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Soundhole damage :: Blueridge BR-OM

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Soundhole damage :: Blueridge BR-OM

A dreadnought in for a setup last week for a grandmother's Christmas present to her grandson.  The soundhole edge had significant damage near the pickguard.  Most of the pieces were there but it wasn't going to result in a pretty repair.  A couple custom plexiglass cauls to flatten out the area along with a few clamps and hot hide glue for the fix.

Above is my camera rig for this day's daily video.  You can subscribe over at my Youtube channel to follow along.

Soundhole repair from the daily videos.

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2001 Taylor 310 :: bridge re-glue

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2001 Taylor 310 :: bridge re-glue

2001 Taylor 310 :: bridge re-glue

Early pre-dawn bridge re-glue on a Taylor 310 dreadnought.  I'm loving the moldable plastic pellets (InstaMorph) I picked up weeks ago for making custom clamping cauls.  The cauls are shown above on the outer wings, backed with plywood for rigidity and to keep the clamps from slipping.

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Removable side repair :: 1999 Luthier Music Corp TRVL01 Travel Guitar [2.1 lbs]

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Removable side repair :: 1999 Luthier Music Corp TRVL01 Travel Guitar [2.1 lbs]

Removable side repair :: 1999 Luthier Music Corp TRVL01 Travel Guitar [2.1 lbs]

This was an interesting project that made me feel more like a boat builder than a guitar guy.  The sides on this travel classical are removable and over time the tabs that fit into the body had become damaged and previously repaired.  One of the tabs was even cut off and super-glue-lap-joined to the side.  All of the tabs needed to be repaired, so each tab was epoxied and wrapped with fiberglass and mahogany veneer on each side.  I used InstaMorph (moldable plastic pellets) to make inner and outer molds for each tab (eight molds in total) to maintain the shape during glue-up.  The lap-joined tab was removed and notched into the side before reinforcing.  After cleaning up and fitting each tab, the repairs were sealed with a light coat of shellac and waxed.  Many, many hours on this seemingly simple project.

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