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Hey great video! Question, with Martin having forward shifted X bracing do you think the nut and saddle swap would turn out sounding good? I’m looking at the 2025 new D-28’s and there are no left hand versions that I see yet. Also, if I sell it or give to the kids in the future do you think having it be right handed would be worth the sacrifice on native orientation of the guitar? Thanks

Drew, do you still recommend aliphatic resin (Titebond) for regluing tops?

After years of only using steel strings, it was weird to pick up my new classical guitar and play it. Thanks for the tips!

As an experienced refinisher I can tell you that mixing amber (Orange) shellac and white shellac is just fine. You should test your shading before you go ahead and do the whole job.

I've used them soldering the orange cap with the writing, left to right, to earth...most people use them either way but they can swell & leak as you state, i use hi-fi grade, small for Polypropylene caps, with 5% tolerance & a 4K7 1% resistor, i use the Fender Greasebucket tone control set up, 2 caps & a resistor, 0.1uf & 0.022uf or 0.047 & a 4K7 resistor...i would not recommend using electrolytic caps... interesting information,well demo'd, most people can hear only a tiny difference, i built loudspeakers for years where we build passive x-overs...i just follow the same rules, the best components i can afford without paying silly money, CTS (8% tolerence they claim) 250K Linear solid brass shaft pots, they are very good quality.... Polypropylene caps are only £15- £20 for a mixed batch of 10...gives me peace of mind using the best i can....

Interesting. Never heard of this. I usually wire my cap in that way (to the ground on the tonepot) Now I wanted to do a 50’s wiring. My diagram says to wire it to the leg where you wired yours but then to the volume. Does the same principal apply? The earth wire of the cap will go to the tone pot leg? About time for me to learn a thing or two. My friend always makes drawings like that too. So thats familiar. Electronics are a big unknown to me. I follow the lines on a schematic and hope it works 😅 Ordered some pots and caps.

What brand bridge did you use?

Do you need an intonated classical saddle? Nylon strings behave differently. It's why you can't bend notes.

Thank you for walking us through this. Subscribed

How sounds this guitar. I love ultra low frets. In the future I think to build a guitar with this frets

no way i'm not doing that it will end up a wall hanger

I was thinking about doing this to my vintage style strat. Thanks for the tips and reassurance!

Heres your fix dont buy martin x. buy eastman. Handcrafted quality All solid wood Instruments

But.... The set up cost more than the guitar! 🪵

Works great!!🎉 Thankss❤

Great explanation. Thanks!

The fret board is made of richlite,also a composite material.

kct é so um capacitor, quanto tempo perdido num compotente tão banal..kkkkkkkkkkk

The martin fanatics will love the brand even if it is a full plastic guitar. Martin plastic guitars are comin folks, And you're gonna love it!!

I guess you’d add a rosewood veneer to the sides of the saddle if it was too thin? Ever done it? Do you have to zero the saddle for intonation?

Thank you! You saved this Martin D28 that I was about to butcher.

Bipolar capacitors do not have an orientation. This sounds like BS.

Non-purment lock tight works great! Thanks 🤘

Thanks Drew, I have an FGX 830 cutaway, but there not solid back and sides,they are Laminate Rosewood, it's just that You said in add. The B/S are solid, but no, Sorry you were wrong, there fantastic guitar's true,but solid top,only, kind regards

You can also use painters tape on the back side of the hole and place it on a block of wood so it will not tear out and drill it out with a drill press I have done this several times without tear out. But your way is safer if you have a reamer .

Thank you for sharing. I live in Vermont now my home state but I lived out there when I was in the military Ft. Lewis. I do miss Washington! I stayed out there for years until 1999 then I up rooted and moved back home. Got back into playing again, and I am still home.

The new x series guitars are really nice guitars to play i have high end guitars but would have no problem adding 1 of the new x series guitars many improvements on the old series

My bandmate has played one for 20 years now. It sounds fine, but now it has the back separation problem. A luthier was able to fix it, but can’t guarantee the work. She’s looking for a new guitar now, something all solid wood.

U never talked about how low is too low

Thanks dude, much appreciated.

I have a question... would it be possible to raise the nut/zero fret to be slightly higher than the rest of the frets? That way the string could be in a straight line from the nut all the way to the bridge. If you did this on a straight neck, wouldn't you have two perfect parallel lines?

I wish I've seen this before buying my 5-string mikro very recently and finding out the exact same problem... I also snapped a string trying to intonate it so I can't return it anymore... Thank you for the video and explanation! At least now I have something to try 😭

So after wax treatment you leave the retaining wire off, correct?

Augustine is very nice music flows well less harsh nice tone of of the old days of segovia and I use both savarez do similar types as well.

Verbose beyond belief. I lost interest before you got to the point.

lol Had done some research and already ordered Alice tuners for my 3/4 classical guitar (I have large hands for a woman, but I'm short. A full sized guitar is just too damn big). Came today and used your tips to replace the old. Worked great, much, much thanks!!

Neck reset for sure on this ..ruclips.net/user/shortsYcAfcOjsJ-U?si=f0jEOjTLHS06ixd2

The neck is extremely heavy too. I was interested in this guitar (without knowing much about the materials used) and was immediately disturbed by how unbalanced it was.

Thank you! bought some tuners without realizing they were slotted and thought I had been scammed. It was rough but thanks to you my guitar is stringed.

Thank you.

I’m thinking I’ll just get a roller saddle matic. I’m keeping the roller matic if I sell my gibson tho

As he rightly points out, I just tested 6 of them and there is no correlation with the lettering, its just random. Thanks Drews Guitar Shop

Interesting 🤔 , I've been pushing pieces of stiff foam down in the open areas around bridge saddle adjuster screws ..

Same here you saved my Gibson advanced jumbo.

A capacitor that has no polarity has actually an "orientation"!? 😅 Or your just trying to solve a mystery.. what if it works for you?

Sorry, but I noticed zero difference. I have the FG-830 and I'll just leave it as is. This guitar has phenomenal sustain as it is.

ive had 160 180 365 s 830 but when i turn bout 18 i think i went martin i bought d18 d 28 d42 i guess i just like guitars

Hi to all. I have recently had a bone nut and saddle installed on my Yamaha fg830 CE. This change along with my ebony bridge pins ‘really makes a difference in sound. I will be using my guitar soon at church to do Joy to the World for our Christmas program. I know my guitar will sound very good. If someone had to pick up there first guitar, they couldn’t go wrong with a Yamaha 830.

Thank you so much ❤❤❤❤

Not sure if the owner of this instrument is fit to own any other guitar.