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Guitar Repair #143-#144 - Bridge Reglue - Esteve 11 /Adalid Especial No.28 8/5/06 - Classical

10/11/21
I was going through my repair blog entries.
Many early guitars like this wasn't documented properly, if at all.
I wish I did.

Guitar Repair #140-#142 - French Polish Repair - 2007 Manuel Adalid /2006 Esteve Adalid I - Classical

1. Manuel Adalid Adalid 2007 #37
2. Esteve Adalid I 23/6/06 #262
3. Manuel Adalid Adalid 2007 #36

All 3 are French polish repair - top/back dings and case imprints

Guitar Repair #138 - Setup - James Goodall - Acoustic

Nut action, saddle reduce by 2/32" and new strings (Elixir, provided by client)

10/11/21
I was going through my repair blog entries.
Many early guitars like this wasn't documented properly, if at all.
I wish I did.

Guitar Repair #136 /#137 - Fender /Sanchez - Acoustic/Classical

10/11/21
I was going through my repair blog entries.
Many early guitars like this wasn't documented properly, if at all.
I wish I did.

Guitar Repair #130-#135 - Cracked Top/Bridge Re-glue/Various - Aria AC50A/Esteve 16R01; 1PS70/Alhambra 1P/Kazuo Yairi Y707C3 - 6 x Alto/Contrabass/Classical




Alto guitar - bridge re-glue, new Hannabach strings, new plastic saddle



Esteve 1GR01 - Crack repair: top to side 14" (lower bout, treble side)




 Alhambra 1P - Top damage repair, 7" x 1.5" insert
Kazuo Yairi Contrabass 4 - Crack repair: top 5", 6" & 7", Replace new set of machine heads



When it came...

 Esteve 1PS70 Bass 2 - Crack repair: top 13", Custom made binding/purfling 4", lower bout (bass to centreseam)










Not matching, but served it's purpose.

Esteve 1.4ST - 3rd string buzz correction, just raise nut, Crack repair: top to side 7" (lower bout, bass side)


Guitar Repair #127 - Multiple Soundboard Cracks - Ibanez Artwood AW250-LG - Acoustic

Multiple soundboard cracks due to airline check-in in a gigbag.
Acoustic guitar- Ibanez Artwood AW250-LG (Serial # 14-01 K110509249)
Despite that, I helped them write a letter and SIA reimbursed them half the repair costs.



Sal's Flamenco - sanding

  The tuner slots are rammed.


The entire guitar goes through a thorough process of sanding.

The entire guitar is cleaned with naptha from all sanding dust, let dry, awaiting to be finished.

Sal's Flamenco - gluing the bridge

I made a vacuum pump from a compressor a couple of years ago, when I was swamped with repair work, especially bride reglues. It worked great for that period, re-gluing many bridges, including a Paul Fischer, Paulino Bernabe, among very many others. Just 2 weeks ago, it failed! So it's back-up plan, to the bridge clamps I go.
Left her clamped up overnight and chiselled clean the glue squeeze out.

Ngoh Guitar Order - #2 Chng All-Paulownia Flamenco

Just met Chng @ canteen to confirm order and put down all his ideas into paper. Hesitated until the end to his bargain to $3500, since he wants all-paulownia,  can do lah!!! Some more get his own case!! haha!

Back - 3-pc Paulownia with rosewood centre
Sides - 3-pc Paulownia with rosewood centre
Top - Paulownia
Bridge - curve at the back with sloping wings
Head with simple up-ward curve
Tuners - pegs or machines or planetary gears @ extra

But one thing that mars the meeting is the constructive comments he made - workmanship finer please!!!

He found my bridge making on his guitar a bit rough, since he says he works with german precision machines and all that, he cannot stand imperfection and also tuning machines with slack!

Ok Chng noted.

Anyway, thank you Jesus for this order!

Sal's Flamenco - the bridge II

Once you have used the 12-hole design, you won't look back. This bridge is designed for a forty five degree break angle.
To achieve a half inch tie block, I need to shave a bit off the edge from the back.

After further profiling on the front and the wings, the bridge is sanded smooth and clean with naptha.
Despite the length, the completed bridge stayed sub-20.