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.

If you are trying to find a hidden rattle in your guitar, investigate the possibility of a loose truss rod in the guitar neck. Sometimes this rod can be too loose or it can be touching the truss rod channel just enough to cause a slight rattle with the strings vibrate.

If you have an acoustic guitar with a large crack, you will want to read the steps to repair this bridge, and restore your guitar to like new playing condition. We will explain the steps necessary in repairing the existing bridge, if it is not severely cracked or displaced. Also you may want to consider replacing the bridge with a new bridge that is patterned after the damaged one.

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.

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 [...]

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.

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.