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Removing a bridgeplate and solving a mystery

Kimsey Lutherie

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Pulling a bridgeplate using heating irons and solving a mystery about the bridge location.

(1:00) Prepping for plate pull
(05:50) The plate is OUT!!!
(09:00) Checking for a soft top
(15:00) Looking insde
(16:50) Looking for loose braces
(19:40) Checking out the location of the new bridge
(21:00) The mystery
(28:00) A quick intonation check
(36:00) Saddle/bridge location determined!
(41:00) The Plan

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18 Comments

@redlinemando 2 years ago

What's the old saying, "Measure twice, cut once."? Your thoroughness & attention to detail are the exact qualities that make you the highly skilled luthier that you are!!!!!!! I don't want anyone working on one of my instruments unless they approach it with the same or a VERY similar mindset!!!!!!!

@goose6323 2 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. Always interesting and educational!

@tomehCanada 1 year ago

I love that smile and laugh when it fell off as easy as could be. Sometimes you're lucky. :-)

@MrAbetter1 2 years ago

Very interesting watching your thoughts as you work through the problems. Like we’re right there with you.
Another great video.
Thanks Bryan……Happy New Year to all

@Rich-Ca 2 years ago

Wow incredible,,, I learned so much from you,,, thank you .

@iused2BAfireman 2 years ago

High wire Lutherie.

@emarji 1 year ago

There's a video showing a guy sawing the fretboard underneath the 14 fret and he removes the bottom half of the fretboard to change the truss rod and reset the neck angle on a Martin.I wouldn't go that way, but stew Mac's fret calculator should show if any other frets are out.
Back when they hand sawed the fret slots maybe?

@dancassidy7471 2 years ago

triage" haha I worked ER triage for years

@MAXYZ1313 1 year ago

⚡️👍🕊️

@dwoodinnyc 2 years ago

Great shots inside the guitar. Love
It!

@gam1471 2 years ago

Thanks; a fascinating story. I remember many years ago replacing the nut on a guitar of mine. The intonation was off when I'd done it. I wondered why, and looked closely. The nut was a cheap 'off the shelf' moulded one, and I noticed a slight gap between the nut and fingerboard - that is to say, the middle region of the nut wasn't flush with the fingerboard edge. The gap was probably only slightly over 1/32" - but it was enough to throw off the intonation, because once I'd removed the nut and sanded it flat, everything was fine.

@victormarinelli5660 2 years ago

If the fret board was removed and shortened, wouldn't you see evidence of that where the fret board meets the sound hole?

@scottamos2660 2 years ago (edited)

Im only 25:58 into this video and you're talking about the shortness of the neck. I was wondering if the body of the guitar could have shrunk at all? You pointed out that the frets appeared to be in the original position because of the wear between the frets.

@hymnplayer 2 years ago

Someone may have cut a 1/64 or so off of the end of the fingerboard at the nut. I read somewhere that Taylor shortens their fingerboards at the nut end a VERY small amount for some kind of compensation that I don’t remember. Taylor knows what they are doing and I didn’t because I tried it ONE time. A little knowledge can get you in trouble sometimes.😢

@clawhammer704 2 years ago

It’s not the original neck?

@dannyjonze 2 years ago (edited)

If you measure from the first fret to the 12th it would have to be the same, unless some other fingerboards from some other source were used. manufacturing diffences or a handmade replacement.

@fenderlead1 2 years ago

What fret wire would they have been using in 62? I don’t think they were using the bar anymore whatever fret wire it is might be a clue to the mystery but with the amount of where that fingerboard must’ve been on for a very long time