Join the Students and TechDeck Owners around the World
as you get the goods on Pro Guitar Repair techniques.
Bridge Re-Glue
The Crazy Maple back !
BTW: That's Her Sister in the background
same flinch of ( raw wood ) maple, same sitka top wood.
A 12 String Guitar that actually plays in tune ??!!??
Oh Ya ... have a listen ...
Ready for tapered end splice ...
Another flawless dovetail .....
Dovetail / spalted maple rosette /
soundport / cedar top
BTW: That's a left handed cutaway in the background
Neil finished up the compensated nut
on his American Strat.
Rick re-glued the the 12-String guitar bridge.
Ryan, laying out the compensated nut
for his 8-string ... we'll finish it up next class.
Guitar Repair and Design Courses
Looking for an intellectual, tactile and
conceptual challenge ?
Join us on Patreon , for an exercise
in Design Studies, Analysis,
Trouble-shooting, Problem-Solving,
Geometry, Engineering, History
and more ....
Check out this 60's era',
Trini Lopez copy
Kids in a candy shop ;^ ) !
My Patreon subscribers are happy
to spend the money that they
would have spent anyway ....
learning to setup their instruments ....
the only difference is ....
Now they are getting a front row seat
in my Luthier's repair shop ....
Acquiring a truck load of
Guitar-related knowledge ....
Michael's Roster ....
All of theses guys had covered, or
exceeded, the price of administration
by their 4th class;
by saving the money they would have spent on
Guitar Setups and calibration ;^ ).
Increasingly more and more students, are signing up
on my Patreon
channel, to learn precisely what is involved, in a professional
guitar setup, and to have a clear understanding why
Guitarists are willing to pay a professional price
for a professional job.
BTW: 3 of the setups that I did in my own shop
this past week, were brand new guitars that came with a
"free setup " from the place of purchase.
All 3 of those customers
were not interested in a free setup.
There were HAPPY to pay for a professional setup;
knowing that their guitars will be absolutely
PERFECT when the job is done ;^ ) !
Many of these students have already
" tooled up "
and continue to do this type of work to
generate a part time or full time income.
..... we've worked on Epi 330 /
Left handed Les Paul / a Classical
Precision Bass / Fender Strat
a couple of Seagull acoustics /
7 string Ibanez /
and more ....
300 + Videos posted so far
on Patreon
plenty more to come ...
stay tuned ...
I am just ramping up ;^ )
For anyone old enough to
remember these ....
Fender's answer to the Gibson ES-335'
I just barely had enough "Real Estate" ( below )
on the "saddle travel" to squeak out the intonation.
The compensated nut was the final touch ....
It is now 100% Perfectly in tune .
This is now locked and loaded
... ready for some rippin' guitar licks !
Customer's response, after the ultra-tweak ;^ )
I plugged her in when I got home and Holy S**t!!!!!!
Now that's a damn fine guitar!!!
It's totally changed the feel!!
Thank you for your Mastery Michael!
Terry
The Fender Starcaster ( above) ,
was originally introduced
in the late 70's ( 1977 / 78 ).
Warren ... moving right along with his
Parlour Nylon string soundboard bracing !
Jordan will be gluing up all of his
Steel String Parlour braces next class
Rob has the dovetail fitted and is now moving on
to the headstock overlay / binding and fingerboard.
This group of Guitar Enthusiasts
"dug right in" on the first night ( Monday )
of the 2014 Fall GRAD Session
Guitar Repair and Design
#guitarrepaircourses
You have been delivering this training through Continuing Education at Conestoga College for over 15 years now( actually 23 years ). The quality of your courses and the feedback from your students is nothing but exceptional. Your passion is contagious. Your students respect your knowledge and you inspire them to further develop their skills and allow them the opportunity to apply what they have learned. Conestoga College is proud to have you as a Professor. You are expert in your field, reliable, punctual and a pleasure to work with!
Sincerely,
Sandra Schelling
Dean, Continuing Education and Corporate Training
Conestoga College
#collegeguitarrepaircourse
With 6 neck surgeries on the go,
we prepared all of the splines in advance.
Guitar Repair and Design
#brokenlespaulneck
The customer brought this Gibson Les Paul in for neck surgery
after seeing the "glued up break" ( no splines )
let go, for the 3rd time !
This 1960 Gibson VOS LP neck, is now stronger
than the day it was made !
Hamilton TechDeck owner, returning Level 2 student,
Chris Knowles, jumped right in for 2 neck surgeries
after picking up his neck surgery kit.
12 string back replacement, and 71' Jazz bass refret.
This Gibson LP V.O.S. 1960 Classic
neck, was broken previously, 3 times.
So when this one showed up at my shop;
I decided to bring it in for the "Real Time"
Neck surgery Video- tutorial, for my students and all of the
TechDeck / NSK owners.
At a glance ... you
have to "really look", to see the
"faint ghost marks" of the splines.
I'm OK with that ...
even a complete headstock
replacement will be seen ( scarf joint ),
"through the shader coats".
The old glue was steamed out of the break,
it was then re-glued with hide glue;
sliced / spliced / and refinished.
There was so much damage to the soundboard bracing;
that we decided to remove the back,
to gain 100% access to the soundboard.
A new solid wood back, was fabricated,
to replace the old plywood back.
Rob picked up his
TechDeck ( and all the goodies )
a couple of years ago.
Chris and Tony setting up for the 5th + 6th
neck surgery jobs for this group.
Tony ( London ) is a very talented electrical engineer,
bass player and guitar enthusiast. Tony ordered his TechDeck
from last Fall's production run. He picked up all of
the accessories, last term.
Chris is setting up for his second neck surgery job
this class. He ordered his NSK, and promptly
performed two jobs, "right out of the gate" !
Kim ( St Thomas ) is a full time gigging
Bass player. He is a Graduate of the
Humber College Jazz program and
a seriously good musician.
Removing the neck on this old arch top Stewart
and resetting the neck angle; has been a great lesson
for all of the students in this class.
Globe-trotting Mining Safety Expert, and big time guitar enthusiast
Tim; jumped right into Level 2 after completing his Level 1
and purchasing his TechDeck and all of the accessories.
Tim's long term plan, is to retire in New Zealand
and to continue doing his Guitar work in his retirement years .
Sounds like a good plan to me ...
You're off to a good start Tim !
Congrats !
So far .... he has removed and re-glued a 12-string bridge,
completed a neck surgery job and will be doing a compensated nut
for his American Tele.
