It’s on the bench again, ready for level sanding. After sanding flat, I’ll clear coat it again. Attachment : 3D50CD34-818D-49BF-A4B6-E984A3FE4C7C.jpeg Attachment : B7FDCF2A-431B-4882-94BB-...

Hi Bill, I have never had to remove a bridge but, if I did, I absolutely agree with @rocknroller912. If there is no reason to reuse the existing bridge then planing or routing it off will do far less ...

@russ Thanks, I hope so. I’ll box it up soon and get it on a plane back to Utah, USA. I’ll get my mate to take some pictures of when he has built it all up and when he hands it over to her. It’s a ple...

@mario Repairs are difficult as no two are the same. You can demonstrate basic principles but in instrument making schools repairs are an extra after two years of new builds.

@Rocknroller912 Thanks for that - sounds like a plan - I wondered about heat to soften glue but as you say as the bridge is not being reused then carefully remove/destroy………..

@frocesterbill Repairs like this are mostly what I do rather than new builds, so here is my suggestion although I’m open to being told I’m wrong. Recently I’ve done two bridge removals one for the loc...

Here’s a flyover to show the reflection.

After spending an hour or so on the buffer @darrenking made, I got it looking pretty good I think. One tip I will give is that you need to stay away from the edges and keep the guitar moving constantl...

Right, I know a lot of these pictures may look the same but they are not, I assure you. I’m adding to the timeline to document all the stages. It’s all very tedious, I know, but I’m putting a lot of i...

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And then I did some buffing with the machine that @darrenking made. Attachment : CB43CBDB-0926-4229-B023-847758F13215.jpeg Attachment : B177CAF4-D931-4D90-BB81-085E543FDC48.jpeg Atta...

I also got this pink Strat sanded flat to 5000g, ready for buffing. This is how it looks at that stage, just before buffing. Attachment : 6ABBAAD8-3FB8-446F-BC23-CC867DC9860E.jpeg Attachmen...

@poco7 Hi from sunny Scotland, that's an epic post there and a lot to answer. So I'll make a start and I'm sure the rest of the gang will join in. NOTE: The .pdf i downloaded from GM for the list: "...

@russ, @mattbeels, @Boo, @Koendb, @rocknroller912, (@russ),@tv1, @russ, @mattbeels, @Boo, @Koendb "Man, it's not as easy as it looks on Youtube, fer sure fer sure...You folks make it look EASIER;" i k...

I suggest a course about typical repairs on a guitar. The other side of a luthier job when he is not constructing guitars. Thanks.

My acoustic has a problem - there are two splits in the bridge at either end and in front of the saddle. The guitar is an Ashton, Australian make, China built. It was a 50th birthday present from the...

My favourite song today:

I'm glad it got to you. I've got no idea where I plucked the wrong address from. I wonder who's address that is then. @robin It was actually quite similar and one that people have said before. It hap...

What size nozzle do you have on your spray gun for clear lacquer? @darrenking Hi Darren, I use a 1.3mm tip with matching needle and air cap. 1.2mm and 1.4mm are acceptable too but make sure you have ...

Hi @boo What size nozzle do you have on your spray gun for clear lacquer? Cheers Darren