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Has anyone had a top repaired using the Thompson Belly repair tool from Stew Mac?
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#2
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I made my own tool, which is very similar to the StewMac one, and have had modest success with it.
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#3
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I've never done the repair but have heard several and the tone was significantly affected.
EDIT: I apologize for this comment. In my haste another product came to mind, the Bridge Doctor, not the TJ Thompson Belly Reducer, with which I have no experience. Last edited by runamuck; 08-26-2019 at 04:45 PM. |
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Simply bending the wood back to shape wouldn't change tone. There must have been something else done to the guitars you heard.
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I used one on a 1976 HD-28 a few weeks ago. It performed as advertised.I followed the instruction to the letter. There was no tone change. This guitar is also receiving a neck reset to solve the rest of its poor bracing problem. As the story goes they "over scalloped" 76 HD`s, hence the extreme belly bulge they develope.
Regards, Jim |
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How so? Detail would be appreciated. Thanks
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Would you mind changing your original response so there's no erroneous information?
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Good idea. I just added an edit.
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Regards, Jim |
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Thanks! Removing and replacing the bridge is beyond my capabilities. Gonna take the guitar into a local luthier to have him take a look.
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