I had a 1980 american-made Stratocaster that I had scalloped out myself(I'm a decent luthier. I'm not a master builder but I can refret a guitar with no problems). My 1980 USA strat was stolen one time. I went to a blues concert in a bar about six years after my guitar had been stolen. The guy on stage was playing MY guitar. And I knew him personally. After the show I went backstage and confronted him.I bluffed him and told him I had all the receipts warranty case candy and everything filled out submitted to the police department and fender (I was B.S.ing him. I was willing to say anything to get my guitar back). Because he was scared of prosecution he gave it back. And he had lacquered the entire fingerboard (and mind you it was a scalloped fingerboard) and to be totally honest I hated the way it looked, but it really did help the fretboard to stay in good shape over the years. So I didn't bother trying to remove it. It is still my number one. I didn't press charges against him for stealing it, but I did totally cut off our friendship forever. He was a junkie and I think he was trying to sell it but nobody would buy it because I had done so much modifications to it. But I was happy as hell cuz I had my "number one" back.✌️😀✌️
LOVING this series, I've been reading Huw's column in Guitar for maybe 18 years, and I love it, it's always the highlight of my issue. Really glad to discover this channel and this series.
Hi, very interesting restoration, I appreciate these videos are snapshots of the restoration process; in view of anyone watching this video and having a go themselves that they would need to check the neck and fingerboard was level with a straight edge before any sanding of the fretboard by adjusting the truss rod if the neck needs be straightened. Really enjoying your videos, I met Chris at a fairly recent gig in Derby who kindly tried out my pedals I make before he and his band went on stage.
Yes Gary, it's just a snapshot. If I ever get to write some articles on this - or more appropriately a book - then more detail can be provided. These vids shouldn't be regarded as instructional per se. It's more about documenting the general process.
Absolutely loving this guys, thanks for sharing. Nice to hear you give Dave Dearnely a name check as well, he's worked his magic on a few of my guitars over the years.
Dave has been a good friend over the years and is now building the most phenomenal acoustics. And we're both very proud owners of Dearnaley Taff Delta Blackguards.
Absolutely brilliant . The first video showed the pickups being removed -hopefully they will be ok to use even though they’re not a matched set although the readings seemed ok . If you don’t use the set that’s been removed it would be interesting to see /hear what pickups go in ....another video at least !👍🏴
Loving this series, so thanks to all involved for having the courage to document & then broadcast what must be a nerve-wrenching, painstaking process. Have enjoyed Huw’s projects in Guitar magazine for years (decades??), so it’s great to watch him work for real. Roll-on part 3 ...
Tone Twins TV : Ha ha! Perhaps strictly speaking it is centuries! Can’t quite recall when you started working for TGM but suspect I still have that edition archived in the loft, sad old bu**ger that I am ... if only my playing had evolved over the same period. Hope you & yours stay well & safe over the next weeks.
@@chrisdrake447 2001 I believe, when my buddy Dave Hunter was editor and commissioned me to write a series on how to record guitars. Anyway you too and thanks Chris
Paper becomes Tone Paper if you put enough glue in it. 🙄 (It's sarcasm kids, partly 🤔) Nice thoughtful caring work on this lovely old guitar. So good to see!
Really enjoying this series guys thank you. Cant wait to hear it being played by Chris after it's completed, I'm sure it'll be a lifelong partner for him once you're magic is complete.
Huw.... you're a bloody craftsman! Beautifully explained too. That fretboard is nothing less than a miracle; I'm really looking forward to the next instalments - Chris Buck's talent deserves such a special guitar.
Yeah, the idea of someone in 50 years taking issue with a modification I've done to one of my own guitars is absolutely bonkers to me. Guitars are instruments to be played and modified to suit the player's needs. If you don't like what a previous owner did to the guitar, too bad; you're only the second owner.
This is what my mate did to his brother's '72 Strat in about 1982: Stripped & refinished in clear coat. Routed out for a bridge humbucker using a hammer & screwdriver. Brass nut, trem, & pickguard from Mighty Mite (I think). Dimarzio Super Distortion Humbucker. Single volume. EVH has a lot to answer for. His brother's '69 Tele only survived unmolested because, who wanted to play a Tele in '82 if they weren't a member of Status Quo? Sigh. My '78 Japanese Strat copy still has a Kahler on it. Ah. The '80's eh?
@@josevillegas9029 Remember. In 1979 or 1980 it was just "An old guitar" I am from the UK, and I was a teen in the '70's. I used to get the weekly music papers and there were always used musical instruments for sale in the classified advertisements. A used Strat, and it didn't matter one bit if it was a 1954 or a 1977, would be priced between 200 to 230 pounds sterling, and a Tele between 175 and 215. As I recall those prices stayed the same from 1975 to about 1978. I was offered a Fiesta Red 1963 Tele in 1978 for 150 pounds. Those numbers look small, but there has been a lot of inflation since. In 1978 I took a Summer job as a factory labourer and earned about 35 pounds per week.. I could have raised a family on that!
I'll be going in between the frets with 0000 grade wire wool after they're installed. I like polishing the crowned frets with wire wool anyway, and leaving it until later ensures that the frets will protect the board in the areas around the slots that I sanded flat while the last of the varnish is being removed. And the frets get their initial polish at the same time.
3 switches, probably to switch on/off pickups separately with off phase sounds, varnish in the fretboard, VOX amps.... Red Special and Brian May anyone? Maybe our previous owner got turned on by all those things in Queen´s sound during the late 70´s... this is all conjecture of course. The story is quite amazing and probably none or guesses are right but we should keep guessing! Thanks for the videos!
My local repair shop applied fingerboard stain to my 1955 Les Paul Junior when I had it refretted essentially covering over what was a gorgeous lighter brown Brazilian fretboard with really nice streaking. Any tips on how to restore it back to the original raw wood?
If they put stain on then that was very stupid of them to do and im not sure why they would. However if they put oil on it which left it with a darker look that makes more sense, wood lightens in color when dry, and you dont want your fingerboard overly dry nor overly oiled. I have a 1960 es330 and i use linseed oil just about every 6 months, doesnt hurt it at all, and is actually good for it. Your fingerboard may have been overly dry giving it a lighter color and now having been oiled it appears darker but you should still be able to see the grain.
Very nice, I work on listed/historic buildings.... Somebody's got to do it,.. I always say to people... cutting the wood and banging in the nails is the easy part making the right decisions is the hard bit !!
Use nylon card like n put inside fret slot n apply superglue not only using tip on the bottle, Remove nut using fret remover after applying some shock n use blade to remove some paint first before everything
Would it not be more effective for Chris to source a replacement guard - he could keep the old one for the history etc. Just unsure why you would patch a pickguard!
Well, yes. Probably best to think of this as a general overview of the process than a 'how to refret a guitar' tutorial. There are plenty of those on You Tube already, although we'd be happy to do one if enough subscribers request it. Or maybe you could do one?
In this video a TV Front Pro and a narrow panel Super. Generally speaking we find tweeds the most comfortable because they have more sag. But Huw doesn't like sitting on the Bassman because his feet can't touch the floor and he's worried he might fall off ;)
Amazing series of videos, congrats!! However, my internal OCD tells me that you should have keep track of each screw and tunner to put the back afterwards in its original position... Sorry, the job is amazing, it just came to my mind
Here in the states there's a product called "Fornsby's" used for refinishing and stripping antique furniture that's been abused with modern paints and finishes ie someone took a can of Hot pink automotive spray paint to a 150 year old Shaker chair for their kids room. My father used it and it worked as advertised. You apply it and the junk that was on the wood just wipes right off with a rag leaving a clean natural looking surface. I don't know if its available in the UK but it would probably take care of the junk on the finger board.
Very nice disguising the divot at the 4th fret? I think it was. Very nice. Would it have ultimately been cheaper to just source a period correct vintage neck as a full replacement? I have no idea what the labor charge was for this so just curious. I also understand many people will pay more to keep the entire instrument together no matter what it takes.
last time i pulled frets i took an exacto knife and scored along each side of the fret a very fine line that helps to avoid chip out on boards that are very brittle, ill be attempting this again pretty soon on the guitar i play the most.its a parts caster i built wen i was 13 from my dads stash of parts he had replaced over time and i kid you not their was enuf stuff in their to build my first quality guitar! a 84 fender japan 62 reissue neck a pearl white 3lb strat body and what are now vintage grey bottom pickups i routed the bridge for a Gibson tar back that sat at the same angle as the original single coil,its my first guitar and the frets are almost gone! i swore no more level work 3 levels ago..so its time to pull the frets and revive my fav player for another 27 yrs, maby less as ive grown accustom to the Gibson type fretless wonder feel my frets have going on right now.wish me luck!
Fascinating stuff and amazing restoration work, why can’t I find a ‘62 Strat in a house clearance sale! As is you would fit a Kahler trem on it, clearly a Floyd Rose is what you need with a nice chrome locking nut!
I would tint the last fret marker as its a lot whiter than the rest of them because of the sanding. Brillant work though, I love these kind of videos! Definitely subscribing.
Yes there's that one and the bass side dot on the 12th fret. TBH, we think it will darken naturally within a short period of time because Chris is likely to play it so much. But tinting to match is certainly an option that could be worth considering.
What did you do about the wear of the fingerboard, the ‘scallops’ between the frets? You said you were trying to avoid removing any wood but surely the scallops can’t be flattened out unless you sand the whole board down?
We're not doing anything about the scallops. The sanding process is only intended to level the board across the top of the fret slots and the veneer on these Fenders is so thin, I wouldn't want to compromise the feel of the neck or sand through the dots in an attempt to level the whole thing. When you fret a guitar, especially with high frets, the string makes little or no contact with the board. If you press harder to make that contact, you'll notice the guitar sounds out of tune. So the 'scallops' will remain and in all likelihood, Chris will hardly notice they're there. If it works for Blackmore, Yngwie and Vai...
Interesting. That's sort of why we were asking in the video. My hunch is that there were one or two guitar techs in our area that were doing this back in the day.
I love hipster yuppies! Im from S.F. How much ya wanna bet one of them drives a Volvo, Saab, Prius or Tesla. Just joking, I only grow organic weed on my balcony.😩
ty Mills Surely the point of any musician’s instrument is to make it playable, not to just look old? I guess Chris Buck has asked for the guitar to be made useable, which is what Huw Price has achieved.
@George Robartes Absolutely. We really enjoy Nik's videos and we're thoroughly enjoying his 57 Strat project. Can't wait to see how the refinish turns out.
I had a 1980 american-made Stratocaster that I had scalloped out myself(I'm a decent luthier. I'm not a master builder but I can refret a guitar with no problems). My 1980 USA strat was stolen one time. I went to a blues concert in a bar about six years after my guitar had been stolen. The guy on stage was playing MY guitar. And I knew him personally. After the show I went backstage and confronted him.I bluffed him and told him I had all the receipts warranty case candy and everything filled out submitted to the police department and fender (I was
B.S.ing him. I was willing to say anything to get my guitar back). Because he was scared of prosecution he gave it back. And he had lacquered the entire fingerboard (and mind you it was a scalloped fingerboard) and to be totally honest I hated the way it looked, but it really did help the fretboard to stay in good shape over the years. So I didn't bother trying to remove it. It is still my number one. I didn't press charges against him for stealing it, but I did totally cut off our friendship forever. He was a junkie and I think he was trying to sell it but nobody would buy it because I had done so much modifications to it. But I was happy as hell cuz I had my "number one" back.✌️😀✌️
LOVING this series, I've been reading Huw's column in Guitar for maybe 18 years, and I love it, it's always the highlight of my issue. Really glad to discover this channel and this series.
Thanks Danny, it's greatly appreciated.
Hi, very interesting restoration, I appreciate these videos are snapshots of the restoration process; in view of anyone watching this video and having a go themselves that they would need to check the neck and fingerboard was level with a straight edge before any sanding of the fretboard by adjusting the truss rod if the neck needs be straightened. Really enjoying your videos, I met Chris at a fairly recent gig in Derby who kindly tried out my pedals I make before he and his band went on stage.
Yes Gary, it's just a snapshot. If I ever get to write some articles on this - or more appropriately a book - then more detail can be provided. These vids shouldn't be regarded as instructional per se. It's more about documenting the general process.
Nice job! 👍 I’ve generally preferred repair over restorations also. That was just what that fretboard needed and skilled work as well.
fantastic insight into your world of guitar restoration and a few nail biting moments. thanks for sharing the process
Absolutely loving this guys, thanks for sharing. Nice to hear you give Dave Dearnely a name check as well, he's worked his magic on a few of my guitars over the years.
Dave has been a good friend over the years and is now building the most phenomenal acoustics. And we're both very proud owners of Dearnaley Taff Delta Blackguards.
Can't wait to see the frets going in. Love the series, love your work. Looking forward to hearing Chris take the 62 for a test drive :)
Can't wait for part 3, super interesting stuff!
Great series... looking forward to the end result!.
This is true craftsmanship
Absolutely brilliant . The first video showed the pickups being removed -hopefully they will be ok to use even though they’re not a matched set although the readings seemed ok . If you don’t use the set that’s been removed it would be interesting to see /hear what pickups go in ....another video at least !👍🏴
Fantastic work!
Awesome guys - thank you 🙏🏻
Loving this series, so thanks to all involved for having the courage to document & then broadcast what must be a nerve-wrenching, painstaking process. Have enjoyed Huw’s projects in Guitar magazine for years (decades??), so it’s great to watch him work for real. Roll-on part 3 ...
Thanks Chris. It feels more like centuries - H ;)
Tone Twins TV : Ha ha! Perhaps strictly speaking it is centuries! Can’t quite recall when you started working for TGM but suspect I still have that edition archived in the loft, sad old bu**ger that I am ... if only my playing had evolved over the same period.
Hope you & yours stay well & safe over the next weeks.
@@chrisdrake447 2001 I believe, when my buddy Dave Hunter was editor and commissioned me to write a series on how to record guitars. Anyway you too and thanks Chris
Paper becomes Tone Paper if you put enough glue in it.
🙄
(It's sarcasm kids, partly 🤔)
Nice thoughtful caring work on this lovely old guitar. So good to see!
But only if it's hide glue Riverdeepnwide ;) Thanks and glad you enjoyed it.
Amazing work man. Really enjoyed it. Please go Graphtech and keep the old but though!!! I'm not a purist as you can tell.
TONE PAPER???!! YOU MEAN THERE IS PAPER THAT CAN MAKE ME SOUND BETTER??? I need it...
There was, but worldwide panic buying now means there's a shortage...
Really enjoying this series guys thank you. Cant wait to hear it being played by Chris after it's completed, I'm sure it'll be a lifelong partner for him once you're magic is complete.
Nice vid and very nice panerai 👍👌👏
A cheap Chinese lookalike actually - the watch not the guitar ;) H
Huw.... you're a bloody craftsman! Beautifully explained too. That fretboard is nothing less than a miracle; I'm really looking forward to the next instalments - Chris Buck's talent deserves such a special guitar.
You have to remember back in the early years of this guitar's life it was not a 'vintage' guitar. Its worth and reverence has only come later.
Yeah, the idea of someone in 50 years taking issue with a modification I've done to one of my own guitars is absolutely bonkers to me. Guitars are instruments to be played and modified to suit the player's needs. If you don't like what a previous owner did to the guitar, too bad; you're only the second owner.
This is what my mate did to his brother's '72 Strat in about 1982:
Stripped & refinished in clear coat.
Routed out for a bridge humbucker using a hammer & screwdriver.
Brass nut, trem, & pickguard from Mighty Mite (I think).
Dimarzio Super Distortion Humbucker.
Single volume.
EVH has a lot to answer for.
His brother's '69 Tele only survived unmolested because, who wanted to play a Tele in '82 if they weren't a member of Status Quo?
Sigh.
My '78 Japanese Strat copy still has a Kahler on it.
Ah. The '80's eh?
Steve Kellett interesting to see many 50s and 60s strats survive the crazy 80s
@@josevillegas9029 Remember. In 1979 or 1980 it was just "An old guitar"
I am from the UK, and I was a teen in the '70's. I used to get the weekly music papers and there were always used musical instruments for sale in the classified advertisements. A used Strat, and it didn't matter one bit if it was a 1954 or a 1977, would be priced between 200 to 230 pounds sterling, and a Tele between 175 and 215. As I recall those prices stayed the same from 1975 to about 1978. I was offered a Fiesta Red 1963 Tele in 1978 for 150 pounds.
Those numbers look small, but there has been a lot of inflation since.
In 1978 I took a Summer job as a factory labourer and earned about 35 pounds per week.. I could have raised a family on that!
9:29 had me feelin' that rosewood just exploding off the front of the nut. Awesome channel by the way! Instant sub.
Why address the lower varnish after fret installation? Wouldn’t it be easier just to do it now and not have to worry about protecting the fret job?
I'll be going in between the frets with 0000 grade wire wool after they're installed. I like polishing the crowned frets with wire wool anyway, and leaving it until later ensures that the frets will protect the board in the areas around the slots that I sanded flat while the last of the varnish is being removed. And the frets get their initial polish at the same time.
Varnishing rosewood fingerboards was probably an attempt to replicate the look and feel of maple fingerboards.
Hey, Hugh nice watch. What brand is it? Nice video from a fellow Vitilogo friend.
Just a cheap Panerai style automatic with a Seagull movement. But it keeps good time ;) H
3 switches, probably to switch on/off pickups separately with off phase sounds, varnish in the fretboard, VOX amps.... Red Special and Brian May anyone? Maybe our previous owner got turned on by all those things in Queen´s sound during the late 70´s... this is all conjecture of course. The story is quite amazing and probably none or guesses are right but we should keep guessing! Thanks for the videos!
My local repair shop applied fingerboard stain to my 1955 Les Paul Junior when I had it refretted essentially covering over what was a gorgeous lighter brown Brazilian fretboard with really nice streaking. Any tips on how to restore it back to the original raw wood?
If they put stain on then that was very stupid of them to do and im not sure why they would. However if they put oil on it which left it with a darker look that makes more sense, wood lightens in color when dry, and you dont want your fingerboard overly dry nor overly oiled. I have a 1960 es330 and i use linseed oil just about every 6 months, doesnt hurt it at all, and is actually good for it. Your fingerboard may have been overly dry giving it a lighter color and now having been oiled it appears darker but you should still be able to see the grain.
Thanks guys, loving following this process.
Love it. Perhaps give us more b-roll of the guitar intermixed with the footage of you two speaking. Love just seeing guitars... great job
Very nice, I work on listed/historic buildings.... Somebody's got to do it,.. I always say to people... cutting the wood and banging in the nails is the easy part making the right decisions is the hard bit !!
Brilliant stuff. It will be interesting to see what happens with the carnage on the body under the scratchplate. I'm hooked!
Use nylon card like n put inside fret slot n apply superglue not only using tip on the bottle,
Remove nut using fret remover after applying some shock n use blade to remove some paint first before everything
11.15: "Wonder if that's tone paper?" 🤣🤣😂😆
Also, why did you not show the removal of the upper frets which was to done from the side? That would have been interesting.
'Tone-Paper' -
Where can I get me some of that?!? :-D :-D :-D
Lol. Were those frets made from a section of HO scale railroad track?!
?? Patching the holes in the pickguard ?? That's why pedal makers give us stickers!
I suggested that to Chris and even asked if he has a middle name so he could do the 3 letter 'thang', but it's getting patched ;) - H
I can't wait for the next episode, haven't got much else to do, being stuck at home atm!
Interesting video looking forward to part 3. Just don't understand the whole vintage guitar thing mind. But it's nice to see done.
Me neither. However, when its an heirloom that 3 generations of your family learned to play on etc. Then it becomes priceless. 👍
Saludos a Chris buck
Something looks suspicious with the headstock decals to me
Nothing is more enjoyable than watching a true craftsman ply his trade.
Thanks Scott and may we say the same to you. We'll never forget the winning try you scored at Wembley Stadium back in 1999.
Especially if it involves things you like (guitars, cars, computers in my case).
Would it not be more effective for Chris to source a replacement guard - he could keep the old one for the history etc. Just unsure why you would patch a pickguard!
Well, because it has 3 ugly holes cut into it. But that's really a question for Chris I feel
Make some good cash flipping these ?
Did you make sure the neck was straight before sanding the finger board ?
Well, yes. Probably best to think of this as a general overview of the process than a 'how to refret a guitar' tutorial. There are plenty of those on You Tube already, although we'd be happy to do one if enough subscribers request it. Or maybe you could do one?
What amps are you sitting on?
In this video a TV Front Pro and a narrow panel Super. Generally speaking we find tweeds the most comfortable because they have more sag. But Huw doesn't like sitting on the Bassman because his feet can't touch the floor and he's worried he might fall off ;)
@@tonetwinstv2863 Fantastic :-) :-)
Tem um cara no Brasil que tem até um canal no TH-cam que faz um trabalho infinitamente melhor que esse.. Alex Luthier..
Wir? Hoffen ni weld y linc. Diolch am dy neges gwych.
More more more please, loving these restoration videos could watch for hours :)
Careful what you wish for Eoghan ;) Plenty more to come.
Too much talking not enough doing.
You think that's bad, we were onto our 3rd cup of tea and about 3 hours into a chat on vintage guitars before we even turned the camera on ;)
Tone Twins TV That’s actually very funny. Boffins through and through.
Yeah, the intros & outros are a little tedious. Enjoy the rest of the videos though.
Amazing series of videos, congrats!! However, my internal OCD tells me that you should have keep track of each screw and tunner to put the back afterwards in its original position... Sorry, the job is amazing, it just came to my mind
Here in the states there's a product called "Fornsby's" used for refinishing and stripping antique furniture that's been abused with modern paints and finishes ie someone took a can of Hot pink automotive spray paint to a 150 year old Shaker chair for their kids room. My father used it and it worked as advertised. You apply it and the junk that was on the wood just wipes right off with a rag leaving a clean natural looking surface. I don't know if its available in the UK but it would probably take care of the junk on the finger board.
Very nice disguising the divot at the 4th fret? I think it was. Very nice. Would it have ultimately been cheaper to just source a period correct vintage neck as a full replacement? I have no idea what the labor charge was for this so just curious. I also understand many people will pay more to keep the entire instrument together no matter what it takes.
Thanks so much for taking the time to document this journey! Fascinating stuff and delighted to get to watch this process😊🙏
Lovely series
How many hours of labor did it take you for this segment?
Many, many ...
Brilliant. Appreciate your knowledge, attention and care. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to #3. Cheers
Very much enjoying these videos. Looking forward to the next ones 👍🏻
keep going you guys, the production, topics, knowledge and everything is top notch, soon the people will flock
last time i pulled frets i took an exacto knife and scored along each side of the fret a very fine line that helps to avoid chip out on boards that are very brittle, ill be attempting this again pretty soon on the guitar i play the most.its a parts caster i built wen i was 13 from my dads stash of parts he had replaced over time and i kid you not their was enuf stuff in their to build my first quality guitar! a 84 fender japan 62 reissue neck a pearl white 3lb strat body and what are now vintage grey bottom pickups i routed the bridge for a Gibson tar back that sat at the same angle as the original single coil,its my first guitar and the frets are almost gone! i swore no more level work 3 levels ago..so its time to pull the frets and revive my fav player for another 27 yrs, maby less as ive grown accustom to the Gibson type fretless wonder feel my frets have going on right now.wish me luck!
Good luck!
This neck was played by Freddy Krueger or Wolverine 🤪🤪😋
Fascinating stuff and amazing restoration work, why can’t I find a ‘62 Strat in a house clearance sale!
As is you would fit a Kahler trem on it, clearly a Floyd Rose is what you need with a nice chrome locking nut!
We tried to talk Chris into a Floyd Rose but he point blank refused...
This is great! I can’t wait for part 3! 🧔🏻👍🏻
I would tint the last fret marker as its a lot whiter than the rest of them because of the sanding. Brillant work though, I love these kind of videos! Definitely subscribing.
Yes there's that one and the bass side dot on the 12th fret. TBH, we think it will darken naturally within a short period of time because Chris is likely to play it so much. But tinting to match is certainly an option that could be worth considering.
This is awesome to watch the process. Thank you for the videos.
Well done guys. Very enjoyable watch.
Da bo !
Thanks - I'm really enjoying this!
Has the guitar had a respray? The checking looks different to mine. Also, will you polish all the clay fingerboard markers back to white?
Phil Porter yeah Chris said it’s a refin
All that dirt and grime is what makes it sound so good!
This is like ASMR for guitar nerds.
We like ;)
Excellent! Can't wait to see it finished:-)
I think it probably was tone paper
What are all the background noises while you are working on taking out the nut???
That was my dog - H
What did you do about the wear of the fingerboard, the ‘scallops’ between the frets? You said you were trying to avoid removing any wood but surely the scallops can’t be flattened out unless you sand the whole board down?
We're not doing anything about the scallops. The sanding process is only intended to level the board across the top of the fret slots and the veneer on these Fenders is so thin, I wouldn't want to compromise the feel of the neck or sand through the dots in an attempt to level the whole thing. When you fret a guitar, especially with high frets, the string makes little or no contact with the board. If you press harder to make that contact, you'll notice the guitar sounds out of tune. So the 'scallops' will remain and in all likelihood, Chris will hardly notice they're there. If it works for Blackmore, Yngwie and Vai...
Hopefully that will become clearer if you watch Part 3 when it comes out.
amazing. NEED MORE
Plenty more to come Adam and many thanks.
And part 3? :-)
recycle a nut? Why?
Why nut?
Can't wait for the next one lads!
Seen a couple of varnished maple board strats, never a rosewood though, here in the states.
The neck does have a beautiful amber color though.
Interesting. That's sort of why we were asking in the video. My hunch is that there were one or two guitar techs in our area that were doing this back in the day.
Tone paper
I thought it was only early 70’s fenders that needed side fret removal?
Lara Dresden no, depends on the guitar and how it aged
great work!
What's tone paper?
It was just a joke John.
@@tonetwinstv2863 Fair enough :)
What fingerboard oil you use?
Lemon oil
What are the refinish plans?
That's up to Chris ;) To be decided...
Cut down all the talking beforehand. Just get to the repairs.
hi.
you have a mouse. click on the bit where the repairs start and kindly leave the talking for those of us who care for it.
TCM I think he should ask for his money back...or get some manners and be grateful for this free content.
I love hipster yuppies! Im from S.F. How much ya wanna bet one of them drives a Volvo, Saab, Prius or Tesla. Just joking, I only grow organic weed on my balcony.😩
Awesome... and entirely wrong. But we enjoyed your post ;)
Only the douchiest of douches drive saabs
Why are you whispering?! Sand the fret board,repair the damage and refret the fucking thing! It's a guitar! God I hate purrests
kevykev38 Purrests? Is that like a purist for cats?
@@ChrisBuckGuitar Meow ;)
All those years of playing and character, just to fill it in with saw dust and super glue?? Why not buy a 62 reissue?
ty Mills Surely the point of any musician’s instrument is to make it playable, not to just look old? I guess Chris Buck has asked for the guitar to be made useable, which is what Huw Price has achieved.
Your luthier skills are terrifyingly poor.
We're sorry to hear that, but please don't tell Chris...
Up Dog I see nothing wrong in this video.
@George Robartes Absolutely. We really enjoy Nik's videos and we're thoroughly enjoying his 57 Strat project. Can't wait to see how the refinish turns out.
A little less chitter chatter boys. Cheers