If you have severe bellying and or cupping of the guitar top in front of and to the rear of a guitar bridge, one of the likely caused can be a loose or broken bridge plate. This article will give you step by step direction in the careful removal of the bridge plate. We also discuss the tools that are required and how you can modify a common wonder bar, pry bar into a bridge plate removal tool.

Learn how to complete this simple guitar repair task. If the bridge has just hairline cracking between the bridge pins, you can easily stop the cracking. If you don’t repair the cracks, you will be looking at more serious problems down the line. Also while you have your guitar on the bench, correct additional problems with the bridge.

If you have an acoustic guitar or classical guitar that is made from plywood, sometimes a sharp blow to the instrument will cause the plywood plys to delaminate. This can lead to buzzing or complete failure of the affected top or back plates of the guitar. Learn how to simply fix this condition with a few simple tools.

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 braces and have clearly marked their [...]

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 have clearly marked their locations. [...]

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 Probe Tool LED Work Light Mechanics Inspection Mirror The Cause [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Guitar Side Crack Repair | Minor side cracks can be quite easy to repair, this article gives you complete step by step instructions to complete the repair, complete with free PDF plans for tools you can make to aid you in the ease of making this repair.