All Discussions Tagged 'guitar' - FRETS.NET2024-03-29T15:48:33Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=guitar&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWaverly Pat. Appld. For Tunerstag:fretsnet.ning.com,2020-08-19:2177249:Topic:1929532020-08-19T02:08:27.272ZBen Elderhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/BenElder
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<p>Does anyone rehab these tuners? Guitar is a '20s Weissenborn plectrum and they won't tighten. Screws through the ivoroid buttons are at max tightness. I bought another set and same situation. Isn't there supposed to be a leather washer to regulate tightness? I'm not a luthier and am mechanically hopeless and I've gone as far as I can go in…</p>
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<p>Does anyone rehab these tuners? Guitar is a '20s Weissenborn plectrum and they won't tighten. Screws through the ivoroid buttons are at max tightness. I bought another set and same situation. Isn't there supposed to be a leather washer to regulate tightness? I'm not a luthier and am mechanically hopeless and I've gone as far as I can go in terms of unscrewing, loosening and exploring (haven't found anything like a leather washer).</p> Restoring a Washburn Parlor Named Pamtag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-09-03:2177249:Topic:1803402018-09-03T23:50:23.843ZChris Vallillohttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/ChrisVallillo
<p><span>“Pam” came into my life quite a few years ago when a local violin maker offered her to me in pieces. It was a project he had planned on doing for years, but never got around to. She got her name for the woman who it is being restored for. Her namesake saw this hanging in the shop in it's derelict state and asked me to resort it and sell it to her.…<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059962022?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059962022?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"></img></a></span></p>
<p><span>“Pam” came into my life quite a few years ago when a local violin maker offered her to me in pieces. It was a project he had planned on doing for years, but never got around to. She got her name for the woman who it is being restored for. Her namesake saw this hanging in the shop in it's derelict state and asked me to resort it and sell it to her.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059962022?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059962022?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a></span></p>
<p><span>Pam is a small bodied Washburn Parlor guitar with an oval black and white label which dates it to the 1903-07 era. The details of construction and decoration (Brazilian Rosewod back and sides, spruce top, white celluloid with rope style marquetry on the top, binding on the top and back, Pearl dots at 5th, 7th and 9th frets, three rings around the sound hole and body dimensions) suggest that it might be a 115 Model though there are no model numbers on the guitar. A faint in stamp on the label partially reads “Style” but the remainder is no longer readable.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059962179?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="500" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059962179?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="500" class="align-full"/></a></span></p>
<p><span>When I got Pam, her back was off, she had numerous splits in the rosewood back and sides, some quite severe, and several serious cracks in the top. A section of binding was missing from the top and the entire back binding was missing. <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059962282?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059962282?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a>I splinted the face cracks with new spruce (inlaid spruce into the cracks that were too wide to close). Pam’s original tuners were damaged and she had been over sprayed with some form of clear finish. Pam had a very basic and somewhat beefy ladder style bracing on the top and the bridge was split. <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059962655?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059962655?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a> After dealing with the structural repairs to the cracks, I decided to go ahead and re-brace the guitar to an X brace pattern. I had previously restored an X braced 1897 Style Washburn 145, so I re-created the original scalloped X bracing pattern from that guitar. With X bracing and a new bridge plate, the guitar would be fine for light gauge steel strings. <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059963036?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="740" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059963036?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="604" class="align-full" height="453"/></a> I also thinned the back braces to lighten their mass while keeping the structural integrity. Many early Washburn’s have a steel bar running through their necks and PAM was one of those. This greatly reduces the amount of bending their necks end up with and though I did re-set Pam’s neck, I didn’t need to remove much material at all to get the correct angle. </span></p>
<p><span>Once Pam was re-braced and all the structural work was done, I re-glued the back and rebound it with historically accurate cellulose binding. <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059963330?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059963330?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a>I did a fine sanding to remove the overspray, but was able to keep what remained of the original finish intact. I drop filled damaged areas of the finish then hand applied a French Polish to the entire guitar (the original finish material). I did this with the neck still off the body to make for a cleaner finish job.</span></p>
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<p><span>After the finish was completed and had a chance to harden, I re-attached the neck, and replaced the broken bridge with CAD designed exact replacement in Ebony. <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059964726?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059964726?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a> The guitar had some fret wear so I did a full level and polish and was able to save the original frets. I then put on new Stew Mac “Golden Era” engraved replacement tuners and cut a new bone saddle to fit in the bridge. I was able to save ands re-use the original ebony nut.</span></p>
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<p><span>I’ve been playing it off and on over the past several weeks as I’ve tweaked the action and the tone has opened up a great deal. Pam is as loud as a cannon with a brilliant high end and strong mids and lows, particularly for such a small bodied guitar.</span></p>
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<p></p> A hairline crack? (pics)tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2018-01-25:2177249:Topic:1765992018-01-25T12:25:44.132ZArashhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/Arash
<p>There's a hairline looking crack on my sound top. I am not sure whether it is a crack or not, I hope you could tell me that. I'm currently traveling and can't find a good guitar maker to have a look at it. <br></br> <br></br> It starts from the lower bout below the bridge and continues as a straight line up to the rosette, between the 4th and 3rd strings, one wouldn't notice it by touch. It is in parallel with the joint line, more towards the 3rd string. It's a very thin line, almost invisible.…<br></br></p>
<p>There's a hairline looking crack on my sound top. I am not sure whether it is a crack or not, I hope you could tell me that. I'm currently traveling and can't find a good guitar maker to have a look at it. <br/> <br/> It starts from the lower bout below the bridge and continues as a straight line up to the rosette, between the 4th and 3rd strings, one wouldn't notice it by touch. It is in parallel with the joint line, more towards the 3rd string. It's a very thin line, almost invisible.<br/> <br/> Here are some pics: <a href="https://files.fm/u/ws5egafe" class="postlink">https://files.fm/u/ws5egafe</a><br/> <a href="https://files.fm/u/j6eusa4g" class="postlink">https://files.fm/u/j6eusa4g</a></p>
<p><a href="https://files.fm/u/zt2yfs5t" class="postlink">https://files.fm/u/zt2yfs5t</a><br/> <br/> Zooming in would be necessary to see it. I should be able to take more photos.<br/> <br/> Please share your thoughts.</p> Luthier School Projecttag:fretsnet.ning.com,2016-03-24:2177249:Topic:1574462016-03-24T22:49:36.023ZAlvaro Balderrama Chiappehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/AlvaroBalderramaChiappe
<p><span>Hello Friends, I invite you to look at my architectural project of a LUTHIER SCHOOL, that is in a contest right now. Please LIKE the ALBUM to vote. Hope you like it! If you want more info of the project please let me know! </span></p>
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<p><span>Hello Friends, I invite you to look at my architectural project of a LUTHIER SCHOOL, that is in a contest right now. Please LIKE the ALBUM to vote. Hope you like it! If you want more info of the project please let me know! </span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, arial, verdana, sans-serif, 'Lucida Sans'; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;">Hello, this is my first post here, trying to identify…</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, arial, verdana, sans-serif, 'Lucida Sans'; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;">Hello, this is my first post here, trying to identify this white acoustic guitar on the photos or, at least, get some info.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, arial, verdana, sans-serif, 'Lucida Sans'; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, arial, verdana, sans-serif, 'Lucida Sans'; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, arial, verdana, sans-serif, 'Lucida Sans'; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;">The guitar belonged to a band, and the member whom we contacted on the Facebook does not even remember the model. There's also no info in his techriders or gear lists. So we</span></span> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, arial, verdana, sans-serif, 'Lucida Sans'; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;">do not know the origin of the guitar but probably it's possible to find that model on eBay or anywhere else. There's no serial number, and we do not have any other photos.</span> <br/>Inside a guitar under the resonator there is a sticker with the inscription "FRANK". <span style="color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, arial, verdana, sans-serif, 'Lucida Sans'; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;">The google search did not help too much, there are various similar guitars but we have not found the same one with the same headstock shape (probably its neck is not original), and it's not possible to identify the guitar with the help of the acoustic guitar manufacturer list.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, arial, verdana, sans-serif, 'Lucida Sans'; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;">Can this guitar be a handwork or something like that? <br/></span></p>
<p></p> Looking for opinions/info about my mystery archtop...tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-08-02:2177249:Topic:1491632015-08-02T17:40:52.840ZMatt Smithhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MattSmith
<p>Picked this up recently in my travels, and was hoping I could get some information/opinions from you knowledgeable folks about it. It didn't come with any kind of history or story (which is a shame, because I bet it has a lot of both).</p>
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<p>I've chatted already with a few folks that really know their instruments from this period and gotten a lot of good suggestions, but here's what I know…</p>
<p>Picked this up recently in my travels, and was hoping I could get some information/opinions from you knowledgeable folks about it. It didn't come with any kind of history or story (which is a shame, because I bet it has a lot of both).</p>
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<p><a href="http://imgur.com/a/RiCYG" target="_blank">IMGUR album with photos</a></p>
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<p>I've chatted already with a few folks that really know their instruments from this period and gotten a lot of good suggestions, but here's what I know for sure:</p>
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<p>This guitar has been loved, and played a lot. Shows lots of play wear, and signs of small repairs over the years.</p>
<p>25.5" scale.</p>
<p>1.75" width at nut.</p>
<p>15" lower bout.</p>
<p>Plastic/bakelite bridge.</p>
<p>Tuners are a 4/2 mix of scalloped/round Grovers from the mid-late 30's.</p>
<p>Neck is straight, but with just a slight twist (counter-clockwise as you sight down from the headstock).</p>
<p>I'm here at this forum in large part because I ran across a number of Kerry Krishna's knowledgeable posts about (somewhat) similar instruments. Tried to add him as a friend, but it hasn't gone through yet. So, Kerry, if you're reading this... this is the guitar I had mentioned to you in my request.</p>
<p><br/> Any ideas?</p> Newbie luthiertag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-07-19:2177249:Topic:1487582015-07-19T00:53:45.225ZChristopher Lavertyhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/ChristopherLaverty
<p>Hello woodworkers, musicians, luthiers, and the like.<br></br><br></br>My name is Chris, and I'm an aspiring luthier. I've always loved music and guitars, but over the past few years I've come to realize that luthiery is something that I really want to do for a living. Though I've done a lot of research on the subject, I'm not going to pretend that I know anything about field or business of luthiery. I DO, however, know what I'm willing to give up to reach my goal. That said, there's no doubt in my…</p>
<p>Hello woodworkers, musicians, luthiers, and the like.<br/><br/>My name is Chris, and I'm an aspiring luthier. I've always loved music and guitars, but over the past few years I've come to realize that luthiery is something that I really want to do for a living. Though I've done a lot of research on the subject, I'm not going to pretend that I know anything about field or business of luthiery. I DO, however, know what I'm willing to give up to reach my goal. That said, there's no doubt in my mind that I'm meant to be a luthier. Whether I'll be any good is to be seen, but I have my goals set high and I'm willing to work hard for them.</p>
<p><br/>Now that my childish dreams are exposed, I'd like to ask for any advice from you old and/or you not-so-old pros in regards to getting myself started as luthier. As it stands now, I've got no experience under my belt. I've taken apart and put back together one of my guitars several times, but I know that that's not really any kind of feat. I'm currently working on finishing one of those cheap DIY guitar kits you can get on eBay, but since those are very pre-fabbed, I'm not really learning as much as I'd like from it (which is fine considering I just bought it to start practicing painting/lacquering anyway).<br/><br/>I want to find a place where I can really study and get feedback from professionals, but I currently can't afford a school and I live in an area sans any decent access to resources for luthiery. What are some options into which I can look?<br/><br/>There's only one luthier within a reasonable distance from where I live. I've thought about asking him if I could apprentice under him, but I'm not sure if it would be particularly couth to ask a working man to donate his time to an endeavor with little or no return. Is there any harm in asking? If not, how can I approach him in a respectful way and let him know that I'm willing to work in exchange for an education? What can/should I offer in return for his time? Should I get some more experience with building/repairing instruments before I ask, or can I just jump right in the deep end and go for it?<br/><br/></p>
<p>Thanks for whatever advice you guys have. Cheers!</p> Builders: Need A Replacement Bolt-on Neck Made (National Reso-glass)tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-03-13:2177249:Topic:1443612015-03-13T17:50:31.330ZSteve Bakerhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/SteveBaker
<p>Hi folks, </p>
<p>Long time since we posted here. A repair customer brought us this Airline style National with a snapped headstock.</p>
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<p>We can repair most headstock breaks but this one is not going to happen. We need a new neck and we don't really do that kind of work here. Would anyone be able to make an exact replica? There's no truss rod in the original but…</p>
<p>Hi folks, </p>
<p>Long time since we posted here. A repair customer brought us this Airline style National with a snapped headstock.</p>
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<p>We can repair most headstock breaks but this one is not going to happen. We need a new neck and we don't really do that kind of work here. Would anyone be able to make an exact replica? There's no truss rod in the original but that's not a requirement for the new one.</p>
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<p>We'd be able to furnish the broken original for measurement purposes. We'd like for it to be as close to the original as possible - re-using the National logo and replicating the white/black pickguard material as headstock overlay either re-using or replicating the fretboard & inlays, etc.</p>
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<p>We can do the finish work here but would understand if the builder preferred to do the entire thing. We've considered working from a stock "paddle head" neck like Allparts sells but this is a shorter scale length and with the inlay work, we just think it would be overall easier for someone with CNC capabilities to make an entirely new one.</p>
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<p>Please get in touch if you're interested. We'll need to talk over proposals with the owner but would like to move forward soon.</p>
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<p>Thanks!!</p>
<p>-Steve Baker </p>
<p>Chicago Fret Works</p> Yamaha dw7-12 string Guitar.tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-05-14:2177249:Topic:1326852014-05-14T10:24:09.408ZEdward greenhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/Edwardgreen
Buying a guitar on eBay can be a daunting time for anyone, I wanted to share my bad experience that I have had buying a 12 string guitar the one in question was a yamaha dw7-12 ...it was delivered to me I by parcel force 48, after I unpacked it to give it a strum,I instantly noticed there was no string break angle and the top had a belly, also it was tuned to full 440 pitch for transit it was instantly returned for a refund, so here is some ....TIPS when buying any guitar on eBay....... First…
Buying a guitar on eBay can be a daunting time for anyone, I wanted to share my bad experience that I have had buying a 12 string guitar the one in question was a yamaha dw7-12 ...it was delivered to me I by parcel force 48, after I unpacked it to give it a strum,I instantly noticed there was no string break angle and the top had a belly, also it was tuned to full 440 pitch for transit it was instantly returned for a refund, so here is some ....TIPS when buying any guitar on eBay....... First make sure you study all pictures , make sure you look at string break angle and that there is no signs of a belly in the top....ask questions and for more pictures... Ask has the bridge ever been modified planed or sanded ....ask how high is the action at the 12th fret... Ask about the condition of the frets.. And how long it has been owned for. .. With a twelve string.. Ask what was the guitar tuned to. i.e. 1/2 tone down one fret.. or full tone two frets. Twelve string guitars tuned at concert pitch is not a good sign,.... ask how the guitar has been kept when not in use. A guitar kept on a stand tuned up to concert pitching a home with Central heating going of and on all the time can easily cause DAMAGE as well as heavy strings .... Resulting in guitar that is useless to play, The yamaha DW-7 12 string has be re-listed on eBay even though I have sent them pictures of the DW7-12 showing the defects of this guitar, eBay are only interested in charging fees... So TAKE CARE WHEN BUYING A GUITAR ON eBay. .......hope this is useful. Cheers Edward. .. ... You tube Justin tips and tricks 12string guitar is worth a look at Advice on installing a necktag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-04-11:2177249:Topic:1073432013-04-11T15:18:56.463ZPhilip Wartonhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/PhilipWarton
<p>Hi</p>
<p>I have a new Martin "factory second" body and neck. I am looking for a guide on setting this up. I have found a lot of guides for "resetting" necks but not for setting up a neck properly for the first time. I am new to guitars but have a lot of experience working with wood.</p>
<p>I am hoping someone can point me to an online reference, here or elsewhere, that goes over this initial set up in detail.</p>
<p>The guitar is a 00015 with a mortise and tenon set up. The body is complete…</p>
<p>Hi</p>
<p>I have a new Martin "factory second" body and neck. I am looking for a guide on setting this up. I have found a lot of guides for "resetting" necks but not for setting up a neck properly for the first time. I am new to guitars but have a lot of experience working with wood.</p>
<p>I am hoping someone can point me to an online reference, here or elsewhere, that goes over this initial set up in detail.</p>
<p>The guitar is a 00015 with a mortise and tenon set up. The body is complete but the neck, frets, fretboard, bridge are not installed.</p>
<p>I found this site: <a href="http://www.kennethmichaelguitars.com/NECKSET.html">http://www.kennethmichaelguitars.com/NECKSET.html</a></p>
<p>after a lot of searching, and it looks useful but I am concerned that with a Martin it might be a little different.</p>
<p>Also, there does not appear to be different sections or areas on this forum, which makes the searching a little more confusing. There must be a good reason for having it set up this way, or perhaps I am missing something.</p>
<p>Thank you very much,</p>
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<p>-Newbie</p>