A guitar peghead that has cracked off the guitar neck could certainly be termed a severe or major guitar repair. This article on repairing a cracked or broken peghead will give you the step by step instructions on doing the repair. Tools and materials are discussed as well as alternate means of repair.

Installing a strap button on the guitar heel may seam like a very easy repair, but it is surprising how often this is a botched repair that causes very expensive problems later in the guitar’s life. Find out just how to do it and what tools are require for a professional installation.

Acoustic Guitar Neck Reset – Part F | We discuss the methods for gluing the dovetail neck back into place on an acoustic guitar. Required tools and materials are given. Also we will give you pointers on how the glue the fretboard back into position and replace the fret at the body joint.

After removing an acoustic guitar neck, you have to test fit the neck to the guitar body and be assured that when you glue the neck back on the guitar that the neck angles are perfectly aligned. This article goes through the necessary steps to fit the neck, both horizontally and vertically and how to adjust the angles as needed.

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.

Dremel Rotary Tool for Routing Fret Channels Source: Fret Repair Fretboard Preparation – Glued-In Frets: Since this is a rather involved procedure, I have split the fret installation into several bit-sized articles. In this article we will cover what is necessary to prepare the fret slots for the gluing process. Tools and Materials Needed: Dremel [...]

New Fret Job – Is Gluing Necessary Source: Fret Repair New Fret Job – Is Gluing Necessary? When frets are placed into the fretboard under factory conditions or in the shop of a luthier, they are installed with known factors such as proper fret channel slot widths, paired with proper fret tang gages, resulting in [...]

Types of Truss Rods Source: Guitar Neck Repairs Types of Truss Rods: There are two main types of truss rods used in contemporary guitar construction. The one way truss rod and the two way truss rod. How the One-Way Rod Works: The tension rod works in a similar manner to the guitar strings. The strings [...]

Fingerboard Removal Source: Guitar Neck Repairs Fingerboard Removal: Certain operations require the removal of the guitar fingerboard. These can include, but certainly not limited to: