Acoustic, Classical & Electric Guitar Repairs

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Ultimate Guitar Repair, which is the blog spin-off from Ultimate Guitar OnLine, will help you through the every little detail as far as repairing the guitar is concerned. We will be updating this site very frequently and providing you with a stream of new information for your every guitar repair need. If we don’t have the answer, and I certainly don’t claim to know all there is to know about guitar repair, we will find out for you and there will certainly be very experienced guitar repairmen willing to lend a helping hand.

Look for posts on tools for guitar repairs, methods, how-to’s, tips and techniques. We really desire you input here as well and this is the reason for this blog format – to engage in direct discussions with our readers.

So be sure to visit us often and check out the latest and greatest content for guitar repairs on the internet. If it has to do with guitar repair, we will cover it. If we don’t, tell us about it so we can.

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Blogs can be kind of confusing as to how to find just the article or subject matter you are interested in. I have made the process much simpler on this blog. You can always click on the Table of Contents Tab at the top of every article and find the subject and article clearly listed. Another way is to use the “Search or Guitar Sites” box at the right side of each page.

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Ultimate Guitar Building.

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Often guitar lessons are too difficult for the little ones and they become quickly dis-enchanted with lessons. We set up this site to focus on the little guys and gals, to be patient with their needs and to give them fun stuff to work on. Oh and you some yucky kids music theory too – but we will try to make that as pain-free as possible. Want to take a few lessons? Go right to our Kids Lessons Pages.

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Most Recent Posts

  • 24 July 2010 : Adjust Nut String Slots – Existing Nut (No Comments)
    Guitar Nut Vertical Angle Source: Guitar Nut Adjust Nut String Slots - Existing Nut: The way that the strings set in their respective string slots is very important. I often see repair mistakes on the nut and it is a very sensative area [More...]

  • 22 July 2010 : Loose Truss Rod (No Comments)
    Loose Truss Rods Source: Guitar Buzzes; Guitar Neck Repairs Loose Truss Rod: One rare source of rattles may be hidden inside the guitar neck. This can be a loose truss rod that is tight up against the truss rod channel and rattles during [More...]

  • 20 July 2010 : Repairing Major Bridge Cracks (No Comments)
    Repairing Major Bridge Cracks Source: Guitar Bridge Repairs Repairing Major Bridge Crack: Major cracks in the acoustic guitar bridge are easy to spot. They are almost always across the bridge pins, which is the weak point of the bridge wood and they also [More...]

  • 18 July 2010 : Repairing Minor Bridge Cracks (No Comments)
    Repairing Minor Cracks in Bridges Source: Guitar Bridge Repairs Repairing Minor Bridge Cracks: Just about every Acoustic Guitar will suffer a cracked bridge at some point in it's life. The reason for this is the relentless amount of tension pulling on the bridge [More...]

  • 16 July 2010 : How to Make a Screw Jack (No Comments)
    Screw Jack Source:Repair Tools & Jigs How to Make a Screw Jack: Quite often, it may be difficult to locate an inexpensive small screw jack that is used to fix loose braces, cracked braces and cracks. If this is the case with your [More...]

  • 15 July 2010 : Fixing Separated Plywood Plys (No Comments)
    Fixing Plywood Ply Separations Source: Guitar Buzzes Fixing Separated Plywood Plys: Buzzing is a problem that has become more common as more guitars with plywood top and or backs and sides have infiltrated the market. Buzzes can occur if the ply of plywood [More...]

  • 14 July 2010 : Hypodermic Needle Gluing Tool (No Comments)
    Hypodermic Needle Gluing Tool: Source: Guitar Repair Tools & Jigs Hypodermic Needle Gluing Tool: This is a simple enough tool to make, but you need to be aware of certain modifications that will make it note only usable but safe to use. Uses For [More...]

  • 12 July 2010 : Belly Bridge Ramp Sanding Jig (No Comments)
    Belly Bridge Ramp Sanding Jig Source: Guitar Bridge Repairs Want to buy these plans right now? Just click the button below and it will be added to your secure shopping cart. Bridge Ramp Sanding Jig: The bridge ramp sanding jig has just one purpose [More...]

  • 10 July 2010 : Repairing Loose Braces With Wooden Jacks (No Comments)
    Wood Jacks To Repair Loose Braces Source: Crack and Brace Repair Repair Loose Braces With Wooden Jacks: Tools and materials Required: Assorted Wood Jack Sticks: 20 gage Hypodermic Needle: Titebond III Glue Mechanics Inspection Mirror LED Work Light Wooden Cam Clamps: You have found a loose brace or loose [More...]

  • 8 July 2010 : Repairing Loose Braces With Screw Jacks (No Comments)
    Crack & Brace Repair Source: Screw Jack Brace Repair Method Repair a Loose Braces With Screw Jacks: Tools and materials Required: 3" Screw Jacks: 20 gage Hypodermic Needle: Titebond III Glue Mechanics Inspection Mirror LED Work Light Wooden Cam Clamps: You have found a loose brace or loose braces and [More...]

  • 6 July 2010 : Finding Loose Guitar Braces (No Comments)
    Guitar Buzzes Source: Finding Loose Guitar Braces Loose Guitar Braces: Loose braces on the guitar top or back plates can cause a variety of problems including, structural changes, buzzing, rattles, changes in tone and volume of the guitar and more. Tools and Materials Required: Brace [More...]

  • 5 July 2010 : Making The Acoustic Guitar Belly Bridge (No Comments)
    Making The Acoustic Belly Bridge Source: Guitar Bridge Repairs Making The Acoustic Belly Bridge: While simple and elegant, the acoustic belly bridge has a lot of engineering built into it. It was designed so as to eliminate any need for mechanical attachment with [More...]

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