Guitar Repair #349 - Loose Brace /Bridge Reglue /Setup - Shiro SG-15 - Classical

Shiro SG-15

Lifted bridge

After inspection, the flimsy top was due to 4 loose braces underneath, hence.

More work to clean up the damage of the top.

The crack is underneath the dark peel.

The bridge needs some cleanup.

After the bridge and the soundboard is cleaned up and ready for regluing

Regluing the bridge.

Before- action @12th fret

After- action @12th fret

Luthier Set 20

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After

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After

Custom crafted saddle & nut.

Nut test fit

More work still. Custom adjusting the height for maximum playability.

Saddle test fit

Restored

Guitar Repair #348 - Bridge Modification - I.R.Lumanog - Acoustic

Philippines-made

 Heelblock crack

 Still visible after gluing but it's smooth to touch

 Before - fingerboard came loose, so owner glued it unevenly

 After

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After 

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 After

 Bridge modification starts

Restored.

Guitar Repair #347 - Bridge modification - FG-140 - Acoustic

 A vintage 50 years old Yamaha

 Owner tried to modify the bridge

 Not the neatest work. But that's fine.

 The action is still way up there!

 The guitar does have a little neck angle issue.

 This is the bridge as-is when it came in.

 After adjusting the truss rod for proper relief, and calculated how much saddle to lower, thereby knowing how much of bridge material to remove.

 Created string slots

 Modified bridge.

 The action now is spot on. Actually, it was finally brought down to 3/32" after settling it for a day. Not bad for a 50 year old axe.

Beautiful. I love it vintage.

Guitar Repair #346 - Setup - Veelah V5-GACE