Dave, I have this exact model on my bench right now. I too am shaving the bridge. Plenty of wood to work with. Good video. I approach this the same way you did. Thanks! Steve
Nice!......I got a 20 year old Martin D-28 thats gonna need a bridge shave, a little down the road. I'm guessing ebony is more of a pain in the butt than rosewood?
Dave thanks for all you vids on guitar tech, I have a Yamaha FG-730S that has a high action, never got it setup when I bought it, my bad. From watching your channel I know now how to fix it, first I checked the neck, bowwy woowy. Then truss rod, yay it works but had no tension on it. My bridge and back of the guitar are not dead straight, slight bulge, live in pacific northwest with 60% humidity. Got new bone saddle coming and will shave down once neck and relief are correct, then new strings.
Your little rule about lowering the bridge surface twice as much as you want to lower the action at the 12th fret is set in stone actually....it's called physics haha. Good to see somebody working on guitars that follows a rule that actually makes sense.
Thanks for this one Davey, reinforced my use of a belt sander. I have it turned upside down w/a speed controller, grab the saddle with a small vice-grip (w/rubber taped jaws), and take it down just until the pencil mark disappears, remark & redo if necessary. It sure makes a quick job of a large amount that would ordinarily take a half hour+ to do with a file or piece of sandpaper on a flat surface. I use a coarse belt, then dress it on an fine emery board. I like your little hand plane, too!
my brain was telling me I have to remove material from the underside of the bridge, this makes wayyy more sense. going to stop by lee valley tomorrow and give it a go on my old Norman. thanks!
Hey Dave - my wife bought me a Fein multimaster for my b'day last year YAY ! They are a really solid professional tool. I had a plastic-y Dremel oscillating which is junk by comparison. Cheers.
Dave, could you talk more about the tapered reamer you used and guitar bridge pins in general? Plastic pins, bone pins, Rosewood pins Ebony pins etc etc. TY! Great vids!
I was shaking my head until you said hand plane. They work so much better and will save huge amounts of time. I have used one for 35 years. Invest in a belt sander. I can't live without one, and with as many saddles as we have to modify, it will save you hundreds of hours over your lifetime. I love your videos since they express all the pain every luthier knows all too well, but can't express to their clients. Free therapy!
Thanks for the video, I have the same Guild D-6 NT and having trouble finding the right truss rod tool. May I know what size of wrench (7mm?) I should have ? Many thanks!
Hi Dave , love the video`s , keep em coming , could just the front of the saddle , before the bridge pins , be shaved down so you did`nt have to worry about deepening the pin holes ?? I have an old guitar that needs this adjustment , but without a reamer it would be hard , just shave down the front ?? What do you think ?
That indeed is a nice,well built guitar.Hope you dont mind, I think I agitated a couple of your viewers.apologize for that.Maybe you should sent that sweet Guild to Taylor so they can analyze it and get a new game plan>Your the man Dave J
Hello, just to tell you that u that I love watching your videos, you really have done a good job on all those guitars ,...I got a question that dosnt have anything to do with this video...but since u know a lot about guitars I would like to know what do u think about the MARTIN GUITAR X SERIES MADE IN MEXICO?
I post too much. Anyway, I have this at least 30 year old guitar (mom played it when she was a kid) and it's such a good sounding guitar, unfortunately, it's a no-name korean made with a bar instead of truss rod, and the wood where the bridge is got pulled up from the years of tension, and the neck has a huge hump in it where it meets the guitar. So basically it's "gooched" and can't be fixed. it seriously has a 1/4 inch action at 12th fret. Good slide guitar though. XD
Hey Dave, I've got this weird buzz on my guitar and I think it's coming from the saddles, is that even possible? Any way to check if that's the case and if it is can it be fixed by a luthier? Cause I dunno if I can buy a replacement bridge (more specifically I don't know if there is one that would fit). Guitar's pretty old, it's a Washburn WI64V Idol and apparently it's vintage now. HELP PLX :
Very unproffesional of you not to cover the sound hole so all those shavings dropped down into the guitar.I have several 8 string and a couple of 14 string guitars that need some work,but you wont be working on them,also that tubing you hogtied around the neck is rubbing the laquer off the neck,you gonna fix that.Oh by the way I know its nice enough outside to fire up that grill ffs.J
Dave, I have this exact model on my bench right now. I too am shaving the bridge. Plenty of wood to work with. Good video. I approach this the same way you did. Thanks! Steve
not only is the guitar dry ! I think that t shirt might be a little dry too....like there defence !! lol...nice video Dave !
It does sound a fine instrument.
I find the acoustic top tends to sink therefore its not necessary to shaved the saddle unless its very high
If I did that with that little plane, I'd end up slipping, and taking a deep shred out of the the top! Thats why I leave it to the pros like you, sir!
old vid, but great tutorial and entertainment , thanks for your time and dedication ..
I really like the looks of that guitar. They look like quality.
Nice!......I got a 20 year old Martin D-28 thats gonna need a bridge shave, a little down the road. I'm guessing ebony is more of a pain in the butt than rosewood?
very educational...thanks Dave !!
oh no! party foul!
Great job Dave
I like that little chisel, makes it a little less of a health hazard to have rosewood shavings instead of dust.
It's a plane
I knew I would ruffle some feathers with that comment.Just proves that alot of people out there got your back Dave
That is a nice Guild, sounds really good.
awesome video Dave!
This guys too funny!
Dave thanks for all you vids on guitar tech, I have a Yamaha FG-730S that has a high action, never got it setup when I bought it, my bad. From watching your channel I know now how to fix it, first I checked the neck, bowwy woowy. Then truss rod, yay it works but had no tension on it. My bridge and back of the guitar are not dead straight, slight bulge, live in pacific northwest with 60% humidity. Got new bone saddle coming and will shave down once neck and relief are correct, then new strings.
Your little rule about lowering the bridge surface twice as much as you want to lower the action at the 12th fret is set in stone actually....it's called physics haha. Good to see somebody working on guitars that follows a rule that actually makes sense.
Thanks for this one Davey, reinforced my use of a belt sander. I have it turned upside down w/a speed controller, grab the saddle with a small vice-grip (w/rubber taped jaws), and take it down just until the pencil mark disappears, remark & redo if necessary. It sure makes a quick job of a large amount that would ordinarily take a half hour+ to do with a file or piece of sandpaper on a flat surface. I use a coarse belt, then dress it on an fine emery board. I like your little hand plane, too!
LOL...you jumped when the case fell :)
Got some ghosts in there throwing your guitar cases around lol
Nice work Dave. Love them Guilds!
Hi Dave, shaving the bridge can effect the tone ?? thanks in advance.
tone is in yer hands not the wood
I like the little hand plane, as the shavings look easier to clear up (and less harmful) that the fine dust the multitool sander makes.
hey, from usa. are you using an american quarter, or canadian?
mexican
my brain was telling me I have to remove material from the underside of the bridge, this makes wayyy more sense. going to stop by lee valley tomorrow and give it a go on my old Norman. thanks!
This guild sounds really nice.
Hey Dave - my wife bought me a Fein multimaster for my b'day last year YAY ! They are a really solid professional tool. I had a plastic-y Dremel oscillating which is junk by comparison. Cheers.
As always great luthier tips :)
Dave, could you talk more about the tapered reamer you used and guitar bridge pins in general? Plastic pins, bone pins, Rosewood pins Ebony pins etc etc. TY! Great vids!
nice job bro...
she's holdin' in there!
Hand planes are used in one direction only,with the grain and skewed in relation to the work piece to prevent tear out and chatter.
I was shaking my head until you said hand plane. They work so much better and will save huge amounts of time. I have used one for 35 years. Invest in a belt sander. I can't live without one, and with as many saddles as we have to modify, it will save you hundreds of hours over your lifetime. I love your videos since they express all the pain every luthier knows all too well, but can't express to their clients. Free therapy!
Thanks for the video, I have the same Guild D-6 NT and having trouble finding the right truss rod tool. May I know what size of wrench (7mm?) I should have ? Many thanks!
Hi Dave , love the video`s , keep em coming , could just the front of the saddle , before the bridge pins , be shaved down so you did`nt have to worry about deepening the pin holes ?? I have an old guitar that needs this adjustment , but without a reamer it would be hard , just shave down the front ?? What do you think ?
nice sounding pice of wood
Killer video Davey! What size taper/reamer did you use to taper the bridge pin holes? Lee Valley I presume is where you got it? Cheers
(Case) We've all done that at some point even me!
Dave what kind of tool did you use to deepen the bridge saddle slot.
That indeed is a nice,well built guitar.Hope you dont mind, I think I agitated a couple of your viewers.apologize for that.Maybe you should sent that sweet Guild to Taylor so they can analyze it and get a new game plan>Your the man Dave J
your right,my pants were on when I started watching the video!
Hello, just to tell you that u that I love watching your videos, you really have done a good job on all those guitars ,...I got a question that dosnt have anything to do with this video...but since u know a lot about guitars I would like to know what do u think about the MARTIN GUITAR X SERIES MADE IN MEXICO?
So thats how it works I bring my guitar to this guy to fix and he just fills the guitar up with wood shavings till it wont even play anymore?
pity I don't know how to gift dave a couple of fluorescent light fittings, so he doesn't lose his eyesight for his viewers
I post too much. Anyway, I have this at least 30 year old guitar (mom played it when she was a kid) and it's such a good sounding guitar, unfortunately, it's a no-name korean made with a bar instead of truss rod, and the wood where the bridge is got pulled up from the years of tension, and the neck has a huge hump in it where it meets the guitar. So basically it's "gooched" and can't be fixed. it seriously has a 1/4 inch action at 12th fret. Good slide guitar though. XD
just use a center drill for tapering pinholes
bought a dampit off Amazon for my Martin, maybe I'll do a video of me trying to fix it if its not already gooched
If dave is saying something good about a guitar, buy it.
Hey Dave, I've got this weird buzz on my guitar and I think it's coming from the saddles, is that even possible? Any way to check if that's the case and if it is can it be fixed by a luthier? Cause I dunno if I can buy a replacement bridge (more specifically I don't know if there is one that would fit). Guitar's pretty old, it's a Washburn WI64V Idol and apparently it's vintage now. HELP PLX :
What tool did you use to enlarge the saddle slot?
.020?????? So whats that in 64s..............
what do you think of the Chinese made guilds? specifically the guild d-150.
Zack legendre I have tried a few Chinese made Guild they are really impressive and reasonable price
Another successful video too. I always learn a lot from these. Thanks, and, - as they say north of the border, - Cheers.
Update: I bought one from Axemasters on eBay NEW for about $16 US, includes US shipping :)
Looks like you just climbed out of the shower before making this video. Lol! Because of your hair.
i watched that 0:58 part like 5 times haha!
Very unproffesional of you not to cover the sound hole so all those shavings dropped down into the guitar.I have several 8 string and a couple of 14 string guitars that need some work,but you wont be working on them,also that tubing you hogtied around the neck is rubbing the laquer off the neck,you gonna fix that.Oh by the way I know its nice enough outside to fire up that grill ffs.J
I would just use lighter guage of strings u need slightly high action for that good acoustic tone