LG1 Bridge Plate

Hello People!
Thanks for joining me for more guitar restoration videos!
Cheers,
Scotty D.,
Harpeth Guitar Restoration, LLC.
Nashville, Tennessee

[@Iazzaboyce]

There is a tool for repairing bridge plate holes by cutting cone shaped recesses and glueing in new cone shaped wood plugs. I like the new maple overplate with epoxy method.

[@sculptureshard377]

Excellent video, thank you. I have an old Yamaha F310 to repair in that has a badly damaged bridge plate with the string winding close to the ball bending over the saddle and effecting sound. I will be using this method as the plate is not cracked and can be saved. You're the master, keep the vids coming for us guitar tech wanna-bees

[@harpethguitar]

You are welcome!

[@Haven2U]

You saved me a lot of work. I was debating removing my 1963 Gibson bridgeplace because the string holes on the bridgeplate wwere a little ragged. This will do what I want much quicker, easier and just as good. Wow! Glad I found this.

[@harpethguitar]

Glad I could help!

[@HayesTech]

Yes, the necks are thin in those Gibson days...lol. My 65 Epiphone Texan, which was made in Kalamazoo Michigan alongside all of the other Gibsons, has a 1 9/16" nut (barely).. Most don't like that thin of a nut width, but I love it.

[@harpethguitar]

Very cool!

[@daviswall3319]

Great job man! I have a 64 LG-0 that had the plastic bridge when I bought it. I replaced it with rosewood and did the thin piece of maple over the old bridge plate like you mentioned along with a refret new keys etc. I did have some help as I was attending a six week luthier course at Atlanta Guitar School. It turned out really nice and I love love love that little guitar.

[@vayabroder729]

The width on Gibson electric necks became narrower sometime during the late ‘60’s; the ones called pencilnecks. Looks like the acoustics went through a similar phase.

[@harpethguitar]

Indeed. 😄

[@jamesdahl6949]

Just curious, what was the point in taking out the 14th fret along with the 15th

[@harpethguitar]

We put the heater probes in both slots because they glued the heel to the sides as well as the dovetail a lot of the time.

[@vadenk4433]

What do you do if yourGibson has one of the 1960’s plywood bridge pads? Overlay?

[@patrickniedermeyer2112]

Remove and replace. You'll be happy you did. Check out the bridge plate heater arm that the lutheir shows in the recent Looth video about Frank Ford. I'd guess it's about 1/2 way through the long video, but well worth the view.

[@gregoaks4413]

Does Taylor Guitars have it right on their bolt on system ? OR?

[@markfogleman8438]

My 910 is from 1989 and it hasn't needed a neck shim adjustment except for when I first got it. It was set higher than I liked from the factory. I've kept 11s on it, never put it in the case with loosened strings, and kept it humidified in the winter. I say yes.

[@MauryCrowder]

Was there a reason you gave up on the heat stick and changed to steam?

[@harpethguitar]

The dry heat sticks will cause a lot of damage to the guitar finish if I leave them going for more than 12-15 minutes

[@MauryCrowder]

Thanks for the reply. I'm about to do a reset on a beat to hell Guild and I was thinking of just buying the heat sticks@@harpethguitar

[@harpethguitar]

Please Watch the Guild neck reset video from a few months ago. It’s a long one but it was a great success. 2 episodes! Episode One: Guild D44M Neck RS Ep 1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWOalGmamceKm80