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Thank you for sharing very informative, I always wondered about what if a whole guitar was torrefied if let’s say I want to simulate really aged vintage one then it’s not only the top that aged? Just curious here 😅 i understand now that bending wood might be more difficult after the process so I think its practicality matter after all, imagine J45 style guitar but the whole guitar was torrefied vs origin vintage good survivor example
Best setup video on the RU-vid. Thx from Brazil. Made the ajust at my Cort MR600F. The neck came flat, no curvuture at all, lots of rattling on power chords. the tesion rod adjustment fixed the problem
There is no way an easy out or screw extractor is going to remove a tint screw like that!I have made a simple hole saw from a small piece of thin wall brass tubing and cut around them then had to plug the hole and redrill.
Suggestion: Measure the diameter of the jack carefully! Many jacks are 12 mm or 15/32nd in diameter - and you want a snug fit! A too large hole will distort the thin jack washers.
What a pain in the A$$...Everytime I have built a guitar I make the saddle a little high so I will have about 2 adjustments before a neck set is needed.
I’ll be honest I’m not a fan of barrel nuts. I’ve seen them crack the neck and nearly pull out. I prefer a threaded nut sert that screws into the neck.
Hi Robbie, always good. I finish buff more or less always by hand, as per your French polish video tutorial (which is excellent, folks, BTW). Hand buffing works just as well with waterbased lacquers as with FP, although a little more time and effort is required.
I’m building my first guitar and having trouble setting the tenon to the mortise. Is the neck block angled just where the sides meet the body or is the tenon also angled as a whole to the body? Thanks
The end of the tenon I cut an angle before putting it into the jig. It doesn't really matter what that angle is because the tenon doesn't bottom out in the mortise cavity. The sides or cheeks where the neck meets the body must have the correct angle.
Saludos Ramon . Espero album Dia leas este mensaje . Por aqui te saluda Jesus Blanco . Camarografo de Telemundo . En una oportunidad me regalaste UN set de tuning pegs para mi guitarra. Por aqui sentado al Aldo de corso el director Del show Hoy Dia Que alguna ves se llamo UN Nuevo Dia . Vimos tu video . Saludos
There are many available onthe internet. Try this one. www.amazon.com/CV-10HS-Generator-Aluminum-Pneumatic-Silencer/dp/B07NBHX1B4/ref=sr_1_25?crid=1OD7YFNE65R04&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.zJiS25pHNyQWW-7KKoLxyy9E-5_Ns5TF4pYvLau_zwO8AEdFD2jwEANh9TZgB-jpftj5KGYDBEe_Vu4HKzxnN-3JWwLWSYC0EOxqKfedFqqx2mpKlLb2ryUsQrCxSVDvtMqAmqjMBEmpMMzn5BPiSoxCROKgY4ezNicYPpXngBihMLGs_ZvnM0Gu6NPamsV8HKVvIFl2lYiZNtPbPyfC8O4BUjo2NX8ROou7hjmeIvfm--Wj9CCKn50Lb5OPiZjajtbnarjU1_YgONfIeKfYPP4EKnAoL-wPTFsfTAz6Vuk.1E4VbxMho56aRU4k_1TS82zw3ZXeFw6nZ6s0HlGkXy4&dib_tag=se&keywords=venturi+valve&qid=1722432987&sprefix=venturi+valve%2Caps%2C118&sr=8-25
I wanted to buy the plans for the Robert O'brien Mortise and Tenon Jig. I cannot find these anywhere. Is the neck angle jig actually the mortise and tenon jig? Does the neck angle jig hold the templates for routing the mortise and tenons?
You can find the plans here. lutherieacademy.com/plans It can be used for bolt on mortise and tenon or dovetail joints. The plans also show the templates.
@@OBrienGuitars Thanks! I just bought them. The title of the plans gave me a bit of a pause. I was delighted that I could select print actual size in poster mode, and the pdfs were printed to actual size with match lines. This will make the build so much easier!
@@OBrienGuitars I’ve always enjoyed your videos, Been a fan since I was a teenager You’ve helped me solve problems, given me advice always taken the time to reply to my comments I’m 31 now how time flys, As sappy as it sounds Would love to meet you one day Keep the vids coming
@@juliantaylor7663 Thank you so much for your comments. I am glad you are finding my videos useful. Happy Building and if you are ever in Colorado please stop by for a cup of coffee.
Wholly crap you showed the second guitar I made !!!!! It’s the one with the P on the headstock …That just made my day .. wish I would have seen it live..but my name isn’t Mark byrds … haha that’s ok though… just having my second guitar in the video was good enough, it was for my dad and I wanted to experiment with royal lac since I don’t have a spray booth and it doesn’t make my shop smell like lacquer and it’s not as toxic. Vijay does give the best customer service!!!
If there is any tool you don’t need to buy it’s this. Home Depot sells 2’x2’ high grade plywood. You can get the hardware from StewMac but I opted to use 30” black iron plumping pipe with 1/2” threaded rod, t nuts, washers and nuts. A new one from StewMac is $750. Mine cost a little over a $150.
Hay Robbi, great job as usual my friend. This guitar sounds wonderful , I was able to buy a German parlor on eBay, the back is off and the neck is off, but the top isn’t great condition. Nice on piece of fur or spruce. There is no bracing on the top and I would like to put an brace in it I see this guitar you worked on here. I wonder if you could give me any information about how big the brace would need to be ? any guesses?
I have a similar looking instrument with abalone set in white mastic on the rosette and below on the soundboard. It has one original Jerome tuner and missing the other. Could I ask what type tuners were on your guitar? Also, have any idea who built it? Perhaps Henriche Schatz, a friend of CF Martin?
These instruments are both great sounding instruments. They confirm my preference for the single top. The double tops that I've heard and played (and made) have a balance that leans toward the treble end and the midrange takes on a slightly "honky" sound - sort of like what happens if you talk and them cup your hands around your mouth. You get more projection but the tone changes - not for the better IMHO. The single top is more balanced, and has a fuller sound. Occasionally though on some pieces that have 3 or 4 voices the inner voices are more distinct on the double top.
The double top has a slight increase in volume and responds to a very light touch. The standard top guitar sounds great overall. 👍
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Hermano felicidades por tus videos siempre los miro hermano tengo una guitarra y quiero ponerle algún transparente pero no quiero hacerlo con la pistola de pintar me gustaría ponerlo a mano y que quede súper brilloso cuál me recomiendas ? Que sea especial para guitarra en súper glous y en mate ?
Thank you your tutorial is fantastic and a real lifesaver. I was ready to kintsugi the soundboard on my harp but now I have a much better safer way to repair it. Thank you tremendously!
I built a OOO style steel string acoustic about 25 years ago under the tutelage of luthier Tom Knatt. This was the method we used. In 25 years the neck hasn’t required removal but if it ever does it will be a simple procedure.
Have you any comments/suggestions for preventing the double-thickness part of the looped string from coming over the crest of the bridge- or does that make any difference at all?
I have heard all these guys play. All great players. I have only met one of these gentlemen and visited with them. I met Doyle Dykes a couple of years ago and had a nice visit. Doyle is not only one of the best guitar player around, he is, more importantly, a great human being. Greta Christian man. 🙏
Robbie, do you recommend bending only one side at a time, or will it work to bend both sides and the binding at the same time as we did with the other bender?
