How to install binding on a telecaster guitar!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ค. 2020
- In this video I show you how to install binding on a telecaster style guitar body. I use a plastic cream color binding and double bind this guitar. A double binding install will help take your guitar to the next level, looks wise!
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Refinishing a double bound tele atm, obviously binding doesn't like heat guns very much so I'm going to remove the rest of the finish on the sides and rebind it, class video and exactly what I was looking for 👍
Hunter, I was absolutely blown away this morning when I was watching a Strat setup video from Marty and you appeared. I watched you grow up across the street from us and really miss your family. So proud of you. Keep it up and maybe I can buy one of your builds one day. Say hello to your mom for me!
Hey Keith! Thank you so much for the kind words! Hope you and the fam are doing well!
Hey old friend! I just stumbled on this video as I was prepping for a tele build. Great video :)
Hey Steve! Hope you're doing well! Glad you found my video, hopefully you find it helpful. Good luck with the tele build, feel free to hit me up with any questions!
Love watching the process!! So talented bro, thanks for sharing!!!!
Marty says you're the man! I may have to check watchoo got goin on my friend.
Tanx Pal! Doin' a tele of my own. Very helpful.
Awesome! Send a pic to my instagram when you finish you tele!
Hope you can make a tutorial about binding a guitar with arm rest. Just like fender richie kotzen and suhr mateus asato binding
I bought one of those binding tape dispensers from StewMac, for use one-handed, and it's awesome (although I did have to train myself to not instinctively grab it to anchor it). Really good to just rip off tape as needed. Also, I like your crip scarf.
Yeah, I actually made my own tape dispenser which holds about 10 rolls haha. I just need to mount it! Thanks, wearing it to stay safe from the rona haha.
Super video tutorial what diameter binding did you buy in mm`s danke from austria
Thank you! I believe I used 1.52mm x 6.35mm binding or something in that realm.
Cool job. Where did you place the join in the back bind please?
I joined it right at the base of the heal of the neck. You will have to use a blow dryer or heat gun to warm up the binding so that you can bend it and form it around the curves.
@@VanHoutenBuilds Cool thanks. I've done one so far, the fretless Stagg bass conversion on my channel which was mostly easy curves, but on a Telecaster now which needs double binding. I'm guessing the sharper corners of the heel are the biggest challenge to confirm to. Thanks for the feedback.
@@JesHill That's awesome! Yeah the tight curves on the horn are tough to get, but you just have to take your time and make sure you don't overheat the binding or it will warp. Just go about an inch at a time then glue and tape.
@@VanHoutenBuilds will do. Thanks.
Great stuff! Ever try Acetone, and whaddya think about that medium? Sounds like it might give you a little more time to press & tape with a plastic binding, since it does a sort of slow chemical meld to the wood. But would that work with celluloid binding? Our would I burn my garage down? Cheers - RR
Thanks! Yes, I've tried acetone before. Not sure about it working with celluloid, but you could try haha. I'll probably end up switching to acetone indefinitely once I finish off the tube of binding glue. Trying not to let it go to waste. Working with it is a mess!
It’s amazing that you write back everyone commenting here. Thanks for this. I regularly contemplate picking up another unbound Tele , may be one that has battle scars already , and then practicing putting a binding on. Would you expect any current finish to be really messed up in this process? If you were already going for that distressed look, could this be a fine amount of collateral damage? Or is it just best to anticipate a refinish by the time glue is scraped off etc?
PS: are you planing the entire body after this process, belt sander? Thx
Thanks! Yeah I love answering people's questions on here! I would definitely plan for a full refinish of the body while doing that. You can get a lot of finish chip out and the glue can get quite messy! You can also use acetone instead of binding glue. The acetone will cause the binding to literally melt and adhere to the wood. Definitely less messy than glue. I would refinish afterward if it were me, and then distress the guitar after that. You will want a clear coat over the binding. for a cohesive look. Hope that helps!
@@VanHoutenBuilds thanks so much. I keep doing this stuff and would love to make it more financially viable too
Hey man - nice video, thanks for the info! Did you already have the output jack hole drilled? If so, how did you keep the router bit washer from diving into it and thus translating that dive onto the binding route path?
Hey Tim, so I had already drilled out the input jack hole. The bearing is wide enough and there is enough material with the size binding I was routing for to role above and below the hole. If you're worried about it though you could tape over it very tightly with a few layers of heavy duty tape and be very careful when routing around that area.
Right on, thanks for the reply. I decided stupidly to route my binding after I drilled my output jack hole and proceeded to totally forget about it...for me my router bit bearing dove into the jack hole it and that dive was transferred into my binding channel...d’oh!!! I’m hoping I can rectify the situation with some wood filler...hasn’t happened to me before - live and learn right!
Man I can't tell you how many times I've done stuff like that, just haven't gotten them all on film haha. Yeah you should be able to fix that with some filler for sure! Just make sure you put a decent sealer coat over the filler before spraying any lacquer! Good luck with the build my friend!
Excellent call with the sealer over the filler. Yeah it’s the f-ups that helps us learn, right?! Good luck with your build and many thanks again for the video and replies! Cheers
Cool! How does it work with an existing standard tele body that has beveled edges?
You would have to sand the edges down until they are flat which would make the guitar body a little smaller all the way around depending on the degree of bevel. I did that with this one and it worked great!
How would you go about adding the finish to it after the binding? Just tape it off and paint? Thanks!
You can tape it or paint over the binding and scrape it afterwards. I like to do a combination of both as it is pretty difficult and time consuming to tape binding. I tape with painters tape as best as I can before painting, then after the paint has cured I scrape whatever paint made it onto the binding.
How did you take the radius off the body edge? Did that marginally shrink the body’s footprint?
There wasn't much of a radius to begin with so I just sanded it slightly flatter and then used the rabbiting bit to take off the rest for the binding. It didn't shrink the body but maybe by less than a centimeter. Not even noticeable at all.
Okay, so do you just tape the crap out of the binding when you paint/stain the body? I have a mini-explorer body I might bind as practice and I will need to paint the body.
You can either tape it before or just scrape the paint after. Just depends on if you want to do the extra work up front or after. I do it both ways, just depends on what I'm feeling.
@@VanHoutenBuilds maybe I'll tape is up as best I can and then scrap the excess, which I'll probably need to do anyway
How much binding did you order and do you have a StewMac or Amazon link for the binding router bit?
I just ordered one order of it. Depends on how much binding you're doing, double binding the body, the neck, the sound hole's, etc. Here is the router bit: www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/types-of-tools/routers-and-bits/bits/binding-router-bit/
You will have to order the proper bearing for the size of binding you are installing: www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/types-of-tools/routers-and-bits/bits/binding-router-bearings/
How do I figure out the size of the router and bearing for the binding and what are you using like the size of binding bit and bearing
You will need to know the binding thickness and height first. Then you will need to buy the correct binding that matches the rabbeting bit and bearing. Stewmac makes it pretty easy. I would check out their website. You don't have to buy from from them, but it can help you figure out what you need.
What did you use to flatten the edges out ?
I used an orbital sander! You can use any kind of flat sander.
How do you do the back side where it loops around. Every time I’ve tried it it looks like shit.
Use a hair dryer or a heat gun to slightly warm the binding. This makes it more flexible and easier to manipulate around the curves!
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Would be nice if you can include parts where you sand it down and make it flush. Missing out good content there.
Thanks for the feedback!
What is the actual power tool you use?
I use a Ryobi router.
Can you just use wood glue?
You could try it. I don't know that wood glue would give you the same adhesion on the plastic as you get with acetone or the special binding glue.
How much does it cost to get binding done on guitar?
Honestly I'm not sure how much it would cost. That's something I've never had requested of me, personally. I think most luthiers stay away from that as it means they would have to do a ton of sanding and a full refinish.
how about for strat?
A strat has too much curvature for binding unless it's done like an aerodyn type strat. Then maybe you could do binding on it. Might not look like a normal strat though and probably wouldn't be as comfortable to play b/c of the harsh body lines?
Hey man, what size binding are you using in this video?
.060" x .025"