Posted in : "2019 - September"

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  The Backstrip: It’s Function and Material Considerations

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  I talk about the role of the backstrip in reinforcing the centerseam of the back plate on an acoustic guitar.

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  Bending Figured or Difficult Woods with Inconsistent Grain

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  I talk about and demonstrate techniques for bending woods with a heavy figure or difficult woods with an inconsistent or unpredictable grain orientation. I use the 5 troubleshooting factors: Thickness, Moisture, Heat, Pressure and Grain Orientation to show how I look at the task of bending guitar sides.

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  Improving your Guitar Building Process by Doing Things the Hard Way

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  Improving your Guitar Building Process by Doing Things the Hard Way

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  Rules for a Successful Guitar Repair Business – Rule 1: Underpromise and Overdeliver

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  Rules for a Successful Guitar Repair Business – Rule 1: Underpromise and Overdeliver

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  Rules for a Successful Guitar Repair Business – Rule 2: Specialize

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  In this series of videos I give my own thoughts and opinions on running a guitar repair business; how to deal with customers, how to gain a positive reputation; how to stay productive, how to market yourself to the musician community etc…In this episode I discuss the second rule: Specialize.

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  Neck Carving at the August 2019 Guitar Building Workshop

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  Neck Carving at the August 2019 Guitar Building Workshop An inside look at the August guitar building workshop. Watch in epic fast motion video as students, Neil and Bernhord carve their necks with chisels, rasps, planes etc.

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  Rules for a Successful Guitar Repair Business – Rule 3: Seek Mutually Beneficial Relationships

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  In this series of videos I give my own thoughts and opinions on running a guitar repair business; how to deal with customers, how to gain a positive reputation; how to stay productive, how to market yourself to the musician community etc…In this episode I discuss the third rule: Seek Mutually Beneficial Relationships.

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  Easy Soundboard Split Repair

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  Oops, I cracked the soundboard! Watch as I show you how to make this incredibly simple super glue repair. I also talk about cleating repairs, and why and when you would consider using a cleat.

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  When A Bridge Removal Goes Bad!

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  My Canadian friend brought me a Norman guitar with a lifting bridge, a belly bulge, and long run-out splits in the soundboard beginning just forward of the belly bulge. These are all symptoms of the same problem: too much tension at the bridge.

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  Quartersawn Vs. Flatsawn: Guitar Bracing

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  Quartersawn Vs. Flatsawn: Guitar Bracing Quartersawn Vs. Flatsawn: Guitar Bracing : Now we are going to rough out our brace blanks from billets of spruce. Before we get started with that we just need to understand the difference between quarter sawn and flat sawn.

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  Tools – Eric Schaefer Guitar Building School

  Posted in: Design, Finishing, Instrument Building, Jigs, Tools, All, Instrument Repair

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  Tools –This is a free video from the “Building an OM Acoustic” Course. Click here for more free video tutorials. In this lesson we will discuss various tools around my shop. This is just to get the gears..

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  Thicknessing the Plates – Video Tutorial

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  Thicknessing the Plates – Video Tutorial Eric Schaefer Guitars’ Online Guitar Building School     This is a free video from the “Building an OM Acoustic” Course. [...]

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