Dave Slimmer OldSchoolGuitar
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3D Printed Cauls for TJ Thompson CleatsSince switching to using TJ Thompson cleats, I’ve created several cauls for top and bottom cracks. The top crack cauls are for X braced guitars…
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Headstock JigBroken headstock glue ups are tricky, especially if the headstock is completely broken off the neck. The headstock needs to be aligned to the neck…
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Sooooo good !
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Another fantastic jig. You're absolutely knocking these designs outa the park. I cant wait to see what you post next!
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Fractal Fret Press adapter for Gable Arbor HandleThis might be useful for you, but use at your own risk. Since the fractal press is not grooved, it could slip sideways off the fret and dent the fretb
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I watched the Guild F-20 video (https://dev.loothgroup.com/groups/repair-and-restoration/forum/topic/cracker-x-braces-on-guild-f20/#post-60310) with great interest since I’ve been working on a Gibson L-3 with a similar problem.
A little back story – The original repair request was to address a small pickguard crack on the sound hole side.…
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Parametric Touch Up Marker HolderPart of the motivation for this project was to get more familiar with Fusion 360 components, constraints, and parameters after seeing some great demos by…
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Another banger !
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FretSanderMy favorite way to remove scratches after re-crowning frets is to use 400 and 600 grit sandpaper followed by quad 0 steel wool and Dremel…
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Dude! This is so freaking good ! Nice work !
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Brilliant! I've been using narrow blocks of wood with the fret crown sanded into the bottom while holding sandpaper wrapped around it. This is a great design!
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Taylor Neck ShimsGetting shims from Taylor is of course the best solution for a Taylor neck angle adjustment, but printed ones will work in a pinch. I’ve…
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Hi Dave Thanks for your work on this! Hopefully it can help us with a few long standing customers with Taylor issues.
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Can you give some clarification as to how the angle system correlates to the number system Taylor uses for the shims?
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Bridge GripperTool for holding pin hole bridges while sanding. Bridges require prepping before a re-glue which usually involves scraping old glue and clean-up sanding. For years…
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Nice job Dave. Looks very useful. Will be printing this out to try out on my next bridge job.
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this look great...if someone would to print me one what the cost be? thanks!
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1966 Epiphone Sorrento neck reset
The back of the neck pocket is under the 15th fret slot. Holes are drilled 3/8″ from the outside edge of the fret board. Check out Ted Wordford’s video at for extensive work he did on a ’63 Sorrento.
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In the process of evaluating the repairs needed on this guitar I checked to see if the truss rod was working. There is hole in the transverse brace where you would normally insert a truss rod, but all I see is the end of a metal bar with a smallish hole in the center. I tried several allen wrenches that would fit in the hole, but nothing seems…
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