Fixing slightly bowed neck on a Spanish classical guitar

As this kind of a guitars haven`t truss rod (mostly), this is a way to straighten a neck. With time wood can become dryer and because of this process fretboard may become crooked and kinda with humps, in worst cases it can became twisted along the neck direction (that a lot more work). And even if it is a fine quality guitar, unfortunately, it still can happen.
So even if it looks like a bit "overkill" - it is only way if you want some low setup without excessive buzzing.
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[@michaelanthony1537]

I'm sure I'm not the only follower that would love to see you play the guitar when you're finished your magic ❤

[@bronzze05]

I was thinking the same thing

[@aleksandrlutsenko1979]

Кстати да. Этого не хватает в конце каждого видео.

[@Ron_Masterjohn]

Maybe she doesn’t play and just works on them. I have no idea though.

[@davidclark3603]

Excellent job!

[@danduntz2539]

She does all this tremendous work and puts all this effort in and you’re asking her to do more?! Shame on you. If you’re not satisfied with her great efforts, maybe you should ask yourself why you keep taking and taking, rather than being appreciative.

[@rojimowi]

It is obvious you love what you do. Thank you. John

[@donh3522]

Tanya,this is one of the best classical guitar re-fret videos I've seen.Your skill and attention to detail is superb. Also your filming is so clear and precise.Fantastic.All the best.👍

[@maraw.d.1395]

It's because of this video that i learned most spanish classical guitars don't have truss rods!! and the nut isn't glued in either, this is so fun to learn! I have been fixing mine and all my friends' electric guitars and basses for a long time but i've never been confident enough to try acoustic or classical guitars, but watching you has really helped give me that confidence!

[@zuperdee]

Yeah, the tension on classical nylon string guitars is generally much lower than on steel string guitars, so they usually don’t need truss rods.

[@elbenaso]

hypnotizing

[@billkath]

Fabulous work, as alway, Tanya! They are going to love playing that lovely guitar now!❤

[@DJPLAYNICE]

Really enjoyed the process and precision. Thank you for the upload 🤘🏼

[@billysmether6237]

Another great video!! Educational and straight to the point. Thank you and please make many more.

[@jazz_grooves]

Beautiful work as usual Tanya!!

[@craigbuchan]

fantastic work! I could watch for hours!

[@James-3000]

Great repair skills and your videos are getting better & better. Cool closeups and great sounds 😊 and best nails in the industry!

[@TanyaShpachuk]

Tank you! :)

[@sundogaudio851]

watching your videos taught me i have to improve my fret polishing. thanks. :)

[@gigmandrew8975]

I appreciate you commenting on why you had to do the work on this neck, because of the shape that it was in. It's always great to learn new things. Someday I will tackle the job of refretting my PRS SE custom 22 semi hollow body.

[@TanyaShpachuk]

Thank you!

[@thomasbrewer3571]

Love your videos. Love watching on KZbin guitar builders, building guitars. I’ve been messing around with them for 45 yrs, I have 1978 d28 Martin 2012 d45 my wife bought me. both bought new. So this just totally amazing and awesome to watch. I’ll watch your videos and look for new ones to come. Have a great day

[@slowplant]

I love watching you work. Wish I could do what you do. It seems very satisfying...

[@fordsrestorations970]

Absolutely beautiful work on a wonderful instrument, 🙋‍♂️ watching this reminds me of studying at the Museum.... I'm inspired to take my most precious Lumber to build a beautiful home studio... and I know you could do it also dear lady , you have the skills.

[@TanyaShpachuk]

Thank you so much :)

[@jeffhutchings7107]

Incredible. Looks so easy when you do it!

[@ousley421]

Improving rapidly, your channel will soon be 250k subs. Keep up the good work.

[@robertcormier242]

Love your passion.....nice work 😊😊

[@nimry80]

Satisfying job

[@gregoaks4413]

nice work Tanya

[@ronboff3461]

excellent work!

[@martinlouden9005]

A beautiful job Tanya. I wish I could do a refret in under 19 minutes!

[@rickcurtis2983]

It is pure joy for me to see you do your beautiful work, and learn something new everytime! Thank you, I hope you're doing well!

[@TanyaShpachuk]

thank you :)

[@johnmescal]

Hi Tanya...you do really great work, I ve been doing similar work professionally on vintage banjos for the past few years and every time I watch your videos I learn something new and useful, thank you for sharing. I would be really interested sometime to watch a video which was a little mini tour of your bench/workshop set up? From the small snatches i see in the background it looks very nicely organised...🙂

[@TanyaShpachuk]

Thank you, that a great idea 😊

[@Rocketman88002]

Myself, seeing her craftsmanship skills at work is truly amazing.

[@bobbeattie9695]

You definitely have your own style! Love what you do. On loose frets I have used a birthday candle (rubbed next to the fret) so as to not have the CA glue stick to the board. Not sure that's a good idea, but it works.

[@TanyaShpachuk]

If it`s works - it`s works))

[@ronmorey3475]

Great idea!

[@user-ev9qw3om1g]

You have the patience of Job. Very good

[@donaldholman9070]

Great video. Thank you so much.

[@Benbenbenbenbenbenbenbenben]

Hi Tanya. Great video and very helpful! What's the destination of the frets you pull out? seeing the last image of the patreons, I wonder if these are to be recycled.

[@tater9384]

Boy - that's allotta frets!! Great work as always.

[@dimitriousbascari4601]

Spanish classical guitars are the most beautiful and elegant acoustic guitars 🙌🏼

[@applecrk]

Nice to see someone knows how to install nylon strings!

[@robertodeoliveira7432]

Great job, perfect 👊👊👊👏👏👏👏

[@SantiiOasis]

I love the old fret box. Your nails change during the video.😂 Great job.

[@donaldholman9070]

beautiful instrument thanks to you.

[@TanyaShpachuk]

Thank you :)

[@jonmoreno9703]

Pipettes are the best invention for the luthier! And CA glue also.

[@TanyaShpachuk]

definitely)

[@cpetroleite]

Um trabalho primoroso e delicado. Fantástico!!!

[@stephenchaulker5521]

Another fine, meticulous job !! Big Box of old frets, my goodness. Excellent 🎥

[@osmartakashi]

Excellente video! Great repair!

[@TanyaShpachuk]

thank you!

[@Brad-ip8wz]

Love the editing on this one

[@JONNIE_ROCKER]

👍👍 great video Tanya

[@TanyaShpachuk]

Thank you:)

[@JONNIE_ROCKER]

@@TanyaShpachuk i joined your patreon.

[@Ron_Masterjohn]

Fantastic job Tonya. Basically if your good with tools and know the steps many can do the same if you have patients,

[@robarnold6998]

As many times as I’ve seen you complete this process it never gets boring and I always feel like I’ve learned something new. Question! Why do you heat, I assume, the frets prior to removing them? As always, great job young lady! Be safe and God bless!!!

[@TanyaShpachuk]

Heat helps to loosen the glue, if it was some. And even if there was no glue it still help to pull frets with less fretboard chipping

[@robarnold6998]

@@TanyaShpachuk thanks!!!

[@theayatollahofrockandrollah]

I never seen a Lady Luthier before. More power to you. Great Job. Love your nails.

[@jossip1171]

Great job !!! Great skills !!!

[@durstondarden8765]

Another great job and another great video!

[@123omairma]

Verry good job nice work

[@johnbrandonberg4257]

For years I thought of a Nylon String Guitar was like a Toy or something. I was wrong. I have 2 of them now and usually play them more than anything else. Good Job! :)

[@papageno11]

I'm impressed🙂

[@jwv6985]

I dont know much about classical guitars, so I assume there is no trus rod in the neck. 🤔 Great work too. I like that you have no music in your videos, just straight to the point. Thank you

[@gomes9886]

excellent job! What kind of glue did you use? cyanoacrylate?

[@xoxb2]

Great video - nice reminder of how to string a classical guitar! But when you were filing the nut I had to keep blowing my screen.

[@TanyaShpachuk]

😅

[@gregoryschmidtdvm9103]

How long does this total process take you? It’s amazing to watch. Great job!

[@razorrabbit2789]

Was my question too.

[@cjhenry41]

Well that was amazing. I like the giant box of used up frets. Did you learn this passed down from a family member or did you do a different type of training?

[@donaldholman9070]

I love the fingernail art!

[@PavlovPavel1987]

Чудо женщина❤🤗😘💕

[@simonlivingstone7939]

Interesting informative Great work! Please lets see & hear them played at the end of such endeavour.

[@vastrange]

Great camera work!

[@TanyaShpachuk]

Thank you 😊

[@HearGear]

Great video... i would like a video and you show what stuff you use, for example Oils, Vax, Cleaners, Glues etc.. would be a great video too.. :D thanks

[@sergefilippov4173]

amasing) Greats job! Best Regards!)

[@valakhdavidson8283]

Muy buen trabajo de reentrastado, quedo muy bueno. Hermoso trabajo y la guitarra que estabas raparabdo también. Gracias por compartir tu trabajo, la verdad muy útil, Gracias

[@stalahoy]

Love you videos. What do you apply to the superglue on the frets to help it come off more easily with the chisel?

[@TanyaShpachuk]

I use wax on the fretboard it`s prevent glue from soaking into wood, and I can just sorta peel it of later

[@earthlyguitars]

Nice fret cutter. How could I get one. Appreciate your work 🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@SuperJONAGO]

Saludos desde España!!!...❤

[@user-lk9dg9rx1x]

Просто Красота!!!Таня классный мастер!!!

[@dagoldigol]

Thnx for this video tutorials planning to refret my shinano no35 1972

[@alexlacomba359]

Perfecto!

[@sylvaind9086]

You always have the most spectacular finger nails!😁👍

[@marcionobrega5117]

Bom trabalho 👏👏👏👏

[@rj2128]

Beautiful work! Do you wax the board to make it easier to remove the super glue?

[@TanyaShpachuk]

always :)

[@rj2128]

@@TanyaShpachuk I love watching you work. Like meditation for me :)

[@mandopete8970]

Hi, love your videos. Why do you put solder on the frets when you remove them?

[@TanyaShpachuk]

Hi! For better heat transfer, it helps soften the glue and reduces fretboard chipping :)

[@Metal69jaymz666]

Fellow guitar tech, loving the work! Quick question. What was the white stuff in the can you applied after you level sanded the neck? Just curious

[@TanyaShpachuk]

It is wax, I apply it on wood to prevent CA glue from soaking too much into the wood. This step make later cleanup easier :)

[@Metal69jaymz666]

@@TanyaShpachuk is it a specific type of wax? Do you apply after the glue dries or during?

[@TanyaShpachuk]

I use Borma Cera Neutro, but any wax that you could apply to wood will be good enough. You need to put wax first, and then drip with glue

[@Metal69jaymz666]

@@TanyaShpachuk ah nice. Super great work. Was just curious about your process and see improvements I can make on my part. Thanks!!

[@TanyaShpachuk]

@@paulmolles4445 definitely will work)

[@alainmalo3791]

Superbe boulot à vivat Espagnïa 😃💃👍

[@elicarlton-pearson8945]

Love these videos! Fav guitar repair on youtube. Question- how do you ensure against chipping at the fret slots at that first planing stage? I can tell the plain is super sharp, but I'd still be scared. Any advice hugely appreciated...

[@Tremperguitars]

Another,"Hey,why didn't I think of that video!"Awesome!

[@dennishook6529]

Hi Tanya, I’m new to your site but I love your camera work. Your videos are so good, what do you use to record them with, and is it in 4k 60 fpm ? I am also a guitar tech in the USA and want to start recording my work as you do. Also what editing software do you use? Thank you

[@TanyaShpachuk]

Hi! Thank you! Right now I use Iphone 14pro (with ProMovie app to get wider settings for recording) as a camera, and Adobe Premier for edit. Of course this is not really PRO setup, but with good light and a bit of experience it can give a decent picture :)

[@georgeion7144]

Hello,everything is very nice, and yet I think it would be useful for someone like me, who is inexperienced, to explain or write to us what materials you use, what polish, what wax, what Grid, from which defect you started the repair and how far it went .thank you

[@aleksandrlutsenko1979]

Как ведь всё аккуратно и тщательно делается! 😮

[@VictorVectorMusic]

Interesting string wrapping and nut filing techniques. No testing with a gauge on the first and a tuner on the third fret? What up with that slotted saddle? We do it totally different at my shop.

[@TanyaShpachuk]

Just a standard classic way of wrapping. After all manipulations with neck - it`s turned out that nut require just a bit of filing, so in this case I check it by a light gap between sting and 1st fret. And that was not a slots on a saddle (😅), metal can leave some dark stains on Graphtech nuts and saddles, I didn`t want to sand it from that side, bc stains not really big, ang overall geometry was prefect 😉

[@gonzorudeboy]

Hi. Great video, really instructing . I plan on restoring an old 50s or 60 parlor steel strings guitar with a bowed neck. I was wondering why you waxed (I suppose it's wax) the fingerboard before doing the fretwork. I would have assumed that it's done in the finishing process. I add that I'm pretty much ignorant about luthier work😅.

[@eduardo261881]

exelent video

[@fraenkiboii]

Oh my god you've done a loooot of fret jobs. Are you able to re-use or melt the old frets?

[@TanyaShpachuk]

yes, there was a lot:) We think about reusing but yet haven`t any good idea

[@FlameFlickers]

@@TanyaShpachuk You could melt them and turn them into silver nail varnish!

[@TanyaShpachuk]

@@FlameFlickers 😄😄

[@stevebicknell241]

I'm wondering why the flux and solder on the frets first, is it just to judge the heat applied ?

[@Svoboda_777]

Браво, мастерица. Я тоже свои гитары сама обслуживаю, только у меня нет таких качественных инструментов.

[@nikolasnavarro4161]

I'm curious... Why do you apply solder to the frets before pulling them? What would be the issue if you just pulled them directly?

[@TanyaShpachuk]

For better heat transfer, it helps soften the glue and reduces fretboard chipping :)

[@ralphbenites1312]

I have a hormony short scale flamingo guitar.but don’t know how old it is.just needs strings k I’ll have look it up on how to put them on

[@petedazer3381]

It’s amazing to me that you calmly do fantastic work with all of the atrocities of war all around you in Ukraine! You are an inspiration!

[@jonmee]

What do you use when finishing/polishing the finger board? Theres a spray and then some other liquid you dab on. And thanks for the videos, very relaxing.

[@ilcutrese1977]

Bravissima hai fatto un Lavoro Perfetto

[@rendiprtm3885]

Greattt. What is the brand for hammer you use for fret?

[@alexintrovert9489]

Good job! Tell me where to buy this fret crowning files?

[@TanyaShpachuk]

FretGuru diamond dagger, right now they are unavailable, but regular fret dagger works fine too

[@guitarzan2626]

Great work, I'm to heavy handed for this kind of repair.

[@seyranmuzikmerkezi]

Mükemmel işçilik ve çok iyi sabır👍tebrik ediyorum Tanya hanım sizi👋

[@AllMusic77743]

Aprendo muito

[@user-cn2cx6it7r]

Чудова робота! Дякую за відео!

[@picksalot1]

I've used heating the neck/fretboard and clamping the the neck in a counter bow for 24 hours to remove .5-1mm of string action at the 12th fret.

[@TanyaShpachuk]

Yes it definitely works, but I try to avoid heat treatment of acoustic and classical guitars, bc it can cause some unpredictable warping in future :) It good when it is some minor deformations :)

[@roylivingston9085]

Was that solder you put on fret before heating and pulling it.

[@TanyaShpachuk]

Yes, it is for better heat transfer :)

[@erwin-robinlemonway2940]

May i know what size of frets you use to install on classical guitars? Please. Awesome content.

[@tommyandersson224]

Jesus! that was a lot of frets in that box😂