This job was a repair for someone who had tried to repair it themselves and had a lot of issues. So I was tasked to undo what had already been done and start over:
- Tap truss rod back into proper position
- Create custom string guide for zero fret
- Removed bridge, cleaned off super glue, filed lower to improve action and screw holes filled with its own matching sawdust
- Scraped and sanded bridge pad, filled and re-drilled 6 string holes for bridge
- Re-glued bridge, correcting string spacing and alignment
- Polished frets, rounded fretboard edges, cleaned & oiled rosewood
- De-glossed back of neck with Scotch Brite pad
- Minor cosmetic touch-ups with wood stain match pen
- New Elixir strings 13 gauge with setup
Below are Before repair photos:
Cleaned residue off plastic tortoise shell pickguard
Removing nut and pushing truss rod back into neck
Cleaning and maintenance closed back tuners
Removing nut and pushing truss rod back into neck
Removed bridge next to bridge pad
Scraping and sanding bridge pad
Filling dual bridge pin holes, 13 total, with chopsticks
Plugged 13 holes on sound board using chopsticks and wood glue
Aligning bridge for intonation and correcting scale length issues
Re-glued label that was lifting up
Re-drilling bridge pin holes
Plugging holes and filling with matching sawdust
Clamping bridge on
New custom stained wood truss rod cover
See Part 2 for the finished pictures
