Overheated Guitar Source: Guitar Neck Repairs The Overheated Guitar: By this I don’t mean a guitar that was played by a hot guitar player, just so you know. I want to talk about this issue as you will see this sad situation all too often. The Cause: Most often the cause of this condition will [...]

Fixing Badly Bows Necks Source: Guitar Neck Repairs Fixing Badly Bowed Necks: Even though the guitar truss rod solves many neck adjustment issues, it carries its own baggage of problems in an of itself. Usually these problems are not the fault of the original installation or the truss rod itself, but of a poor repair [...]

Adjusting a truss rod is really a very minor guitar repair. Whether an expert or a novice, you should know how to adjust the neck relief on a guitar. This is a very detailed article which give you guidance as to the different types and locations of adjustment nuts, cautions to be aware of and much more.

Guitar Neck Relief: Find out what neck relief is, what the proper amount is and how to correct for improper neck relief. Guitar action, string height, nut and saddle heights are all considered in this comprehensive and informative article on Guitar Neck Relief.

Crack Alignment Jig: This handy little jig, will help you align cracks without having to remove the guitar top and back, saving a lot of time. We will show you how to make one and give you a free PDF download for a full sized plan so you can follow the directions exactly. Also refer to our crack repair articles where this jig is used.

Anatomy of a Fret Source: Fret Repair Anatomy of a Fret: When we talk about frets, there are sure a lot of terms associated with which ones should be used with what instruments, Also, there are many variations available such as wide, medium, narrow, high, low, crown height, tang etc. Let’s Talk Terms First: Crown: [...]

Fret Repair Assessment: There are many repair issues related to our guitar frets. We will visit many of these issues and discover how to repair them. Learn what to look for and how to approach the repair processes.

Super Glue Pro Kit Source: Repair Materials Glue Failure: I have used a lot of different glues in guitar repair. Unfortunately experimentation with glues does not always work out in your favor. If you experience a glue failure, you will have an unhappy client, a rework project (if you are a quality minded repair person [...]

Putty Knifes and Spatulas Source: Repair Tools & Jigs Lots of guitar repair tools can be made from plain old putty knifes and artists spatulas. Artists Spatulas: Artists Spatulas are pretty much ready to use upon purchase. Just make sure you buy the ones with wooden handles because for some uses, you need to heat [...]

Fret End Dressing Tool. Get that fine professional look to your fret ends with this easy to make tool. We give you the directions for making this valuable tool that makes refretting a guitar a much easier task.