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@matro951 11 күн бұрын
Was the neck brand new never fretted orcwas the neck a refret??
@zwitchguitars 10 күн бұрын
Yes, the neck was new, made by me
@matro951 10 күн бұрын
@@zwitchguitars did you cut slots first or just hammer them in??
@zwitchguitars 10 күн бұрын
@@matro951 Yes, you need to have fret slots cut first
@kevinmillardclassicrocksol529 14 күн бұрын
pinless bridge pin leave no break angle on octave strings ?
@zwitchguitars 14 күн бұрын
In this case yes, because the saddle has been shaved down. At full height, it probably would’ve been ok
@bobbiedeleon4845 20 күн бұрын
Gorgeous!
@youtharmor 22 күн бұрын
I didn't think that was an actual Nitrocellulose finish. That's why it didn't check
@zwitchguitars 22 күн бұрын
It definitely is, though todays nitrocellulose formulas are much different than what Fender was using in the 50s-60s
@DougHinVA Ай бұрын
He did what I did on a cheap Hondo guitar.... sand the bridge bottom and the top of the guitar both very flat and used 2 1/2" machine screws and 2 wing nuts to hold the bridge flat on the guitar top as the Titebond glue cures for 24 hours... All done and cost nearly nothing and worked fine.
@slashtrio Ай бұрын
Have you changed inlays on many guitars? I just recently acquired a Les Paul that has green inlays that are quite unattractive and would love to change them to normal mother of pearl. Is that a difficult job for someone such as yourself? I am not sure who might do such work locally. I have a guitar tech I use locally from things like set ups, fret leveling, pick up changes and such, but not sure if they do this type of thing. Thanks!
@zwitchguitars Ай бұрын
It’s not a difficult process per se, but the average guitar tech might not want to fool with it. But if you find someone who *builds* guitars, they’d probably be more comfortable doing it. Plenty of places make exact sized replacements, and since I think you’re referring to a more recent Les Paul Classic, I’m sure they’d be drop-in replacements.
@slashtrio Ай бұрын
@@zwitchguitars thanks for the feedback. Not sure there is anyone in my area who does that kind of work. I’ll have to look into it. Thanks!
@EdwardRLyons Ай бұрын
Thanks. This is a useful video. I recently had my late father's Stanley Bailey No.6, dating, I would imagine, from the 1970s or earlier, returned to me by a neighbour who had it for nearly twenty years (unknown by me), but it was unused in all that time, stored in a shed and rusting away. I need to restore it so this video will be a handy guide!
@dzungpham Ай бұрын
does it create nitro checking?
@zwitchguitars Ай бұрын
No. You have to remember, most people painting things *don’t* want the paint to crack. So coming out of the paint can, the material isn’t meant to do that. If you want to check lacquer, you need dramatic temperature changes
@dzungpham Ай бұрын
@@zwitchguitars of course i know to produce checking you need to create rapid temp change. But with some nitro it wont that is why i asked.
@jfl1835 Ай бұрын
Hi Randy. Great video. I'm having a go at this myself, but my tool paths are really crazy. What did you do to get your toolpaths so "logical"?
@zwitchguitars Ай бұрын
Unfortunately, I don’t remember exactly the settings I used, but the adaptive 3D tool path seems to behave pretty well in my experience. Are you using Fusion 360? If so, what are you seeing when you use that path?
@deanallen927 Ай бұрын
OH MY GOD! I feel like such an idiot now, spending days staining and back sanding with little, no, or bad results, just trying to pop the grain! I'm doing it THIS way when my new Tele neck arrives from Musikraft next week. Thanks for this quick and easy video. Super nice neck too, you're a talented guy.
@dora9103 2 ай бұрын
Hello, is it possible to glue it without a clamp? I put around 3kg of weight above it
@zwitchguitars 2 ай бұрын
I think it’s possible, but probably not ideal. If the soundboard is completely flat and the bridge completely flat, then I suppose it could work. But I’d rather be able to put some clamping force in a couple of places to bend it to conform
@dora9103 2 ай бұрын
@@zwitchguitars thanks!
@ProphecyGtr 2 ай бұрын
What type of glue are you using on the blue tape to get such a good hold?
@zwitchguitars 2 ай бұрын
Cyanoacrylate? Super glue 🙂
@coyotegrins 2 ай бұрын
...and it *still* needs a neck reset!
@zwitchguitars 2 ай бұрын
Yup. Gotta try the easier thing before the more invasive one
@filip6665 3 ай бұрын
Have you put any coat of sealer or primer before tv yellow color and does it make any difference if you apply sealer/primer?
@zwitchguitars 3 ай бұрын
It depends on the look you are going for. You never *have* to use primer with lacquer on raw wood, but many people do since sealer is cheaper than lacquer with pigment in it. It also depends on whether you are going for the “authentic” Gibson TV yellow style (which I wasn’t). If you search a bit, some people go into great detail if you want that specific finish
@danieldawang2120 3 ай бұрын
Is it possible to reshape the pickguard using a box cutter? I don't have access to any of this tools but I have a cutter. The pickguard is almost 3mm thick. So it needs a lot more push to do an incision on the plastic. I hope it will work I've never seen anyone posting videos vutting a pickguard with only a box cutter.
@zwitchguitars 3 ай бұрын
It will definitely be tough. Once you get the outline cut out, I have used a razorblade to smooth the edge and add a taper. Good luck!
@danieldawang2120 3 ай бұрын
@zwitchguitars thankyou so much, sir! I hope It'll turn out okay. Much love from the Philippines. 🙌
@mantabassmanta4019 4 ай бұрын
Podrías especificar a quien le compraste la lámina en Amazon? Gracias.
@zwitchguitars 4 ай бұрын
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CAL9DSC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
@mantabassmanta4019 4 ай бұрын
Muchas gracias!
@roberttodd2414 4 ай бұрын
white vinegar works great for any rusty guitar metal bits
@stevenespinoza7735 4 ай бұрын
sand to 12000 grit then polish to a mirror finish
@usujason 4 ай бұрын
Just came back to rewatch this. I love this video so much.
@tomashornak5759 4 ай бұрын
Its looks really bad :) The worst thing is that after that ,,restoration,, people asking on reverb 2000 Dollars. The price of this guitar is now MAX 700 dollars.
@zwitchguitars 4 ай бұрын
And yet, it sold for way more than $700. But thanks for putting a :)
@usujason 4 ай бұрын
@@zwitchguitars 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@johnford7847 4 ай бұрын
Looks like it's time for the shop assistant to have his own PPE. Nice video - clear explanations and demonstration. One question - what brand of spray adhesive do you use? The 3M spray contact cement I used in the past does not seem to release. Thanks.
@zwitchguitars 4 ай бұрын
I believe I used spray Gorilla Glue
@edwinluthier6599 5 ай бұрын
hi, whats bearings sized? thanks.
@zwitchguitars 5 ай бұрын
The thingiverse link has all the hardware needed: 2x F688ZZ Bearings (flanged bearings) 6x 625ZZ Bearings (no flange)
@kitchenbriks3685 5 ай бұрын
0000 steel wool works great on necks for this. I do it on fender necks all the time
@zwitchguitars 5 ай бұрын
It does, but I’m always worried about little flakes of metal getting stuck on the pickups/getting everywhere
@borgonianevolution 5 ай бұрын
Quick n easy task. I used to have to do that about twice a year on my Washburn RR11v. the finish on that would polich up quick with just a hand sliding on it and that got super grippy. funily enough that is the only guitar I had do that. I keep all my others polished up with good old Dunlop polish and they never get grippy. salt from sweat builds up if you dont wipe it down after every use though and that feels worse that a grippy neck to me.
@zwitchguitars 5 ай бұрын
It’s funny…when you ask someone what makes a guitar great, they’ll say the wood, the color, pickups, etc. Almost no one ever points out that the back of the neck is probably the most important in terms of playing comfort
@usujason 5 ай бұрын
Love this episode. There at the very end. I swear I thought you were going to break out the vocals 😄
@zwitchguitars 5 ай бұрын
Funny story time: my freshman year in college, there was this beautiful woman Melissa who lived on another floor, and my dorm neighbor ended up dating her. Nearly every guy on the floor played guitar, and every time she was on the floor, somebody would start playing Melissa. I guess she wasn’t aware of the song at first, and then the joke started to get old. But a good several weeks, it was like one gigantic Allman Bros jam session
@usujason 5 ай бұрын
@@zwitchguitars AMAZING!!!!!!!
@bonzo5944 5 ай бұрын
Hello sir. You should not have glued the neck back on with that gap at the bottom of the heel. And why did you put glue on the ends of the neck joint? There is almost always an air pocket there and the neck does not touch the neck block. I suggest you watch some more neck reset videos. Not trying to be critical just asking.
@zwitchguitars 5 ай бұрын
I also shouldn’t have broken the heel or any number of other mistakes. But rather than act like it didn’t happen, I post all my videos as a reflection of the learning and growth along the way
@1969Donovan 5 ай бұрын
Why did you not use grain filler.
@zwitchguitars 5 ай бұрын
Because I liked the look
@usujason 5 ай бұрын
You got that Spark in the background 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@zwitchguitars 5 ай бұрын
I was tired of walking up and down the stairs when doing pickup wiring 😅
@usujason 5 ай бұрын
What a beautiful piece of art
@zwitchguitars 5 ай бұрын
Thank you! Hope it brings the charity lots of money
@falconarcadegaming5510 5 ай бұрын
Do you have to refinish after rebinding? On classic les pauls dont they finish over the binding? Maybe its not needed I wonder what people do in that situation.
@zwitchguitars 5 ай бұрын
I haven’t come back to this project, but when I do, I might mist lacquer over the binding or perhaps a light coat over the entire body. I think people also just wipe shellac sometimes
@johnmagee8195 5 ай бұрын
Nice demonstration. At 8:50, it looks like you put the rounded end up against the block. I think the rounded end is supposed to be inside the JLD block up against the tension screw (because that screw's end will them match the rounded point on the tension rod).
@zwitchguitars 5 ай бұрын
Functionally, it hasn’t seemed to have mattered over this period of time. So maybe yes, maybe no 🤷♂️😅
@lwoklidfr 5 ай бұрын
beautiful hand made guitar😍 give away👏 give away😏
@borgonianevolution 5 ай бұрын
Well done sir. Great thing to do a build for as well. I specially love that back on that guitar. Seeing the colors come to life when you put on the finish is just such an amazing transformation.
@zwitchguitars 5 ай бұрын
Thanks! It was such a nice set of koa, I hope I get to build with another set of that at some point
@CMRWoodworks 5 ай бұрын
Cool stuff! Sounds great.
@zwitchguitars 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for checking it out! Couldn’t be happier with my first completed acoustic
@TimHopper 5 ай бұрын
Beautiful work
@zwitchguitars 5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@zeferinocarrizales7940 5 ай бұрын
Good day, I was wondering what is the point of the bass pins, and if this would be a good idea to do on my twelve string. I play mexican regional and we double up the strings (no octaves) to give a heftier tone. Would this be a good idea for those who play this type of music or should I stick to a regular bridge doctor?
@zwitchguitars 5 ай бұрын
This bridge doctor is one of the two choices, the reversible one. The brass pins keep you from having to drill a hole in the bridge. If you are doubling-up the bass strings, I do think having a bridge doctor installed is probably a good idea, as it would be a lot more tension. Either that or having thicker braces in the guitar to start with.
@HayesTech 6 ай бұрын
That's the first time I've seen that variant of the Bridge Dr. The one I'm familiar with has to have a hole drilled in the bridge, for a bolt and that model doesn't convert it to a pinless bridge. That's pretty cool. But as for what the Bridge Dr is used for, or designed to do, it is to reduce belly bulge. It wasn't designed to pull up the top ( the sound hole area). Sometimes that happens but not always. So it was designed to take care of belly bulge. Nice video though and nice to see there are different models to choose from now
@KimDejesus-t3y 6 ай бұрын
Is this crack or literaly on its coating only ??
@zwitchguitars 6 ай бұрын
No, it’s a full wood crack. In the video, you can see me manipulating the crack to get glue further down into it
@KimDejesus-t3y 6 ай бұрын
Because my lespaul neck too is crack I don't know if it is on coating gloss only or wood but still in tune no tension releasing
@zwitchguitars 6 ай бұрын
@user-cc3qr9ft2t Watch how I move the neck break in the video and do that VERY GENTLY. If it’s broken, it will obviously move.
@dtrmnts 6 ай бұрын
how do you delete the blue lines
@zwitchguitars 6 ай бұрын
All of the reference lines are part of the template, which I think is just a background image. When I did this video, I just copied the line I drew into a new document, which just kept the shape I made and nothing else
@MrRidleyDog 6 ай бұрын
I have one of these with a broken truss rod, going to try and replace it this summer. Looking forward to bringing it back to life, but the potential for disaster seems high...
@zwitchguitars 6 ай бұрын
Good luck! Without seeing it, if you get the neck off, it feels like the rest wouldn’t be too bad
@fgoindarkg 6 ай бұрын
Do you still have that synchro? That's what I'm looking for.
@zwitchguitars 6 ай бұрын
Are you looking for a fully-restored one or a project?
@woihoi4901 6 ай бұрын
Is that blank sheet?
@zwitchguitars 6 ай бұрын
Yes, you can buy full pickguard sheets on Amazon and many other places
@woihoi4901 6 ай бұрын
@@zwitchguitars thanks
@fischbyme 7 ай бұрын
Wet the crack for sure will make the crack tighter good for glueing together.
@carlodevivomusicontent2138 7 ай бұрын
What grit do you use to sand back the filler?
@zwitchguitars 7 ай бұрын
I don’t remember specifically from this project, but in general I start at something like 220, and if that’s not fast enough drop down to 150 then back up to 220. The goal is to *just* sand off the filler where it’s on top of the guitar, but leave it in the pores. So using higher grit keeps you from going too fast and removing all of the filler
@dheerajthakurdkd 7 ай бұрын
Hi sir How to clean rust from tuning pegs Plz reply
@davidsimpson3380 7 ай бұрын
Gibson kerfed the braces in hollowbody archtops since the 30's. All but modern es-175s are kerfed. The warp doesn't occur because of the braces but more than likely it was left under tension in the trunk of a car on a hot day. It's not a difficult repair and has been successfully done many times by either replacing the braces or adding a splint on top of the existing braces.
@SLEEPYDEADBRAIN Ай бұрын
Archtops ≠ hollow bodies cause hollow bodies have mounted pickups and archtop electrics only have one floating pickup on the neck
@markpayne2930 7 ай бұрын
Does the bridge get glued on and if so what type of glue?
@zwitchguitars 7 ай бұрын
No, archtops have a “floating” bridge, held in place by only strong tension. Occasionally, you’ll see people put double-stick tape to fasten it in place
@davidsimpson3380 8 ай бұрын
A less invasive thing you could try would be to jack up the top to proper height and then glue supports alongside the original bracing …
@davidsimpson3380 8 ай бұрын
You can remove the back to get the old braces out and glue new ones in … it will bring the old top back to form
@zwitchguitars 8 ай бұрын
Not sure I agree that the top will go back without some form of heat, given that the warping is so severe. But given it’s still a playable and nice sounding instrument, so I’ll probably leave it be
@davidsimpson3380 8 ай бұрын
I always use some form of heat when bending wood. A lightbulb is often sufficient. Laminates bend nicely when the glue between the laminations is warmed. It probably warped like that one hot day in the trunk of a car. Good Luck!
@davidsimpson3380 8 ай бұрын
The braces could be cracked … if you put your iPhone inside the pickup cutout you can take pictures/ video ….. 3 parts thinner 1/2 part lacquer 1/2 part retarded (flash coat) after sanding the finish with 600 grit could be a big help in leveling the finish …. 👍