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Well that’s because I tried to first not sand any of it by counter sinking the top washer. But even though I carefully ran the drill so it wouldn’t pull up on the wood, I still got some chip out….and that’s what I needed to fix
I would definitely use a block underneath the tail of the bridge while restringing it. It'll save you the whole tuning it, retuning and retuning it over and over again. Definitely loosen the string tension before adjusting the bridge posts. There's a tool for about $20 that's made specifically for a Floyd to do the intonation which lets you get completely exact with that process which is great. Lastly you can put the strings in backwards from the tuning keys on the headstock going back towards the bridge and that works great except for the high e string usually which you will need to string normally to avoid it snapping at the ball end. Excellent video though brother
I found your videos and enjoy them quite a bit and love the work that you do, I have been wanting to get into guitar building myself but have limited knowledge and tools to be able to do it. Saying hello from Missouri.
@@letsbuildaguitar9230 Hey there! I hope all is going well with you and your family, haven’t seen any videos from you in a long, long, long time. Hope everything is OK! I posted a couple of new build videos since last year. My own custom built PRS. And my custom Sunburst tiger with my favorite colors.
BRAVO JOB WELL DONE WITH GREAT CARE I have to hand it to you. You are extremely thorough, intelligent, with a mild mannered delivery of all the information and all the knowledge. After all these years, I have most of this stuff down pretty cold. However, you can always learn more....someone always has another trick or a tool or something and I appreciate people who work clean. I'm amazed, how dirty and unkempt the workspace is how much inherent vrisk there is with some guys who don't protect the balance of the instrument from damage when they're working. Easy Does it.... Speed kills ‼️ Think your way through every project and treat the instrument with respect. Even if it has a lot of wear when you're working on a guitar is not the time to add wear to it......
Hello….thanks for checking in. Right now I’ve got a lot of catching up to do before I can take any more on….so currently not taking new orders for custom builds.
At a year it’s held up very well. Now admittedly I’m one of those guys that tries to be careful about not damaging my guitars, so they don’t get treated under my care like a guitar used for nightly gigs at a roadhouse…so not able to speak into that.
Great video. Thanks for a lot of great tips! I am about to attempt a 4A flame maple cap strat and want it predominantly Transtint Blue, but wanted the grain to be Transtint Green that showed through in the grain details. Would you suggest any order of application or other tips to bring out the flame? Thanks again!
Go dark on your first coat of stain and then sand the majority off. The tiger flame will retain the darker stain and what gets sanded off will stay lighter as you stain with the lighter color over top.
I love that Schaller bridge. I used one on the only guitar that I've ever built back in '83 or so. They work very well, and are a higher quality bridge than a "Bad Ass" bridge, IMO.
This system is horribe in my opinion. Bought an ibanez RG 320 fm without thinking about it might have a different bridgesystem. I tried to tune it to drop C, and have not been able to play it since haha. Why do they make this system ? Can't really see the benefit.
@@letsbuildaguitar9230 Yeah it's properly because i'm not familiar with the system. My bridge is tilting downwards. Do I place the strings first and then thighten the springs ? Or the other way around
Floyd approved trems will all have 3 adjustment intonation positions for the Floyd saddles. You missed the key trick with Floyds, you leave the springs in and block it in the back to keep the trem perfectly level while you're working on it. It essentially turns into a hardtail and completely eliminates the hours of frustration people go through tying to balance it. You then do the typical relief, action, nut triage, then intonation, and finally at the end, you leave the block in the trem, then very slowly start loosening the springs at the back until the block falls out. The block with be tilted ever so slightly forwards, but just retune it and it'll balance out to perfectly level. Boom perfect Floyd rose setup in under an hour. Any tech charging extra for Floyd setups either has no idea what they are doing or are gouging.
Some of the anchors available have got oversize slots and use adjusting screws to get the anchor in just the right place. Also important to get the distance from the nut correct, else you will experience intonation problems. I ran into this problem with a very good top of the line Squire, perfect in every detail, except that the bridge was set too far from the nut and two of the individual bridge pieces were contacting the hold down screws. The complete bridge and tremolo had to be moved forward by about 2.5mm in order to correctly intonate the guitar.
One trick is to use a damp rag or paper towel. Slightly moist .. not wet at all .... and run it back and forth across the fret and a tiny bit of moisture will seep just under the fret lip ... this will really reduce chipout a lot .... especially if it's a super dry fretboard that no one has ever oiled.. It really makes a difference.... try it next time you start to see chipout when pulling frets .. But remember "slightly moist" ! Warm water ... Not wet... It's usually the really dry fretboards that do the chipout.. that's why they chip ... Or the luthier before you glued them in .... instead of repair the fret slots..
Hey great video. I have a question. What do you do if the hols for your old inlays go all the way through the fretboard and you have no "floor" to pour the glue? I just found out that my inlay holes are like that. What do I do????
Is it a round hole that you could put a thin slice of dowel into in order to give you a base? I’m assuming you’re saying right now it would fill the truss rod cavity?
@@letsbuildaguitar9230 hey thanks for the reply. yes it's a round hole, and the fretboard is drilled all the way, so I assume what I see under the fretboard is the truss rod cavity
hey man, not sure if this channel is still active, I need advice on how to set up a head crasher type trem, the type where the string ball ends get left behind the trem right below the fine tuners, a bit easier to restring but wanted to know your thoughts
@@letsbuildaguitar9230 yep! I followed your advice, although at that time somehow the locking nuts weren’t the right fit, now though I’ve got the right replacements, then I’ll rewatch ur vid to set it up, it has those top screws as well like a floyd
