Bridge Removal Source: Guitar Bridge Repairs Reasons for Bridge Removal: Removal of the guitar bridge is quite often necessary when the following conditions exist. Loose Bridge Cracked Bridge Mispositioned Bridge Poorly Made Bridge Bridge is Too Thin Guitar Top Needs Replacement Owner Desires Different Bridge and More…. Tools and Materials Required: Reworked Spatulas and Putty [...]

Guitar Bridge Repairs Source: Guitar Bridge Repairs Guitar Bridge Repair: Because the bridge of a guitar is such an important part of sound transmission, it is essential that all the things that can go wrong with the bridge component be addressed carefully. Therefore, we will devote an article to each repair condition that is associated [...]

Pickguard Removal Source: Guitar Plate Repairs Pickguard Removal: There can be multiple reasons for replacing a pickguard on an acoustic guitar. The most prevalent reason is replacing a pickguard on a vintage instrument where the pickguard has shrunk or curled up from old age. This replacement can also be accompanied by crack repair requirements around [...]

Making a New Guitar Top Plate Source: Guitar Plate Repairs Making a New Top Plate: The time will inevitably come when despite all of your best efforts, a top plate cannot be saved. You are then faced with the prospect of completely re-constructing the top and replacing it on the instrument. I’m not going to [...]

Making a New Guitar Back Plate Source: Guitar Plate Repairs Making a New Back Plate: The time will inevitably come when despite all of your best efforts, a back plate cannot be saved. You are then faced with the prospect of completely re-constructing the back and replacing it on the instrument. I’m not going to [...]

Re-Gluing a Guitar Top Plate Source: Guitar Plate Repairs Re-gluing a Top Plate: For repair purposes, I’m assuming you have removed the top plate of the guitar already. I not, read the article on Guitar Top Plate Removal for information on how to remove it. Tools and Materials Required: Surface Sander Sanding Sticks Filament Tape [...]

Removal of the Top Plate is quite a large repair and you should do it only when there is no other choice available to you. By removing the Top Plate you disturb the major sound component of the guitar, and if it is a rare vintage guitar, you need to exercise extra care not to [...]