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Warped Guitar Necks: Part 5 - Twisted Necks
Warped Guitar Necks: Part 5 - Twisted Necks

In this episode of Warped Neck Weekly, we’re looking at some of the nastier examples. Say hello to the Twist and the Crook.

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Guitar RepairGerry Hayes13 April 2020guitar, bass, repair, luthier, warp, bow, neck, neck deformation, twist, twisted neck
Warped Guitar Necks: Part 4 - The 'Other' Bows
Warped Guitar Necks: Part 4 - The 'Other' Bows

More on warped necks. We’ve looked at regular old ‘up-bow’ so let’s take a peek at back-bow and some of the other similar neck deformations.

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Guitar RepairGerry Hayes6 April 2020guitar, bass, repair, luthier, warp, bow, neck, neck deformation
Social Distancing for Musicians
Social Distancing for Musicians

Doing my bit for public health. 😉

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OpinionGerry Hayes27 March 2020guitar, bass, repair, luthier
Sanitising a guitar?
Sanitising a guitar?

Given the Coronavirus situation, it’s not surprising that I’ve had a lot of questions about how to sanitise a guitar? Can it be done? What products are safe to use on guitar, etc.?

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SetupGerry Hayes27 March 2020covid-19, coronavirus, guitar, bass, setup, clean, repair, sketchy setups
Temporarily Closed due to COVID-19 Restrictions
Temporarily Closed due to COVID-19 Restrictions

Government restrictions for non-essential businesses means that Haze Guitars is not accepting appointments until April 19th. Read more…

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HousekeepingGerry Hayes25 March 2020covid-19, coronavirus, business, luthier, repair
COVID-19 Support Resources for Musicians
COVID-19 Support Resources for Musicians

I’ve come across some links to support resources for musicians impacted by Coronavirus. It’s far from a comprehensive collection but it might help someone.

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HousekeepingGerry Hayes23 March 2020covid-19, coronavirus, musicians, luthier, repair
Warped guitar necks: Part 3 - Defining things and Bow
Warped guitar necks: Part 3 - Defining things and Bow

When someone says a guitar neck is ‘warped’, that can mean a lot. Let’s start by looking at the most common way a neck can deform: Up-bow.

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Guitar RepairGerry Hayes23 March 2020guitar, bass, repair, luthier, warp, bow, neck, neck deformation
Haze Guitars and COVID-19
Haze Guitars and COVID-19

An update on the current situation with Haze Guitars during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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HousekeepingGerry Hayes22 March 2020repair, luthier, covid-19, coronavirus
Heat-Treating Warped Necks
Heat-Treating Warped Necks

Heat-treatment is a potential solution for resolving certain ‘warped’ neck problems. However, it’s effectiveness can be limited and it’s not without its risks.

Understand this before embarking on the heat-treatment journey. Check it out…

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Guitar RepairGerry Hayes15 March 2020guitar, bass, luthier, repair, neck, neck deformation, warp, heat-treatment
Warped Guitar Neck
Warped Guitar Neck

You’ve heard the term ‘warped neck’. Maybe you’ve heard it talked about in forums where it’s code for ‘your guitar should probably be scrapped’. Maybe you’ve heard it in person where it code for much the same.

But what does a warped neck mean? Well, let’s start with what it’s not.

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Guitar RepairGerry Hayes9 March 2020guitar, bass, repair, luthier, warp, bow, neck, neck deformation
How to Handle the Nut During Fret Work
How to Handle the Nut During Fret Work

I was recently asked whether it’s necessary to do anything with the guitar nut during a fret level or refret. Great question. Let’s find out…

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Guitar RepairGerry Hayes7 January 2020repair, guitar, bass, setup, nut, refret, fret level, luthier
Helpful Bone Thicknessing Tool (and a Life Lesson)
Helpful Bone Thicknessing Tool (and a Life Lesson)

Earlier this week, I stopped in the middle of a job and made a very simple tool to make this job easier. Like embarrassingly simple. But, I was reminded of an important life lesson at the same time.

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Guitar RepairGerry Hayes31 December 2019bone, blank, nut, saddle, guitar, bass, repair, setup, luthier, tools, jigs
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