Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Repair - Checkmate vintage acoustic guitar made in Korea - Bridge reset

This project was brought in to be repaired and used to learn how to play on as a tribute to the persons grandfather who previoulsy owned the instrument. They had recently inherited it from him and were inspired to get in working order.

  • remove and reglue bridge
  • replace broken string peg in bridge
  • clean & oil fretboard
  • clean & polished frets
  • slot bridge strings for better break angle
  • file down edge of nut & customize slots for better intonation
  • tighten and lubricate machine heads
  • setup & restring with 11 gauge acouistic guitar strings



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