More stuck stuff. We’ve dealt with tailpiece bushings and now we’re moving up to tun-o-matic bridge posts. The vintage-style bridge posts can be tricky to remove.
But no longer — Check it out…
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It’s occurred to me that a lot of a guitar repairer’s time is spent removing things from guitars. Sometimes that just involves unscrewing some screws but, other times (often?), some additional effort and knowledge is required to safely remove something.
Like various ‘bushings’. Read on…
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There's a big chunk of my income that comes from repairing broken necks and headstocks. And, by far the biggest chunk of that comes from repairing the broken necks and headstocks of Gibson guitars.
So what is it that makes Gibsons more prone to lose their heads?
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So, we're rounding out our discussions on frets. We've covered a lot and it makes sense to finish off with a quick and dirty round-up of some of the relevant properties of frets.
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Gibson has installed binding with small 'nibs' at each of the fret-ends for years. This doesn't really serve any functional purpose but is mainly aesthetic. Nothing wrong with that but, when it comes time for a refret, it poses a bit of a problem.
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When a fingerboard has binding along its edge, there are some considerations that have to be taken during a refret. Because the fret slot-ends aren't accessible preparing the slots and the frets themselves is a little different. Doing it right is the difference between a great refret and a potential disaster.
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Replacing only a couple of the most worn frets on your guitar can sound like a fantastic solution to get fret wear sorted and save some cash to boot. And sometimes it is.
However, here's what you should know about a partial refret…
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When can you get away with a fret level and when do you need to go all out and refret an instrument? There's a time and a place for both jobs. Read on to get a feeling for when you might need to pull the trigger on a full refret…
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After the last article on fret wear, I was surprised to get some responses refuting my statement that a zero fret would (all things being equal) wear more quickly than other frets.
It seems that Brian May is partly to blame for this. Well, not quite. Check it out…
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Frets don't last forever. They're essentially a consumable item; designed to wear and expire as they're used.
Recognise the signs of fret-wear and a couple of things that will speed it.
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Just a quick follow-up from the last post regarding the problems repairing HPL guitars.
Well, it wouldn't be fair not to mention that instruments made with laminated ood can lso have 'mismatched splintering' problems if they break.
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