I have Still have my first guitar that I got when I was 14, a Hofner like this. … I am 79 this summer. It has a floating bridge. Seeing this I should look around for someone to redo mine. Thanks , I enjoyed it !
@@mr.k1t I’m glad you announced action at the 12th fret. 2.5mm is very nice height for a Nylon string guitar, you need at least this height on a nylon strung guitar. Many new ones that I have examined are at least 3mm at 12th fret for low ‘E’. I purchased a Yamaha nylon silent guitar recently and the high ‘e’ was 2.5mm and the low ‘E’ was ‘3.75mm at 12th fret. Good work and thank you for sharing. Very high standard of work. I cannot understand why some people have to criticise a posting when not fully understanding the difference between a steel string action and a nylon string action. I have set up many guitars and your choice of action at the 12th fret for this nylon strung guitar is just about perfect for most players.
Спасибо, когда Лады вклеены, я использую олово, чтобы температура нагревания была равномерной, благодаря чему, я могу вытащить лад быстрее и аккуратнее, без лишнего повреждения накладки.
Congratulations, you did a great job. It is identical to my mom's guitar. It is the guitar that I have played the most for many years (eg on the sofa) also because it is a little smaller than a guitar with a standard length tuning fork.
I've never seen the solder fret removal trick - very interesting! I think I would have soaked the tuning machines in white vinegar overnight, but it may have made them look too new. Nicely done, and I enjoyed the music. Thanks for sharing with us.
The solder will distribute the heat along the fret wire well. Alternatively you can use a iron or if you have the possibilities like Ted Woodford th-cam.com/video/gDqh5WHri3o/w-d-xo.html at 9:16 (I can highly recommend his channel) but I can imagine that the guys in Ukraine are at the moment somewhat restricted in their possibilities
@@mr.k1t Hello, I didn't just type this comment because soldering with tin-lead solder 61 is not good for health. Firstly, its vapors that spread around, secondly, the remnants of them that condense on the lining, and this in this case cannot be avoided, thirdly, the use of this solder complicates the technological process. There is an alternative to using solder . What is this? ... That's right, water. Well, the use of ordinary water in this case is not worse, as for extracting frets from the fretboard , of course, if it is done correctly Can 't you think of a simpler one ? See how a professional luthier does it , I 'll leave the link below . How he realize it simplistically (if you show everything completely, the whole video will take not 2 but a 20 minutes ) is shown from 1:36 to 2:36 second , I beg you pardon for my english :th-cam.com/video/cLulJOKIooE/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=MuzClass
Два вопроса: почему нельзя нагревать лады просто за счет электричества или индукционным методом столько припоя в мусорку же? И почему на классической гитаре радиусный гриф? всегда ведь плоский был.
Добрый день, при помощи паяльника и припоя, я могу добиться оптимального и равномерного нагрева каждого лада, дополнительно это даёт контроль степени нагрева(что чуть более важно при замене ладов на лакированных грифах) А по поводу радиуса на классике, это скорее вкусовщина, все плоские грифа на классиках, рано или поздно, превращаются в грифа с отрицательным радиусом, а легкий радиус(тут он 20, а это почти плоский) это мое личное виденье такой классической гитары
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Looks like the top is a laminated pinewood.....worth saving the guitar????. On the other hand refretting technique is fine. I assume the bridge bone was also renewed... and thats a good point to set string height..... Aesthetic result is obviously ok, but is the guitar intonated and free from noises?. I know I am biased... but that piece of furniture is unlikely to be called a guitar in Spain.
Thank you for your feedback. Of course, this Hofner is not a boutique spanish classical guitar. But from my viewpoint this is a part of guitar making and I would like to save it instead of throwing it away.
Yes this Guitar is built for Gut Strings (nowadays Nylon) & it came strung w/ Nylon Strings already, success. D'addario makes Ball End Nylon Strings (like what I saw in this video) which make restringing a Snap. There are those Thomastik Classic S Rope Core Classical Guitar Strings (KR116) which are Flatwound to save the frets from scratches
Можно очень низко, зависит от вашего звукоизвлечение, в классической школе, принято ставить достаточно высоко струны, для большей динамики (2.5мм на 6й струне над 12м ладом) для личного комфорта, при условии ровных ладов и грифа, можно поставить 1.2 мм на 6й. Будет удобно, но за счёт потери динамики.
I'm not a luthier, I reactivate guitars as best I can. On yours, I would have paid more attention to those tuner machines. If they're too loose, I just replace them with new ones of high quality. On a guitar the age of your Hofner, those tuners rarely got any lubrication or cleaning. If I am restoring, I like the metal parts to be free of rust and tarnishing, not ignoring the neck, frets, bridge, etc.
Thank you for your comment. Surprisingly to me, these are one of the most comfortable and workable tuners. They have very smooth lift and nice gear ratio. And I don't want to get rid of them.
@@mr.k1t Cultural industrial bias causes me to think the tuners are of German manufacture, which is probably the reason they are as you describe. I have three Spanish made classical guitars, and their tuners work exceptionally well, though they're probably no older than 20-25 years. I have found through experience that buying tuners on the web can be a crap shoot. Price is not a guarantor of quality. I was able to find a new set for about $18, plus shipping, that are of reasonable quality. Conversely, I bought a set for about $36 that were actually worse than the ones I was trying to replace. The seller was puzzled about my returning them for a refund
Great work; but from what I could see in the video, that action still looked way too high. Also, a better choice for strings would have been D'Addario Pro Arte classical, normal tension tie-end strings.
Thanks for comment. What about action and type of string. This is not my guitar, I put in strings that client asked for. In the video action always seems higher.
Your scale length starts at your FIRST metallic (zero) fret. I see that your strings do not touch this fret, that is they touch the nut. You will soon find that this guitar cannot be tuned. Open strings have the nut for zero fret, fretted ones have the first fret for zero. Detach the nut and file down the grooves to make the strings rest on the first fret. If I see the things wrong I apologize. I like your work.
Thank you! You're right, I agree with you on that. It might have seemed to you because of the camera angle. In real life strings on this guitar start from zero fret.
It is a lap steel guitar.. I had the same identical guitar and I can assure you about it... It has a steel nut that fits over 0 fret. Also if you will notice.. the tuners have a metal central rod which is designed for steel strings.. It is an all laminate guitar but with ladder bracing.. Nylon strings will not be able to move the top so much and will give less volume and tone... Great restoration though...
I have a almost identical hofner with metal central rod, it has had a bad cracked headstock repairing, so it should be repaired, unfortunaly i can,t show a pictere here
Sorry, Bibek, because of that bridge style, this guitar was originally made for gut strings. So nylon would now be the only choice. The tension of steel strings would ruin that guitar in a very short time. I have seen that happen too many times with guitars like this.
Яка краса, приємно спостерігати за роботою майстра!
Thanks for video and the care that you have given for the instrument.
Looks great! What did you use to clean and to polish the guitar body? As in substance not tool
Thanks!
3M Fast Cut Compound 09374
I have Still have my first guitar that I got when I was 14, a Hofner like this. … I am 79 this summer. It has a floating bridge. Seeing this I should look around for someone to redo mine. Thanks , I enjoyed it !
Thank you, glad to hear it, good luck with the bridge repair.
Really? Xdxd
amazing jobs my friend. if you live nearby. i could spent hours watching you doing your jobs. its amazing. greeting from indonesia
Thank you!
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Молодці, справжні профі !
Really enjoyed watching this Master restore this beautiful Guitar!
Thank you.
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Since you radius the fretboard I think it would be good to radius the saddle.
Yes, you’re right. I did it, but I didn’t add it in the final montage.
Craftsman at work
Thank you 👏🏾👏🏾🙏✌🏼
Thank You for comment!
Strung at the bridge, you use the twist and tie string method, However ball ends work.
oh thank you for guitar repair knowledge
Thank you for watching
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What does the solder do when you are removing the frets? That fret board is beautiful….you do great work.
Distributes heat evenly over the fret, which allows you to remove it faster and better.
Thank you!
Sir what did you do with that glued strap button ?
Since when did a fret replacement and a wax job become a restoration?
No talking, just great working ))
Beautiful work, i miss the playing at the end. Can I ask what compound did you use for polishing the body?
Hi, 3M Fast Compound 09374
Thank You!
Muy buen trabajo! Saludos desde Argentina
This perfectly fitting bone nut... these shiny frets... this nicely oiled walnut (rosewood ?) fretboard... So satisfying ! ☺
Thank you
It’s rosewood)
Super high string action it seems. Can it be played beyond the 5th fret? Thanks for sharing.
It’s 2.5 mm over 12th fret. It’s comfortable for me, ty for your feedback.
@@mr.k1t I’m glad you announced action at the 12th fret. 2.5mm is very nice height for a Nylon string guitar, you need at least this height on a nylon strung guitar. Many new ones that I have examined are at least 3mm at 12th fret for low ‘E’.
I purchased a Yamaha nylon silent guitar recently and the high ‘e’ was 2.5mm and the low ‘E’ was ‘3.75mm at 12th fret. Good work and thank you for sharing. Very high standard of work.
I cannot understand why some people have to criticise a posting when not fully understanding the difference between a steel string action and a nylon string action. I have set up many guitars and your choice of action at the 12th fret for this nylon strung guitar is just about perfect for most players.
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I Love your videos! ❤
How do you know how much to take off of the saddle to get a good action? Its got a zero fret so I'm assuming the nut height isn't super important.
Sanding a little to the wanted result( at nylon guitar I like a little higher action).
What about nut, it must be lower than zero fret.
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The fretboard looks amazing! What was the oil you used for final conditioning of the fretboard? - I think it's dunlop lemon oil?
It’s just mineral oil, same as Dunlop but without lemon flavoring.
Отличная работа, браво мастеру. Уже второй раз вижу, что при срыве ладов, чем то их пропаиваите.
Спасибо, когда Лады вклеены, я использую олово, чтобы температура нагревания была равномерной, благодаря чему, я могу вытащить лад быстрее и аккуратнее, без лишнего повреждения накладки.
good
Congratulations, you did a great job.
It is identical to my mom's guitar. It is the guitar that I have played the most for many years (eg on the sofa) also because it is a little smaller than a guitar with a standard length tuning fork.
So??
Nice, but why you made a radius on a classical guitar neck ?
Thank you.
Just cause I want it😉
I've never seen the solder fret removal trick - very interesting! I think I would have soaked the tuning machines in white vinegar overnight, but it may have made them look too new.
Nicely done, and I enjoyed the music. Thanks for sharing with us.
Maybe I'll try the vinegar option in the next video.
Thank You.
@@mr.k1t Be advised that the white vinegar can lighten plastic knobs, and even bone. But it's a great rust and gunk remover.
The solder will distribute the heat along the fret wire well. Alternatively you can use a iron or if you have the possibilities like Ted Woodford th-cam.com/video/gDqh5WHri3o/w-d-xo.html at 9:16 (I can highly recommend his channel) but I can imagine that the guys in Ukraine are at the moment somewhat restricted in their possibilities
How playable was it as the action looked far too high?
This is a normal action(2.5 mm at 12 fret) for classical guitar. It’s comfortable.
Чем шлифовали гриф длинная блестящая с отверстием похожа на поверочную линейку, как рельса?
Аллюминиевый профиль выровняли на чпу и финально правили на стекле, наждак 180й
Мастер в деле! Прекрасная работа🔥
Very happy you sped up the fret removal. Look forward to seeing if they are glued back in
Beautiful job. Thanks for sharing.
Thank You!
Це можна дивитись вічно🤤
Думал в конце что - нибудь сбацаешь, 3/4 хотели этого,стоит ли достигнутый звук затраченного времени
(с гитарой лет50)
What is the radius of the fretboard?
20
Very satisfying to watch.
Отличная работа. Респект.
Спасибо
An interesting story , and a video , but I will fail at this point to understand why solder is needed ) there when removing frets ?
For better fret heating
@@mr.k1t Hello, I didn't just type this comment because soldering with tin-lead solder 61 is not good for health. Firstly, its vapors that spread around, secondly, the remnants of them that condense on the lining, and this in this case cannot be avoided, thirdly, the use of this solder complicates the technological process. There is an alternative to using solder . What is this? ... That's right, water. Well, the use of ordinary water in this case is not worse, as for extracting frets from the fretboard , of course, if it is done correctly Can 't you think of a simpler one ? See how a professional luthier does it , I 'll leave the link below . How he realize it simplistically (if you show everything completely, the whole video will take not 2 but a 20 minutes ) is shown from 1:36 to 2:36 second , I beg you pardon for my english :th-cam.com/video/cLulJOKIooE/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=MuzClass
Два вопроса: почему нельзя нагревать лады просто за счет электричества или индукционным методом столько припоя в мусорку же? И почему на классической гитаре радиусный гриф? всегда ведь плоский был.
Добрый день, при помощи паяльника и припоя, я могу добиться оптимального и равномерного нагрева каждого лада, дополнительно это даёт контроль степени нагрева(что чуть более важно при замене ладов на лакированных грифах)
А по поводу радиуса на классике, это скорее вкусовщина, все плоские грифа на классиках, рано или поздно, превращаются в грифа с отрицательным радиусом, а легкий радиус(тут он 20, а это почти плоский) это мое личное виденье такой классической гитары
@@mr.k1t спасибо за ответ!
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Good old guitar restoration friend...
Thank you
Nice job... But why not fixing some small damages on the body, as well as the chip in the headstock?
Thank You! I like leaving age marks on old guitar, maybe in the next video, I will completely restore the coverage.
@@mr.k1t awesome, thanks!
Good work. Why were the frets replaced? They looked like they still had a lot of life left in them. Cheers from Canada!!
The neck was crooked, had to fix it.
Thank you!
@@mr.k1t Thanks!!
Nice,but its more cleaning than restauration...but nice,never mind!
Great work! You’re so talented! Demand a new video 😏
Looks like the top is a laminated pinewood.....worth saving the guitar????. On the other hand refretting technique is fine. I assume the bridge bone was also renewed... and thats a good point to set string height..... Aesthetic result is obviously ok, but is the guitar intonated and free from noises?. I know I am biased... but that piece of furniture is unlikely to be called a guitar in Spain.
Thank you for your feedback. Of course, this Hofner is not a boutique spanish classical guitar. But from my viewpoint this is a part of guitar making and I would like to save it instead of throwing it away.
You are very biased.
Wonderful
Good Job
Thanks!
Bravo
Yes this Guitar is built for Gut Strings (nowadays Nylon) & it came strung w/ Nylon Strings already, success. D'addario makes Ball End Nylon Strings (like what I saw in this video) which make restringing a Snap. There are those Thomastik Classic S Rope Core Classical Guitar Strings (KR116) which are Flatwound to save the frets from scratches
I still prefer tie-end strings, as they have much more of a classical look, especially for a vintage guitar.
I have just the same hofner. It sounds as dull and uninspiring as yours. Anyone knows why?
WOW..The guitar really never said a word.It should have mentioned the height of the strings.
Nice clean up, without overly complicating it! Bravo!
Thank you
I prefered the wood nut. It's got a zero fret so why not?
I like to work with bone
Maybe in the next video I’ll make it out of wood.
great job！😀
Thank You.
Good job on the resot but ouch you never showed the whole guitar after and we never got to hear it!
When I edited this video, I did not have the guitar itself and the demo was not included in the video.
Thanks!
your great artistic
Trabalho ficou lindo.
Obrigado!
Great job
Дякую
На сколько низко максимально можно опустить струны у классической гитары?
Можно очень низко, зависит от вашего звукоизвлечение, в классической школе, принято ставить достаточно высоко струны, для большей динамики (2.5мм на 6й струне над 12м ладом) для личного комфорта, при условии ровных ладов и грифа, можно поставить 1.2 мм на 6й. Будет удобно, но за счёт потери динамики.
I'm not a luthier, I reactivate guitars as best I can. On yours, I would have paid more attention to those tuner machines. If they're too loose, I just replace them with new ones of high quality. On a guitar the age of your Hofner, those tuners rarely got any lubrication or cleaning. If I am restoring, I like the metal parts to be free of rust and tarnishing, not ignoring the neck, frets, bridge, etc.
Thank you for your comment. Surprisingly to me, these are one of the most comfortable and workable tuners. They have very smooth lift and nice gear ratio. And I don't want to get rid of them.
@@mr.k1t Cultural industrial bias causes me to think the tuners are of German manufacture, which is probably the reason they are as you describe. I have three Spanish made classical guitars, and their tuners work exceptionally well, though they're probably no older than 20-25 years. I have found through experience that buying tuners on the web can be a crap shoot. Price is not a guarantor of quality. I was able to find a new set for about $18, plus shipping, that are of reasonable quality. Conversely, I bought a set for about $36 that were actually worse than the ones I was trying to replace. The seller was puzzled about my returning them for a refund
👍 from 🇺🇦.
WD40 in a bag - the perfect way to both lube and decruddify tuners (have done the same)
Now I started using an ultrasonic bath, the result is much better.
Когда бьешь лады выше 12 нужно приспособу делать чтобы не нагружать топ при ударе. Так легко в топе трещину сделать, особенно у старых инструментов.
Great work; but from what I could see in the video, that action still looked way too high. Also, a better choice for strings would have been D'Addario Pro Arte classical, normal tension tie-end strings.
Thanks for comment.
What about action and type of string.
This is not my guitar, I put in strings that client asked for.
In the video action always seems higher.
Прекрасная работа! Супер звук! Браво Мастеру! Мои восхищения!
Благодарю!
Creo el diapason está vencido vi el hueso del puente muy rebajado y las cuerdas con mucha altura
Случайно попало видео в алгоритмы поиска TH-cam, отстановил свое внимание т.к увидел знакомую банку с флюсом из Кардач. Смотрю и правда - Киев :)
wow 😍😍😍👌👌👌👌👌👌
The guitar is made for steel strings 😊
Why the solider?
Your scale length starts at your FIRST metallic (zero) fret. I see that your strings do not touch this fret, that is they touch the nut. You will soon find that this guitar cannot be tuned. Open strings have the nut for zero fret, fretted ones have the first fret for zero. Detach the nut and file down the grooves to make the strings rest on the first fret. If I see the things wrong I apologize. I like your work.
Thank you! You're right, I agree with you on that. It might have seemed to you because of the camera angle. In real life strings on this guitar start from zero fret.
Is it still smelling like WD40?
Que sorte, não precisou nem desempenar o braço!
Dobra restauracija.
Šteta što nema da se čuje kako zvuči...
Dobra restauracija a na kraju pogrešne žice
I don't think it was worth it in the end. The string position is much too high and such guitars were back then sold in bulk for 40 bucks a piece.
Height 2.5 mm, I am quite comfortable playing this guitar
Как автомобиль.
🔥🔥🔥🔥
👍
It is a lap steel guitar.. I had the same identical guitar and I can assure you about it... It has a steel nut that fits over 0 fret.
Also if you will notice.. the tuners have a metal central rod which is designed for steel strings..
It is an all laminate guitar but with ladder bracing..
Nylon strings will not be able to move the top so much and will give less volume and tone...
Great restoration though...
I have a almost identical hofner with metal central rod, it has had a bad cracked headstock repairing, so it should be repaired, unfortunaly i can,t show a pictere here
Sorry, Bibek, because of that bridge style, this guitar was originally made for gut strings. So nylon would now be the only choice. The tension of steel strings would ruin that guitar in a very short time. I have seen that happen too many times with guitars like this.
You mean 70 years old. Nice work BTW 👍
Oops, Thank you!
Has mas videos
URAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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WHY NYLON STRINGS????WRONG This is a parlor and not a classic guitar..........Even the keys are metalic for metall.
No truss rod here.
bridge typical of the classic.
in the catalogs of those years, this guitar was listed as a "classical guitar"
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Esperamos hasta el final, inútilmente, para oir cómo suena, y ¡nada! Eso es la mitad del video.
Россия, вперёд!!!
You call that a restoration?! Stay away from my guitars! That action is astoundingly high - too high to be playable.
Action strings is subjective, on nylon string guitars I prefer to keep it a little higher around 2.5 mm
Намотка струн неправильна. в этом месте струна будет переламываться. если ссразу продевать в отверстие валика натяжника...
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Not à folk guitar it’s à classicisme Word Witherspoon nylon strings the neck Will be d'eau after that
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balck strings nooooooo!!!
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Ни хуя се! там сантиметр на 12 ладу от струн!