606 RSW NO EXCUSUES! This Taylor Guitar Bridge Has To Be Repaired! And Fast!

Doing a favor for a friend. Let's see how much I get punished for the good deed. LOL Enjoy!
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[@joshuaglaude1549]

These repair vids are my favorite. I like getting to see the work around the property and the vlog is a good update, but for me, this is where it's at

[@jameshughes1190]

Something about watching Jerry work on a guitar is very soothing; helps relieve the stress of the current world.

[@jonahshore2423]

It's nice that Taylor had the insight to make the placement pins of a material that a hot knife could cut through during removal.

[@jthonn]

Was it insight or coincident?

[@fractuss]

​@@jthonn They are used for accuracy and ease of construction I'm guessing. The pins aren't really necessary anymore.

[@alnicospeaker]

@@fractuss Ease of construction has direct monetary implications for Taylor, I'm pretty convinced they glue on the bridge without the string- and p/u holes and drill them out later, that saves cleanup time. Locating the bridge without any guidance is asking for warranty trouble. They could have just used wood instead of plastic tho..

[@fractuss]

@@alnicospeaker By any more I meant in a repair situation like this they aren't really needed. Any luthier can place the bridge properly. And I imagine that plastic is cheaper and just as effective as wood thus impacting Taylor's bottom line. I reset the bridge on my Taylor and they just popped out , no trouble at all.

[@9jmorrison]

Your right about the white plastic pegs. I just removed a bridge on a Baby Taylor. It also exposed a crosshair tattoo for placement.

[@jthonn]

That's a nice Taylor, high end. They have a beautiful bright sound. My son has one, not as high end, but sounds great. When he needs a brighter sound, he puts the Martin down and picks up the Taylor.

[@jefferp]

That’s me. I have a nice D 28, but my Taylor is my daily driver.

[@paullavallee1631]

Yup plastic alignment pins and the bridge is held on with 2 way tape, thats why I have a martin

[@merlenidiffer8711]

I have watched every Luther on line and Jerry is the best,hands down,I learned more from him in a month,than anyone can learn taking the six thousand dollar course.

[@blackbirdpie217]

The guitar has a lifetime warranty she didn't take advantage of.

[@grahamlake9728]

Entertaining video, thanks. If the bridge was that loose, wouldn’t it have been simpler to just ease the bridge up and inject some glue into the gap using capillary action to spread it widely and then clamp down. No risk of misalignment as it stays in place. No risk of contaminating the pickup shafts with glue. No risk to the existing finish. Fully bonded. Job done! Thanks for showing us how to remove a bridge though. Hope I never have to do it!

[@peterfagley772]

Enjoyed watching this repair today, thank you Jerry! One of this these days I'm going to make my way out to your part of the country for a visit and repair!!

[@jeremiahshine]

Those pins reminded me of a deceased buddy. He took "throw aways" and repaired them. He'd put brass pins in there "to make the guitar louder".

[@Apillicus]

For the dish you placed the screws in, you can get small magnetic ones at the big box store. It helps a lot if you end up bumping it

[@RosaStringWorks]

I have four or five of those magnetic dishes

[@Apillicus]

@@RosaStringWorks oh! I should have guessed. I just recently found them and got excited

[@HellcatCustoms]

I've been using a piece of carpet on the top of my workbench for awhile since seeing your bench, Jerry. It's quite useful, not only to protect the projects I'm working on, but also saves the surface of the bench! 👍

[@f5mando]

Nice one, Jerry. Thanks. BTW, I have found that just a tiny drop of thread locker (Loktite) will prevent those tuner post nuts from vibrating loose in future. She will be delighted with the end result, and the fret board/frets service, too! Great job, Jerry.

[@Rooonga]

I just wanted to thank you Mr. Rosa for your videos. Since having a stroke my sleep pattern is all over the place; and your videos really do interest me (even if my memory issues mean I forget shortly after), while at the same time I find them relaxing. (Think it’s your accent - I’m from London)

[@VirginiaWolf88]

It's a pleasure to see how much care that you put into your work. I watched every second of the video. Thank You for sharing this. I'd imagine that Maureen will be very happy with the guitar.:)

[@jamesgeary2382]

As an owner of a taylor, its interesting to see your thoughts on the build quality. I know what to keep an eye on for my guitar now. Great work as always! J in the UK.

[@davestambaugh7282]

Polypropeline dowel pins. Great locators easy to cut with dull knife. Gibson used them to hold fret board on mandolin I had. There is a plastic shop on Pico Blvd and the guy is sick of all of the luthiers that keep pestering him to get them a little bit.

[@marillionman8811]

Quickest and cleanest bridge removal I've seen

[@joewinder9]

Always informative and entertaining. Thank you Mr. Rosa.

[@nicolen.9642]

Nice Taylor and repair video! Thanks Jerry! 🎶🎶🎶

[@johnthomas2255]

Another great repair Jerry, I enjoy our videos.

[@KerryLiv]

I happened to find you working on my guitar (914ce) and knew I needed to watch this entire video today!. I am a new subscriber, but already your channel is one of my favorites! Thank you for being who you are, and making these videos!

[@harrisonandrew]

Nice job Jerry. Beautiful Guitars are those Taylor’s. They play and sound wonderful.

[@kd5nrh]

Hot iron cleaner might be the ideal way to quickly strip glue off the hot knife. As easy as it is to get melted, burnt polyester off an iron with Faultless 40110, it should just wipe off at least some types of glue.

[@burlingtonbill4687]

I have a Taylor 314 CE. After about five years I noticed the neck seemed to be pulling away from the body. I was going to snug the bolts that hold it on and when I removed the Taylor tag covering the bolts, I discovered one had never been installed. We were wintering in Yuma, Az. at the time so I E-mailed Taylor and within days I took it to their repair shop in El Cajon where they repaired it while we toured the city. Such nice people. They also cleaned it like you did and now it plays like new and no charge on top of it! Burlington Bill here busking from the road and you tube. Also check out my brother who builds instruments on his you tube site Robin Lee Braun. Thanks for the great video!

[@davidamado6993]

hello i,m spanish and i like your works,the passion for your work and how repair old and crashes guitars is very interestig.

[@acts18missionsociety52]

I just want to let you know that I greatly appreciate when you share the metric measurements with us!!! It is a far superior system in my opinion ever though I am from the U.S. I have lived in South America for 13 years and was forced to learn the metric system better and it doesn't make sense to me that we haven't converted over (other than the old truth that humans hate change and companies get to sell us all the tools in both systems). Thanks for making the effort to share all the measurements in both systems!!!!!!

[@zapa1pnt]

Metric is great and so simple. All base 10, instead of base "God knows what". 🙄🤪

[@87mini]

The US started to convert to metric in the '70's, when Jimmy Carter (a nuclear engineer in the navy) was president. It's a pity that most Americans who have higher education in engineering or the sciences favor the metric system, while most politicians are lawyers or non-science backgrounds. Carter's efforts died in the transition to the next administration, as often happens, when a new administration tries to scrub all signs of the last out of the record. There are artifacts of the metric system in many science-related laws of the late '70's and early 80's, such as EPA's RCRA. I sigh when I think of how it could be today if the world had agreed on a single measurement system back then!

[@mccypr]

Thanks! Happy Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year! 🌞🎅🏻🎉🐴🎠

[@garyginther6742]

Just found your channel. I like everything - except those brown recluse spiders. I can't hang with those. You're fearless! Great work! I'm not a great player, but I'm a great admirer of quality stringed instruments and quality stringed instrument repair, creation, and modification. We get all those on your channel.

[@leannasummerlin9785]

Thanks for the content Jerry. You know you could definitely work in radio with that strong voice. I love it!

[@zapa1pnt]

He has, a long time back.

[@RosaStringWorks]

I was a DJ on two radio stations

[@sallywasagoodolgal]

NICE guitar. You de-aged that fretboard beautifully.

[@binnawan]

Nice video Jerry, was really looking forward to a song at the end there.

[@stewsim]

Yup, Taylor’s have locating pins on the bridges on most of them…!

[@williamgroel2880]

Nice job thank you for sharing God Bless.

[@peterrahill9263]

54th LIKE, 433rd desktop-follower view. Jerry's 'custom-touch repair' seems to always improve even the high-quality 'production' guitars. He just transformed a very good guitar into a REALLY GOOD guitar.

[@jthonn]

How about great? Jerry does improve them, to me every guitar he touches sounds better afterwards. When he works on those old Gibsons, it is like night and day, especially when he finishes up with an antler saddle and nut.

[@johngrant5749]

@@jthonn shame he didn’t play it first to see how it sounded before working on it to compare.

[@zapa1pnt]

@@johngrant5749: With that bridge not making good contact, it has Got to sound better.

[@jonahshore2423]

Taylor bolt on glueless neck construction uses precise CNC construction, the bridge is actually placed on the body before the neck because lasers etch the placement of neck fret board and bridge. Watch the Taylor factory tour videos here on KZbin, I was in disbelief that they had the bridge placed with pins on the body before the neck assembly! It's completely backwards to what I have always been taught, the neck always should come first before the bridge. But Taylor relies on a laser plot and burns two pins to place the bridge.

[@srt8speed]

And they are one of the best set up guitars straight from the factory. Brilliant R&D

[@jonahshore2423]

@@srt8speed the technology eliminates human error and streamlines the building process. It prevents 2nd quality instruments because the laser etching can plot another neck to exact specifications and interchangeable necks, which is why they have the confidence of gluing the bridge before bolting on the neck. Highly trained Lutheirs can have a laser like eye to setup perfectly, but the nature of Taylors eliminates any human error. I prefer Lutheir built instruments built mostly by hand and not CNC with laser plots, but no one can agree that Taylors coveted technology does a equal job!

[@Itsme-ni9jk]

@@srt8speed Not at G.C in mich.. Most are like.martin... Sky high..dreads anyway !

[@kimwilliford6303]

Wonderful job

[@kennethkoval6765]

Absolutely great

[@mfc4591]

I have to agree, shame on you if you have not subscribed as yet ! Well done, looks like this time you got it easy with a bridge removal. Nice neat solid job., have a great week end

[@larrycortner6321]

Jerry , for cleaning up guitars when I'm working on them I have been using baby whipes , They work real good , their just the right amout of wet . We have grand kids and tried them one day and now I keep a pack handy were I'm working. They clean shoes real good too, glasses tools try it you'll like it .

[@zapa1pnt]

Just thinking out loud here, check the label and make sure there is no lotion of any kind in them. I tried using Swiffer type dusting cloths. Not good. That's a different product of course but just saying.

[@shanewintringham8938]

Hey watch all your videos Jerry just wanted to say hi! Best channel on KZbin

[@genewest3386]

Hi again Jerry. I just wanted to mention it can be easier sometimes to change the tire leaving the rim on the tractor. You don't have to hold it, the tractor does it for you. Gene

[@ricobass0253]

Some wax on the pickup would have stopped it sticking even if you'd left it in while the Titebond cured.

[@jimdoner3443]

I love that guitar, one of mine is an 814ce

[@AncientApparatus]

I'm pretty mechanically inclined as well, I screw everything up 😁🤣

[@lonitydon8691]

Little worried about the glue squeeze out on the three pins of the pick up. After you set the bridge and pulled the pickup I was surprised you didn’t pull it all the way back out to the soundhole and wipe down the three shafts. Could excess glue degrade any of the three posts and its ability to pick up vibrations? You didn’t show the RE installation of the pick up or how it sounded plugged in. Back seat driving with a master🥴. Love your work Jerry. ✨🙏

[@tonyhartley871]

I have a 414ce grand auditorium and am having issues with the sound too tinny and no volume. Taylor tells you to mess with the three screws to get the best sound. Believe meI have adjusted and readjusted and I had rather just had a piezo under the saddle. $2800 that I have to do the adjusting ain't good. I hate this guitar.

[@stevevice9863]

Taylors come with a lifetime warrantee. You can return your guitar to the factory for repairs for free, but it probably would take a while to get it back. I think if repairs are done by a Taylor authorized repair shop you can get reimbursed by Taylor if you are the original owner of the guitar.

[@mitchfortson8413]

Good job

[@dominiquedoeslife]

Would you consider leaving us a list of specific luthier tools (like links and such) you used on this Taylor?

[@robertmartinez4174]

Yes I've seen those little pins on my Baby Taylor.

[@jerrydiller8245]

I have a 2005 914 CE but I added a Taylor pick guard and had it refreted with stainless steel frets because the nickle wears too fast. Still sounds great.

[@Notinserviceij]

Curious, did you actually wear down the nickle Frets?

[@nealc5579]

It's a PID control, Proportional _Integral_Derivative Control. When its cold it heats constantly the closer to the set point or hot it rapidly cycles on and off to avoid overshooting setpoint.

[@qzb2ymig]

It's a PID (Proportional Integral Differential) controller.

[@costrio]

A well used guitar is a happy guitar. Just listen to it sing!

[@cathys465]

I wanted to see how you got the glue off of and out of the pick-up cable boots.

[@johngrant5749]

My first thought too.

[@johnchilds7293]

Your the best !!

[@9jmorrison]

golf tees are good for temp placement

[@dominiquedoeslife]

The amount of glue that Taylor glops on under their bridges is inexcusable-especially on a higher end guitar. I just removed the bridge and saddle and am replacing the expression system. Little disappointed with the quality of the build on my Taylor grand concert series 214 ce.

[@jimdoner3443]

Yea ive repared bridges on all the mayjor brand names and several of the budget brands

[@dnglbry1]

man Jerry your videos are mesmerizing and confusingly so satisfying?! ;- }...LOVE YOU AND YOUR WIFE'S CHRISTIAN MUSIC!!!!..BLESSINGS ALWAYS BROTHER! }

[@fongy200]

I think i have seen you use the location pins when putting on a Fretboard. I expect that is exactly what the white plastic was. Hello Jerry.

[@malcolmboynton7652]

another great video. thank you. i have a dumb question. why do you not scribe the finish before you remove the bridge?

[@spacelook9076]

Interesting. Looks like a 914CE.

[@stanleyjoyce7674]

i have seen these alignment pins. i had to make new ones.

[@lorencing]

Like your videos a lot, thanks. What would you recommend to use for prepairing the bare wood under the bridge that is delaminating/"dog hair" so that it is ready for glueing back the bridge? I've seen someone using CA glue on the whole surface so that the wood was all covered with thin CA glue, but I am wondering if the wood glue bonds good to that.

[@wllms984]

“Ask me how I know these things” lol

[@arieltherealify]

This is bad bad. Waoooo! Many things that you did that they were inecesary. Waoooo! Using a blade around the bridge, there's no need tu do that. I will never give you a instrument like this to you.

[@gwbenites]

I don't believe that they glue the bridge on after the finish, you can tell that there's no gloss where the bridge sits. The finish is the very last thing manufacturers do.

[@kfm908]

thats a nice Taylor. 900 series?

[@kimwilliford6303]

No I've not ever seen that before.

[@brentfromcanada224]

At the 3:45 point in the video it almost looks like the bridge was removed previously. Might be dirt but looks like minor scarring.

[@onecutkev]

Nice Taylor, what model is it ?

[@redmosq4197]

What grit sandpaper did you use in frets?

[@davidamado6993]

hy from spain,my perlees acustic guitar are old and have the freets very flat.in the freatboard the wood its marked for strings an fingers in the 4 or 5 first frets. Can you help my? thanks and i like your videos.(sorry for my english,i hope you anderstend).by and tanks for all

[@auroraaustralis9172]

Any apprentice opportunities at your shop comming up? I`ll have to leave my familly behind here in norway.. But.. I believe it would be for the greater good of guitars all over the world. Sacrifices I guess.. :)

[@micmacnz]

Finish under the bridge is pretty tight fisted on a quality guitar.

[@georgefrench1907]

👍

[@rodlepine233]

you should get a small amp like a pig nose to try the pickup ones out with

[@RosaStringWorks]

I have three small amps

[@87mini]

Pignose is designed to be a dirty little amp for rock and blues.

[@Rooonga]

I just remembered what I meant to ask. When you push the knife between the body and bridge do you have to be quick in case it ‘re glues’ itself?

[@spacelook9076]

Not really.

[@Mizman76]

Question. Why not trace the bridge before you remove it instead of holding it back on to trace after removing?

[@RosaStringWorks]

There are several reasons number one when you pry it off you're going to mess up your line with the hot tool number two you could actually pull up the Finish before you're ready

[@stevedimebag]

Some folks do lightly score the finish before removal. I guess it preference. Check twoodfrd if u are looking for the alternative method. His recent videos have examples of that scoring and finish removal.

[@rickeydenler2385]

If you would have re applied the alignment pins you would not have had the problem with the clamps at the end

[@acts18missionsociety52]

Jerry, do you notice the arm bevel? Do you like it?

[@spacelook9076]

Jerry notices nothing but that heating iron.

[@steveleusch8660]

god jerry how do u keep up?

[@dalefuller5507]

That's a 914 CE that is like their top of the line guitar next to Custom Shop guitars there ain't no excuse for that bridge to be coming off this soon or at all it's a $5,000 guitar

[@kurtismelrose]

Offf, wow what a horrible nightmare.

[@pmscalisi]

Bridges come off $10K Martins. It’s called normal wear. That isn’t a new guitar.

[@kurtismelrose]

@@pmscalisi They should hardly ever come off. Old or new.

[@mattrogers1946]

I wouldn't own a Taylor if I was given one for free....

[@pmscalisi]

@@kurtismelrose but they do. All the time.

[@ScotClose]

Isn’t that exactly how a thermostat works? If it’s below the selected temperature it turns on and if it’s above the selected temperature it turns off.

[@neilfromclearwaterfl81]

Some thermostats are on and off while others regulate a constant heat flow to better maintain a more consistent temperature. Many chefs prefer the old wood, coal, gas or oil stoves that used the constant heat thermostats that would regulate the flame and not cycle from full on to full off especially for baking so its not a new thing that came up due to the digital age. The farmers wood/coal fired brewder stoves for hatching chickens worked that way too so that the eggs/chicks would be kept consistently warm and not get blasted with heat and then get chilled due to full on/off cycling of the thermostat controlling the dampers.

[@RosaStringWorks]

This one never turns off it's a PID controller

[@qzb2ymig]

PID controller works just like the cruise control in your car, varying the amount of power to keep a constant temperature (or speed).

[@adamstewart247]

This bridge issue is endemic with Taylor guitars. Same thing happened on my 414. It had to be reglued twice. Wish the customer had replaced the nut too. Those plastic ones get so yellowed

[@LGuitarB]

Wow, that must be a pretty expensive guitar...

[@chrishartz2397]

Oh no…no Hyde Glue…People will go crazy…

[@pmscalisi]

Taylor doesn’t use hide glue either.

[@paulgtarist]

Geez.... Nothing sounds like a Taylor...

[@snowyriverdude7526]

All you needed to do was to make 2 alignment pins to replace the 2 plastic ones you cut through. And, for crying out loud …. Why would you be cleaning the bridge with acetone over the top of the guitar? One drop of acetone would be devastating to the finish.

[@srt8speed]

Stunned me

[@pmscalisi]

It’s not nitro it’s catalyzed polymer . I doubt if acetone would hurt it. Taylor doesn’t use nitro on regular production guitars.

[@zapa1pnt]

Take another look. He did not do it Over the guitar but beside it. Also, he used a dampened cloth. There was nothing to drip.

[@RosaStringWorks]

I didn't have the rags soaked with acetone I don't think that's going to happen

[@srt8speed]

@@RosaStringWorks again I apologize.

[@motofish312]

TWOFORD DOES THOSE ALL THE TIME IN THE SOUNDEST OF WAYS. NO BIG DEAL.

[@srt8speed]

I swear I’m trying so hard to like this fella, but I cringed a few times. Think I’d die if I saw some of that goingnon with my $6000 914.. I’ll keep trying, I’m no quitter 😉

[@Daniel_cheems]

I guess you'd rather live with a bridge pulling off the guitar and not do anything about it because it's a $6000 guitar?

[@pmscalisi]

It’s a regular bridge repair. Pretty standard. Your guitar isn’t a little delicate flower.

[@mattrogers1946]

@@pmscalisi Exactly. One more reason to buy a Collings or a Santa Cruz...

[@mattrogers1946]

I wouldn't pay 600 bucks for a Taylor, much less $6000.

[@srt8speed]

No need for all the hate fellas- still gave a thumbs up. Seeing acetone rubbed over a finished top was cringe worthy. Maybe some of you don’t care what your instruments look like.

[@jamesgero5730]

Why dont you ever protect your work sir? The top should have SOMETHING protecting it--- want tips?

[@mattrogers1946]

It's called a rheostat... I wouldn't play a Taylor if they gave me one for free.

[@srt8speed]

That’s a shame, but if they give you one free I’ll take it.. I’m rather fond of the 600-900 series..

[@87mini]

A rheostat is an electromechanical device used to vary resistance. Jerry's tool, as he and others have said, is an electronic control using a Proportional Integral Derivative controller. It looks at the difference between the set temperature and the actual temperature, and turns the element on or off to keep the temp in range. It functions like you watching a thermometer and turning a rheostat up and down to keep the temperature where you want it. BTW, Send your Taylor my way, should they send you one!😉

[@spacelook9076]

That's because you're broke!!

[@lisaabbott46]

𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕞𝕠𝕤𝕞

[@FuckYouWhosNext]

@9:16 ive got an acoustic Taylor baby that is having bridge issues in which the bridge has been slowly coming loose and i can see two pins as well. I may attempt a repair so im trying to absorb as much info on this video to guide me

[@markseven762]

Sorry but your friend has no respect for his Taylor..The fretboard is in bad condition. Every guitar react with our soul strings..