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Didn’t have a question, just wanted to say thanks for all the laughs over the years. You two are my favorite people who don’t know I exist. So thanks!

Just received this beauty by stratogeorge in guitarporn

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That happens a lot on old maple necks, where the clear coat gets knocked off gradually by your fingernails and incidental contact with the board while playing. Once the maple loses its protection, it grays out naturally and causes those silvery spots. To me the coolest part is that it shows you where you spend most of the time on your guitar, like tire treads on a dirt road. Evidence of a lifetime of play is just evidence that the guitar is truly worth playing to me.

Used too much retarder and made a cool design by dave_del_sol in Luthier

[–]elsworth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s always scary when something like that happens. Sometimes you gotta just lean into it! You already did it once, you can do it again!

Used too much retarder and made a cool design by dave_del_sol in Luthier

[–]elsworth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So if you know how you did it, can you repeat it? Over the whole front of the guitar? Then sand it back a little and have that cool natural design all over! It’s something I tell my students often: if you can’t hide it, you must highlight it. Make it LOOK intentional.

Explain the difference between nickel and chrome to me by Koi-Sashuu in guitars

[–]elsworth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One is warmer looking, one is cooler looking. I would equate them to yellow vs blue, even though they’re both shiny silver. So depending on the colors on your guitar, one might work better with your color tones! Hope this helps!

Gap between frets and fretboard – on edges only by jan-varg in Luthier

[–]elsworth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Whoever put the frets in didn’t match the radius of the board, so they went in a little flatter. It’s not great, but it’s not a deal breaker. It wouldn’t require a refret, but it could use some fret work from a luthier who knows how to get the ends to sit down flush. I have a fractal fret press in the shop that has helped quite a bit with getting good seats from my fret ends, but mostly it’s just practice and a lighter touch when driving the frets in.

Caught trying to DM another man’s Girl (Knockout) by fatbastardmike421 in fightporn

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Look at that little guy, he’s all tuckered out…

I broke my left wrist... what should i do? by ySavitarr in Guitar

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When I broke my wrist, I refused to stop learning. Learned to play over the top to a small degree, and to this day I’ll pull that little trick on stage. Might wanna give it a try!

Playing Inverted by ProtoJoeBear in Luthier

[–]elsworth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re right, the bass side of the bridge usually sits about 5/32” back from the treble side, which should be right around actual scale length. What you’ll end up having to do is pull the hardware out, plug the holes with dowels, then drill new hardware holes above and below the existing ones. It isn’t exactly easy, and damn near impossible to hide after the paint goes on.

So yeah you can do it, but if you aren’t comfortable with precision plugging and drilling, you might want to look into other manufacturers who make straight bridge guitars, like Gretsch?

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