Pierre Castonguay Guitares Torvisse
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Fender Double-tap humbucker problem
Hello all,
A customer dropped a recent American Professional II Strat to have a Double-tap humbucker installed at the bridge. I rewired the guitar following Fender’s schematic (see below) and installed a stacked 250 and 500k volume pot, treble bleed PCBs and push-push coil split/tap for this pickup. All went very well, until I tried it at…
Joe Suhre, Matt Kosinski and 4 others -
Reply to Please share your processes for cracks that need splints
Those two tops look just like those split ones I got here, a Gibson Songwriter and a Martin GPC-something. One dark, the other very pale, with much larger splits though. I’ve reached out to the esteemed Mr. Di Burro to inquire about his technique involving full TJ cleats and tinted epoxy. Waiting for a reply but in no hurry as I’m not…
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Reply to Please share your processes for cracks that need splints
Nice idea. I already have a page about RH issues that gets republished at the top each year when the season comes. Getting an email sent to thousands of customers is another thing so you don’t get fragged as spam, though. This would required using the services of one of the specialized outfits to are known as legitimate bulk email senders. I…
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Reply to Please share your processes for cracks that need splints
Hi Tony,
Your RH chart looks like what we got here, only in reverse. 😉
I shoot for a 50% RH as an average target between extremes, and all “offending” customers are billed non only for the repair, but also for an in-case humidifier, tested case hygrometer and a lecture from myself. 😉 Repeat offenders get billed accordingly. Guitar neglect is…
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Reply to Please share your processes for cracks that need splints
Thanks Dave, I’ll dive back into Pat’s book to see if he covers his technique in there.
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Reply to Please share your processes for cracks that need splints
Great link, many thanks, that’s just what I needed. And thanks for your opinion on the tool. I might be interested in giving it a spin should you want to unload it.
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Reply to Suggestions for my crack problem?
Thanks Ian, I think I’ll give it a shot on the next clunker. Do you by any chance remember the thickness?
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Please share your processes for cracks that need splints
Hello good people,
My shop’s in Quebec City, so I get to repair an ungodly amount of cracks thanks to our brutal winter and customers being largely unaware of the requirements of maintaining proper RH.
Now for the first time (call me lucky) I have two very good guitars in the shop whose cracks won’t close up after having been rehumidified for a…
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Reply to Suggestions for my crack problem?
Yes, as a reinforcement under the top between the soundhole and the first brace. This is for instances where it wouldn’t be necessary or advisable to take the neck off… say when geometry’s OK, crack is minimal, on one side only, closes perfectly when guitar is returned to normal RH. I usually glue those with warmed-up epoxy and add a cleat…
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Reply to Suggestions for my crack problem?
Ian, I just saw this post while perusing through the section this morning. Sorry to be so late to the game, but I have a question for you. When I do this kind of repair (just finished one yesterday), I typically use the same wood species as the top. But spruce and cedar being so soft, I’m always left wondering if I could have used a better (read…
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