I've had the pleasure of witnessing first hand Richard's quiet demeanor, willingness to share his vast knowledge, quirky sense of humor and affable persona. As a student of classical & steel string guitar repairs, I've spent many hours searching the WWW for this information. Richard's videos are more than a cut above the rest - No shouting, no ego and no binary instructions....but full of easy paced instructions and high quality imaging. Thanks Richard
So generous of you Richard. A very well thought out and simple to follow process. Many ways to skin a cat but your leaves no room for any fur balls. Thank You
I must tell you that I'm very picky about who I take advice from in regards to ANYTHING including guitar building. So far I think you are excellent and a great teacher too. Thanks for these videos.
If your using those large heavy clamps, at least protect the guitar top from mishaps with something. Also, who uses heavy clamps on today's very thin soundboards? Also, stop giving arbitrary time lengths for a process, like, "24 hours is good, 48 hours is better." Other than that, this is a very good method, explained well, thank you.
1. The clamps are not heavy they are made from aluminium also they are not tight they are only to hold the bridge in place. 2. I have made 500 guitars so I know how to be careful. 3. I don't use heavy clamps. 4. I give time limits as a guide for people who don't know. 5. I used to have a cat just like the one in your photo she lived for 23 years I still miss her.
It was great to watch your work Richard. You perform as a master; everytime you touched the guitar I felt nervous because if it was me I would be worried, but you just take it in your stride and do it as though you were born to do it. Watching you work it feels like watching you make my guitar. Its playing in very well by the way and it already sounds mature. The neck is doing very well without the finish. When Im down next time I will bring her in for a neck profile adjustment. The way you set it up is working very well but I still have some personal refinements in mind. Im getting lots of comments from sound engineers too. Thanks for posting.
Hi Richard, which tape are you using to cover the bridge position pryor to appying the finish to the guitar please? Great video by the way, very calm and easy to follow. Thanks.
Hi Richard. How do you go about french polishing a guitar with a scratch plate? Do you masking tape off the shape, like you do with the bridge and polish it separately. Or polish the body after it has been attached? I would imagine it would be rather easy to get a lot of unwanted build up where it meets the body that way. Thank you for these videos by the way, very helpful indeed.
Hey! I'm building my first guitar, but I have a question. Would it be stupid to glue the bridge on before it's on the body? I'm worried about cracking the top when I've already assembled the body
Hi Tommy, It's not the best way of doing it. There is no reason why you should crack the top when gluing the bridge if you support the top from the inside. If the bridge fits the top like it grows out of it you will need very little pressure to hold it in place while the glue dries. In would recommend hide glue for the job.
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I've had the pleasure of witnessing first hand Richard's quiet demeanor, willingness to share his vast knowledge, quirky sense of humor and affable persona.
As a student of classical & steel string guitar repairs, I've spent many hours searching the WWW for this information. Richard's videos are more than a cut above the rest - No shouting, no ego and no binary instructions....but full of easy paced instructions and high quality imaging.
Thanks Richard
Thank you Gerard for those nice words. Richard
So generous of you Richard. A very well thought out and simple to follow process. Many ways to skin a cat but your leaves no room for any fur balls. Thank You
thank you
I must tell you that I'm very picky about who I take advice from in regards to ANYTHING including guitar building. So far I think you are excellent and a great teacher too. Thanks for these videos.
By far the best and most informative bridge glue-up I have seen, thanks for sharing!
Eu estava a muito tempo em busca de um vídeo assim, muito obrigado por compartilhar.
If your using those large heavy clamps, at least protect the guitar top from mishaps with something. Also, who uses heavy clamps on today's very thin soundboards? Also, stop giving arbitrary time lengths for a process, like, "24 hours is good, 48 hours is better." Other than that, this is a very good method, explained well, thank you.
1. The clamps are not heavy they are made from aluminium also they are not tight they are only to hold the bridge in place. 2. I have made 500 guitars so I know how to be careful. 3. I don't use heavy clamps. 4. I give time limits as a guide for people who don't know. 5. I used to have a cat just like the one in your photo she lived for 23 years I still miss her.
Thanks for the informative videos Richard. I build kit guitars as a hobby and your videos are great on-the-fly references.
It was great to watch your work Richard. You perform as a master; everytime you touched the guitar I felt nervous because if it was me I would be worried, but you just take it in your stride and do it as though you were born to do it. Watching you work it feels like watching you make my guitar. Its playing in very well by the way and it already sounds mature. The neck is doing very well without the finish. When Im down next time I will bring her in for a neck profile adjustment. The way you set it up is working very well but I still have some personal refinements in mind. Im getting lots of comments from sound engineers too. Thanks for posting.
Hi Richard, which tape are you using to cover the bridge position pryor to appying the finish to the guitar please? Great video by the way, very calm and easy to follow. Thanks.
It's what's called painters tape, although it will stay in place well it also peels off without damaging the grain of the top.
Hi Richard. How do you go about french polishing a guitar with a scratch plate? Do you masking tape off the shape, like you do with the bridge and polish it separately. Or polish the body after it has been attached? I would imagine it would be rather easy to get a lot of unwanted build up where it meets the body that way. Thank you for these videos by the way, very helpful indeed.
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Hey! I'm building my first guitar, but I have a question. Would it be stupid to glue the bridge on before it's on the body? I'm worried about cracking the top when I've already assembled the body
Hi Tommy, It's not the best way of doing it. There is no reason why you should crack the top when gluing the bridge if you support the top from the inside. If the bridge fits the top like it grows out of it you will need very little pressure to hold it in place while the glue dries. In would recommend hide glue for the job.