See Anything Wrong Here? Source: Guitar Bridge Repairs; Guitar Buzzes Removing Metal From the Bridge: As you may or may not know, this is one of my pet peeves in the guitar making world. Just let me make it clear that metal has no place anywhere within the Acoustic or Classical Guitar. The only exceptions [...]

Learn how to find string buzzing as it relates to high or low frets. Frets are a common cause of guitar string buzzing and it is often the fault of a low fret, or a high fret, which can be worn or defective or installed incorrectly. We will discuss the tools of the trade to help you troubleshoot the problem easily and even give you free PDF electronically downloadable plans from our Free Plan Section in our Plan Shop.

Fret Rocker Fret Repair Tool Source: Fret Repair; Repair Tools & Jigs Fret Rocker: This is a simple to make took, if you have the proper equipment to make them that is. What The Fret Rocker Does: The fret rocker is designed to span 3 frets at one time. Since the fret spacing varies as [...]

Rattles and buzzes while playing your guitar can drive you almost crazy. They can be very hard to detect as the rattle or buzz is often telegraphing from a remote location. This article will give you all the places to check and then give you solution as to how to remedy the obtrusive sound with a permanent fix.

Repairing Cracks in a Fretboard Source: Crack Repair Tools and Materials Required: Spatula 2-Part Epoxy Garnet Sandpaper Silicone Carbide Sandpaper Sanding Sticks Repairing Cracked Fretboards: Cracks in a guitar fretboard are usually caused by one thing – the guitar was exposed to a very dry atmosphere for an extended period of time. While not hard [...]

Fret Installation – Glued-In Frets Source: Fret Repair Fret Installation – Glued-In Frets: The process of gluing in frets vs. pounding them is involves differences which are radically different. With the gluing process, we need to devise a clamping arrangement which will allow us to securely hold all of the frets in at one time. [...]