Hi Rob! This was my guitar, it was my mother who you picked it up from who unfortunately dropped it all those years ago :) i had since replaced it with an identical model and then have again since massively upgraded to a Taylor 114ce, but i think youd have done a stunning job to get this sounding even -playable-, let alone good as you have. Lets make no bones about it, while its not a beginner guitar, it is low end, but i think youve got it sounding very bright which is fantastic. In the state it was in with the neck fracture it was completely unplayable, intonation, action way off and just extremely uncomfortable, really nice to see it was salvaged. I hope your granddaughter makes good use of it. Thanks!
Hi Joe, so nice to hear from you and it made this project more special to hear from you, the guitar's original owner. In principle it was a fairly simple repair to make but you never know how strong glued fractures will be. However I had a number of clamps on it as it was gluing and it's obviously very strong as it's keeping tune perfectly. The 3 through 6 strings are nice but 1 and 2 are pretty corroded so will change the strings out before I pass it to on to my grand daughters when I see them in a couple of weeks time. Do you recall when you first had it, if it had an oval rubber plug to fit in the soundhole to counter acoustic feedback (if/when on stage)? I couldn't quite match up the serial number with Yamaha's data. It seems it was made in 2000. Is that about when you first had it? Seems like you still play guitar now you've invested in that Taylor. I have quite a few guitars of various types but I've never had a Taylor thought my guitar buddy has one. I also build and modify guitars. I have the time now I'm long retired. If I had a guitar on my wish list now it would be one of the early Yamaha red label guitars built in Japan. They're as rare as hen's teeth which is probably a good thing for my bank balance! All the best, and thanks again to your mum! Rob
@@robrobson7101 I don't recall it coming with a rubber plug but I can't be too sure of that - I would've got this guitar in 2007 I believe, and it would've last only about 2-3 years before it's unfortunate fall and being replaced with an identical model. It really has been up in loft storage for around 14 years so it's an excellent job you've done. I assume they're now end of line so serials would be hard to match, I think the APX500 has since been replaced with the 600 (I think you mentioned this in the video anyway) but I believe the 500 is EOL so would be difficult to match up. It really is nice to see it going to good use though, all the best
Very Cool, Thankyou. Stunning looking and sounding Guitar and Playing as always. I still have my 'original' Guitar a 1985 Yamaha Acoustic FG420 (Entry Level). Such an Awesome guitar has been played by many better guitarists than me LIVE on stage and just sounds amazing, and is SO nice to play. Also have a Yamaha Pacifica 'Entry Level" Electric Guitar which is also amazing. Yamaha's are just a Pleasure to play from my experience. All The Best. Cheers from Australia
Hi GRBAquatics, nice to hear from you. Glad you liked the video: it was so pleasing to save this guitar. Yes, I agree Yamaha make really good instruments at a whole range of prices. I'm sure your FG240 is a great instrument: I think my brother has one too but I've never looked at the label. I will do next time I see him. It's a nice guitar but the top has lifted so the action is very poor. I'd repair it if I could get my hands on it! I have a Yamaha classical guitar which I bought second hand (a G240ii) which is a very nice guitar. I made a youtuvbe vid on it : ruclips.net/video/fToebC652nQ/видео.html. We have a beautiful Yamaha upright piano which we bought in Georgia when we lived there and shipped it back here to the UK. It's my son's piano really. My daughter recently bought a top of the range Yamaha classical guitar (she is a performance standard classical guitarist) and her two daughters are also budding classical guitarists. I was surprised that my daughter also bought herself a Yamaha electric bass recently. It's a beauty with a mango wood top. As for me, I was trying to buy a Yamaha red label steel string acoustic (an FGX5) last year but they just get snapped up so instead I bought a hand-made all solid wood acoustic guitar from Slovakian lutherists called Dowina. It's just wonderful and I'll do a youtube on it before too long because Dowina really deserve to be much better known. Very best wishes from Reading, England. Rob
Hi Rob, I have to make some repairs on my apx6 and would like to replace 3 frets with the original size ones to match the existing but I don't know of a supplier, do you know where I can try.
Hi Stephen, nice you hear from you. It might sound like a long shot but as you probably need near exact replacements you might contact Yamaha directly including the serial number. They might be able to tell you about the fret wire type (jumbo, medium etc)and material. You can google for fret wire suppliers luthier suppliers out there there are quite a few out there. If you get their address you could send them one of the worn frets to get a good match. Anyway, good luck and sounds like you must have played this guitar a lot! Hope this helps: All the best, Rob
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Hi Rob! This was my guitar, it was my mother who you picked it up from who unfortunately dropped it all those years ago :) i had since replaced it with an identical model and then have again since massively upgraded to a Taylor 114ce, but i think youd have done a stunning job to get this sounding even -playable-, let alone good as you have. Lets make no bones about it, while its not a beginner guitar, it is low end, but i think youve got it sounding very bright which is fantastic. In the state it was in with the neck fracture it was completely unplayable, intonation, action way off and just extremely uncomfortable, really nice to see it was salvaged. I hope your granddaughter makes good use of it. Thanks!
Hi Joe, so nice to hear from you and it made this project more special to hear from you, the guitar's original owner. In principle it was a fairly simple repair to make but you never know how strong glued fractures will be. However I had a number of clamps on it as it was gluing and it's obviously very strong as it's keeping tune perfectly. The 3 through 6 strings are nice but 1 and 2 are pretty corroded so will change the strings out before I pass it to on to my grand daughters when I see them in a couple of weeks time. Do you recall when you first had it, if it had an oval rubber plug to fit in the soundhole to counter acoustic feedback (if/when on stage)? I couldn't quite match up the serial number with Yamaha's data. It seems it was made in 2000. Is that about when you first had it?
Seems like you still play guitar now you've invested in that Taylor. I have quite a few guitars of various types but I've never had a Taylor thought my guitar buddy has one. I also build and modify guitars. I have the time now I'm long retired. If I had a guitar on my wish list now it would be one of the early Yamaha red label guitars built in Japan. They're as rare as hen's teeth which is probably a good thing for my bank balance! All the best, and thanks again to your mum!
Rob
@@robrobson7101 I don't recall it coming with a rubber plug but I can't be too sure of that - I would've got this guitar in 2007 I believe, and it would've last only about 2-3 years before it's unfortunate fall and being replaced with an identical model. It really has been up in loft storage for around 14 years so it's an excellent job you've done. I assume they're now end of line so serials would be hard to match, I think the APX500 has since been replaced with the 600 (I think you mentioned this in the video anyway) but I believe the 500 is EOL so would be difficult to match up. It really is nice to see it going to good use though, all the best
Very Cool, Thankyou. Stunning looking and sounding Guitar and Playing as always. I still have my 'original' Guitar a 1985 Yamaha Acoustic FG420 (Entry Level). Such an Awesome guitar has been played by many better guitarists than me LIVE on stage and just sounds amazing, and is SO nice to play. Also have a Yamaha Pacifica 'Entry Level" Electric Guitar which is also amazing. Yamaha's are just a Pleasure to play from my experience. All The Best. Cheers from Australia
Hi GRBAquatics, nice to hear from you. Glad you liked the video: it was so pleasing to save this guitar. Yes, I agree Yamaha make really good instruments at a whole range of prices. I'm sure your FG240 is a great instrument: I think my brother has one too but I've never looked at the label. I will do next time I see him. It's a nice guitar but the top has lifted so the action is very poor. I'd repair it if I could get my hands on it! I have a Yamaha classical guitar which I bought second hand (a G240ii) which is a very nice guitar. I made a youtuvbe vid on it : ruclips.net/video/fToebC652nQ/видео.html. We have a beautiful Yamaha upright piano which we bought in Georgia when we lived there and shipped it back here to the UK. It's my son's piano really. My daughter recently bought a top of the range Yamaha classical guitar (she is a performance standard classical guitarist) and her two daughters are also budding classical guitarists. I was surprised that my daughter also bought herself a Yamaha electric bass recently. It's a beauty with a mango wood top. As for me, I was trying to buy a Yamaha red label steel string acoustic (an FGX5) last year but they just get snapped up so instead I bought a hand-made all solid wood acoustic guitar from Slovakian lutherists called Dowina. It's just wonderful and I'll do a youtube on it before too long because Dowina really deserve to be much better known.
Very best wishes from Reading, England. Rob
Hi Rob, I have to make some repairs on my apx6 and would like to replace 3 frets with the original size ones to match the existing but I don't know of a supplier, do you know where I can try.
Hi Stephen, nice you hear from you. It might sound like a long shot but as you probably need near exact replacements you might contact Yamaha directly including the serial number. They might be able to tell you about the fret wire type (jumbo, medium etc)and material. You can google for fret wire suppliers luthier suppliers out there there are quite a
few out there. If you get their address you could send them one of the worn frets to get a good match. Anyway, good luck and sounds like you must have played this guitar a lot!
Hope this helps: All the best, Rob
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Hi, thanks for your message. I'm not sure what you're wanting to do? Let me know. Rob
@@robrobson7101 Your video content is very nice and very informative. You modify the SEO sector a bit more in your video. Doing this will get you more views organically.