I do not think they ever made a guitar with a combo of the traditional metal tailpiece and the "classic" bridge. I have 5 old Levin guitar in this room and 3 in the next room and a few down in my "studio" I am going to fix. Traditional old style metal tailpiece th-cam.com/video/U4zcfYAaoBE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=SRQ2Mz0cYabiEWa3 Glued bridge th-cam.com/video/qx3sVsW9PiA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=K6iEa80SLlVM5yAB
Stewmac sell bracing you can make over to the old time bracing like this guitar was built with. Gonna be way cheaper than buying the machinery to make them in the shop.
You're right, they didn't. This guitar was a classical, but was played with steel strings for many years. I suppose someone put the tailpiece on it to take the load off the bridge. As for the machinery, this is literally my job which is why I made the braces instead of buying them premade from the US 😂
The way the chisel carves away the spruce braces is just so satisfying 😌😌
So many tips and tricks here! Its like a tutorial! Thanks so much and excellent work!
Amazing craftsmanship!
Great repair I really enjoyed watching your work.
Great resurrection! Your skills are impressive!
Good Job! Well done 👍
Nice video, great restoration was ork. How many hours did you need?
Around 6 months, but I worked on it between other jobs. If I did it in one go it'd maybe take two weeks?
It was a Levin guitar which Christopher Plumber played in the film, The Sound of Music
I'd want you in my team at a pub quiz
Olá, o cordal foi uma exigência do cliente? Poderia ter colocado pinos na ponte igual um 00 da martin já que usou um xbracing?
Classical bridges are quite a bit different from pinned steel strings bridges, so probably not. Best thing for it is the tailpiece, really
I do not think they ever made a guitar with a combo of the traditional metal tailpiece and the "classic" bridge. I have 5 old Levin guitar in this room and 3 in the next room and a few down in my "studio" I am going to fix.
Traditional old style metal tailpiece
th-cam.com/video/U4zcfYAaoBE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=SRQ2Mz0cYabiEWa3
Glued bridge
th-cam.com/video/qx3sVsW9PiA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=K6iEa80SLlVM5yAB
Stewmac sell bracing you can make over to the old time bracing like this guitar was built with. Gonna be way cheaper than buying the machinery to make them in the shop.
You're right, they didn't. This guitar was a classical, but was played with steel strings for many years. I suppose someone put the tailpiece on it to take the load off the bridge.
As for the machinery, this is literally my job which is why I made the braces instead of buying them premade from the US 😂
Excellent instruction!!! Thanks for posting.
That is some weird bracing
You just need to embrace it 😏
I really enjoyed watching you work on this guitar! Very good work! I'm just sorry that Tweety Bird had to go at the end.
Thanks! Me too, but his spirit will live on in our hearts ❤️