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03-02-2024, 03:46 PM
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Why luthiers matter...
A great example of why build & repair matters...
This is my 1976 Alvarez Yairi DY57 guitar. When I bought it, the saddle had been shaved down to next to nothing and I feared it was in need of a neck reset. I took it to a guy who determined that the neck angle was okay, it just needed everything else... complete refret and fretboard re-leveling, a new nut, and new compensated saddle. He also shaved the bridge 3/1000ths on the treble side. The end result? This thing plays and sounds amazing! Not bad for a guitar approaching 50 years old... To all of you who keep these guitars playable... thanks!
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03-04-2024, 11:06 AM
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three thousandths or thirty thousandths ('.003" or .030")? Three thousandths is about a sheet of paper thick.
And I like the idea of thoughtful care for an instrument and extending its life. Lots of good music still inside!
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#3
03-04-2024, 11:27 AM
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Quote:
 You can actually see the decline in the bridge height from bass to treble after he shaved it. I think he did a great job. It's pretty high up on the playability scale now, and should last many more years.
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03-04-2024, 12:04 PM
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a thought
When I shape the bridges on my projects, I taper the bridge top to roughly follow the top of the saddle, so that the exposed saddle on the treble side is almost as exposed as the saddle on the bass side.
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03-04-2024, 09:12 PM
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re-do
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I wish I'd known that guitars could be fixed years ago. I had 2 different 12 strings that I gave away thinking nothing could be done.
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