Thanks for the great video. You helped me do the same fret flattening job to my friends guitar. It had the same ski ramp. I've learned so much about fixing and improving guitars from your videos.
Every video I watch of yours I learn something, I always thought abalone was pronounced 'ahh -baloney' I've been saying it wrong for years!! Thanks Jerry for making us more informed!
Wisconsin has 2 seasons! Winter and snowmobile repair! You Bet-ya! Love Wisconsin. Played a lot of music there in the 80s. ALL of the back roads are paved! Smart! Love from unsaved back roads Colorado. Thanxz
Oh my God... This guy has superb "taste" in acoustic guitars. Martin's finest models! What, $10,000 to $15,00 worth? A shame he can't get a Rosa but if he had one it wouldn't need a set up now would it! LOL I'm buying a copy of Sweet Melinda after I finish this; truly sweet harmony. I've learned to appreciate Bluegrass a lot more now than previously AND... Everyone/all (including yourself of course) are good musicians but the banjo player is number one in my opinion. I love his work especially. Congratulations on your craftsmanship and musicianship. I really enjoy listening to When Johnny Comes Marching Home and Mandolin Wine; highest quality or artistry. Thanks for what you do; sharing it with us!
Martin guitars cared for by you! I agree with you about the fret issue...but it is what it is... As far as the F chord...it's always an issue one way or another... Thanks for this video. Stay safe Jerry! 🎶🎶🎶
Missed your repair videos jerry so you have definitely brightened my day as I snapped my acl and medial ligaments yesterday and waiting for our wonderful nhs to fix me again...
Adding soap or detergent to water will improve significantly its ability to penetrate oiled wood. I worked in a laboratory many years ago and this was one of the pieces of research being done by a colleague. Just add washing up liquid next time you try the water method for softening fretwork, and see what you think (but remember it will clean the woodwork more than pure water). Unless you have a good reason for not doing so? I hate applying heat anywhere to my guitar, but I also have to remove a ski-jump on my Les Paul and replace the frets while doing so, hence why I watched your wonderful video. Thank you sir, you’re the best.
For those who don't understand, you have perfected your craft over many years. Sometimes you can get an acoustic guitar action a little bit lower, but the customer will not be happy when the weather changes. An electric guitar is usually (maybe always) easier to change the action and so resetting the action is usually something the guitarist should be able to do if it is set too low; the guitarist cannot almost always not easily change the action on an acoustic (some old Gibson's comes to mind as exceptions). After seeing what you did to "Chocolate" I think you know what you can do and how far you can go. Thanks for sharing.
Shout out to you Jerry!!! Lovely seeing you out here doing your thing brother! I bet the kind of attention and dedication you put into this made a huge difference in playability. Wish I could afford talent like yours but even so, I get a tremendous kick out of seeing your vids. This one especially as we get to see this lucky lad with his treasured piece stretched across his lap smiling as he loves it! Your skills are true gifts from above. Thanks so much for sharing this with us!
Happy to see , hear and watch you do your craft again, it's been a while, missed watching perfection! One day, maybe, hopefully I will get my babies to you for a really nice set up! Your on it! Yah Bless all!
Such a pleasure to watch you work. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, it reinforces the reason i always take mine to guys like you ie professional craftsman.
Thank you for this. I have an 8-string bass with this very problem. You’ve given me the confidence to tackle it. Just have to re-make the brass nut. Not looking forward to that.
As a carpenter for over 50 years I agree with your method of rehydrating the top end and grain on each side of the frets to minimize tare out. I'm wondering if steam coming out of a 1/4" tube that had a V notch in the end of the tube would work? The V notch would allow the end tube to go around the fret and make contact with the fret board so the steam would be gently forced down the sides of the frets. God Bless and have a great day!
You are welcome, in my home 🏡, i,I, from The big state of Texas first time in your video, I like 👍the guitar school 🏫ing your,are a,great trecher and a very inspirational person to learn from, fixing all types of 🎸, thank you for your help and information and, my God bless you and your family 👪Mr jam
I have to give a shout out to those "slightly harder" frets - Those are EVO-gold frets. I refretted my #1 acoustic with them almost a year ago and really have to say they are great! They are not much harder to work than the old standard nickel steel frets, but they sure do hold up. They don't just resist dimpling, but even after nearly a year of hard playing, they still feel like they were freshly polished. I just can't say enough good things about them.
@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars I wouldn't think the convincing would be too difficult even if you charge a bit more for the job. Curious if you ran into anyone with negative feedback after they made the switch to the EVOs.
Jerry you are an awesome teacher. Your such a craftsman . It's a honor to watch you do your thang 😉. I have two questions if I may. Where can I get a height gage like the one you have. Is the height on a bass guitar the same as an acoustic 16. 70 and 80?. Thank you again for sharing your time, talent and wisdom. It truly is a pleasure
Jerry I'm glad you said what you did about nuts the important thing is the slots depth,I agree its nothing unless your playing open I've argued that point for years
Nice video!! I neglected your advise & left my Alvarez Baritone Eight string on a hanger all HOT summer long !! It got quite a heavy body which i am SURE didn´t help!! Eddie The Eagle might have a crack at it! Fortunately i got a 27¨steel rule to use as a straight edge & cut some notches in it with a dremel. Done a light sanding of the frets to sort most of it out. Will wait til weather changes to go ALL IN!! Cheers from Madrid. We´re 600metres closer to the sun....
If the D'addario EXP strings, which are coated, sounded any better without the coating, my ears wouldnt be able to handle the beauty! Lol. Ive noticed coated strings dont sound as good, until I started using the EXP's 5 or 6 years ago. They have me hooked on them. The clarity is amazing. Previously I used Martin Lifespans, and they sounded good early on, but I started noticing the quality go downhill. Seems like it started when they moved the string making operations down to Mexico.
As you were filing the fret ends, over the body, of the D-42, I could tell by the sound those frets are harder than standard. Of course, if you had not said they were harder, I would not have noticed. It would have slipped right past me.
Couldn’t have turned out any better! I guess the story line for fret replacement, is that it won’t always look as good as the original. Customers should be aware of that so they can understand what to expect.
I’ve been doing this a very long time “clunk”!😊 that’s what happens when I toot my horn lol You aren’t kidding about Michigan snow. It’s all white grey and yellow.
Hey Jerry! Regarding the coated strings - each and every strings brand that i tried apart from coated elixirs just instantly rust to unplayable state. Only takes me to play them for 1-2 days and they become barbwire LOL. So i just have no choice there. I would love to find a brand of strings that does stainless plain strings and uncoated wound strings. Had no luck with that for a couple of decades
Great job Jerry. Hadn't got my dose of guitar repair videos.(none of the other people I'm subscribed to, put on up either) so I'm sitting feeling lost. LoL Anyway this one hit the spot!!! (I recommended your channel to a guy I've known for about a year. I didn't even know he played. He's got an acoustic he's had for 20 yrs. I gave him a couple pointers, but suggested he watch your channel, & a couple of others. Hopefully you'll get at least 1 New subscriber.) Blessings.
phosphor bronze dean markley signatures are my favorite. Local shops dont sell them anymore , and am constantly sold into the elixers. cant wait till i can rip them off. I do have some matrins, d'addario and some john pearse ligned up next, what should I try out first ?
Its snowing in east Canada. 5 feet of snow and more coming. -22 c I have an economy mandolin, bought it pre-broken! neck was broken and separated from body. I thought I fixed it ok, (hide glue) but it separated partially again. the section with the last few frets remained glued . Now I have a ski slope because I didn't remove the strings in time. So I removed the neck again. I'm thinking of heating and adjusting clamping over a period of time, to get it back to normal before regluing. AND adding a strap button with a nut and bolt on the inside. Thanks for your time . should I use hide glue again? or white glue?
I found the easiest way for me to take the string pegs out is loosen the strings and push the tail of the string down into the bridge then pick the peg right up out of the hole that way no pliers involved and no marks on the pegs
I use thick super glue dropped in there with a little ebony dust or no dust little at a time scrape it with a razor blade with thin scotch tape on the razor blade except the area were i am going to need it to scrape i also use this method to fill finger nail fretboard gouges have you ever done this ?
I know this is done and gone, but that 12 string HD-28, where you files the frets at the back? Remember, you said after you tightened the truss rod, it was bowed up in the middle, meaning a tad high. So you worked on those frets for nothing. The neck may have looked high, but the frets may have all been level, but you kept checking the straightness with a bowed up neck, due to a tad over tightening of the truss rod. Am I crazy, or was this overlooked? The front of that straight edge was in the middle of the neck where you said it was bowed up.
My Birthday! =*70*= today! Fifteen minutes to Canadian border. Can’t afford Martin, gots an old Gibson that needs the plastic bridge changed…. But it still plays. Maybe when I get old?
???? Hi Jerry I have a question for ya 'What is the name of that buffing cream you & Randy use ???? I totally stop buying Elixir about 10 yrs ago. Now I buy Stringjoy Strings Phosphor Bronze Guitar Strings in bulk it may be wee little expensive in short term in the long its cheaper. On my 10 String Cittern I have to my 2 packages of guitar strings and throw out the 2 G strings in the past. With the Stringjoy bulk strings each set come with 25 strings I can get in any gauges I want like 13p 20w 30w 46w 56w. I use on my Cittern. Plus Stringjoy all 100% American made Nashville, TN.
How come the guitars gets the ski jumps? Dry climate maybe? I had it happen on a stratocaster stored whitout case and we get very dry air during the winter.
In this case, I believe the sky jump tongues were manufactured in. The Strat is a whole different animal, with different construction and different difficulties, with different solutions.
The wood evolves as time passes. Humidity is not equal on both sides of the wood block. The fretboard is also glued to another piece of wood which changes a bit differently depending on humidity and time. I'd say manufacturers don't just take different climates into account. Fortunately small buzz is not that difficult to fix even at home with some sand paper.
@@McSlobo I actually had to file the frets down some on my strat to make it play above the 15th fret. This is a Mexican strat from around 2015 or so. I think they just didn't let the wood settle enough before making the neck. Now it is ok but I will have to file a bit more to get rid of some buzzing.
He did put a back bow in the neck. It didn't help. Doing that only puts a very limited "stretch" at the point of the bow. Not enough to make any difference.
Maybe try heat w/water exactly like your doing, but then cool down fret for a 5-10 seconds, to shrink metal some (ice in baggy w/paper towel surround,) then pull... (or maybe ice w/o heat?)
Have you tried pulling both fret ends first. Pulling both ends then working from either end straight across to finish the pull. Seems to me, pulling one end and working across you will end up with a steeper angle at the embedded fret end and the fret pulling against unsupported end grain because the fret puller face is not under the final fret end to resist pullout. With the neck freshly oiled and oiled heavily like this one seemed to be maybe this is a good time to use a little heat instead. Just thinking..., i've worked with wood for 50+ years and if i've learned anything what i have learned is every inch of every species of wood varies enough that you must keep a close watch on wood structure patterns. Not much to indicate grain patterns with ebony but the porous nature is revealing. I am not saying you are mistaken. I subscribe to the "if it's not working try something different" science. Just spitballin' here.
I thought that the idea was that the fretboard over the body should slightly backbow to prevent action related issues, that would mean that Martin was slightly off on the neck angle.
I have NEVER understood why people think Martins are the macdaddy of guitars. The necks are always needing a reset and the binding and bracing comes loose and only a handful I've played have been somewhat exceptional. Why pay those stupidly high prices for a guitar that falls apart in less than twenty years.
For such an expensive guitar....???!!! I find it verry ambarrassing for a company like Martin that this happens, they would have to fix this problem for the customer for free.
Coated strings Feel weird Sound muffled at first Grows boogers after a while BUT... Last longer sound better weeks later Good and bad. I do not like them myself.
Me neither, and they are pricey, but I have to put them on my son's guitar due to his unbelievably acidic, sweaty hands that turn strings to pure corrosive nastiness. It's weird.
@@jamesdavid7099I understand. A friend of mine feels that are a necessity due to his chemistry. I find them annoying. I dont buy them, but he does. I hate playing his guitar. He plays mine OK. Depending on who you ask, coated strings are either a modern scientific marvel or a terrible idea.
Hi Phil Brown. My strings get changed very frequently. My ears have lost about half of their lifting strength. It usually bugs every body I play with but not me. I have to be able to hear my screw-ups to try and not repeat them. That's how I learned to play. Lines and dots are for less fortunate folks who cant afford dislexia.
Great information and repair Jerry! I wonder if hitting the metal frets with cold would be better, as the metal should contract with the cold more than the wood. Might be worth testing - on a guitar that is not as nice :-)
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Thanks for the great video. You helped me do the same fret flattening job to my friends guitar. It had the same ski ramp. I've learned so much about fixing and improving guitars from your videos.
Jerry - You really don't need to explain yourself to us. Whatever you do is okay with most of us. Just keep on doing it. - Best wishes.
I totally agree! Jerry has more talent and prowess in the tip of his little finger than I have in my whole hand! Love that Jerry!
Every video I watch of yours I learn something, I always thought abalone was pronounced 'ahh -baloney' I've been saying it wrong for years!! Thanks Jerry for making us more informed!
Wisconsin has 2 seasons! Winter and snowmobile repair! You Bet-ya! Love Wisconsin. Played a lot of music there in the 80s. ALL of the back roads are paved! Smart! Love from unsaved back roads Colorado. Thanxz
Oh my God... This guy has superb "taste" in acoustic guitars. Martin's finest models! What, $10,000 to $15,00 worth? A shame he can't get a Rosa but if he had one it wouldn't need a set up now would it! LOL
I'm buying a copy of Sweet Melinda after I finish this; truly sweet harmony. I've learned to appreciate Bluegrass a lot more now than previously AND... Everyone/all (including yourself of course) are good musicians but the banjo player is number one in my opinion. I love his work especially. Congratulations on your craftsmanship and musicianship. I really enjoy listening to When Johnny Comes Marching Home and Mandolin Wine; highest quality or artistry. Thanks for what you do; sharing it with us!
Martin guitars cared for by you! I agree with you about the fret issue...but it is what it is...
As far as the F chord...it's always an issue one way or another...
Thanks for this video.
Stay safe Jerry! 🎶🎶🎶
Missed your repair videos jerry so you have definitely brightened my day as I snapped my acl and medial ligaments yesterday and waiting for our wonderful nhs to fix me again...
Adding soap or detergent to water will improve significantly its ability to penetrate oiled wood. I worked in a laboratory many years ago and this was one of the pieces of research being done by a colleague. Just add washing up liquid next time you try the water method for softening fretwork, and see what you think (but remember it will clean the woodwork more than pure water). Unless you have a good reason for not doing so?
I hate applying heat anywhere to my guitar, but I also have to remove a ski-jump on my Les Paul and replace the frets while doing so, hence why I watched your wonderful video. Thank you sir, you’re the best.
Possibly heat for glued-in frets, water for unglued? But how could you tell before you start pulling them? Lovely instruments.
For those who don't understand, you have perfected your craft over many years. Sometimes you can get an acoustic guitar action a little bit lower, but the customer will not be happy when the weather changes. An electric guitar is usually (maybe always) easier to change the action and so resetting the action is usually something the guitarist should be able to do if it is set too low; the guitarist cannot almost always not easily change the action on an acoustic (some old Gibson's comes to mind as exceptions). After seeing what you did to "Chocolate" I think you know what you can do and how far you can go. Thanks for sharing.
Shout out to you Jerry!!! Lovely seeing you out here doing your thing brother! I bet the kind of attention and dedication you put into this made a huge difference in playability. Wish I could afford talent like yours but even so, I get a tremendous kick out of seeing your vids. This one especially as we get to see this lucky lad with his treasured piece stretched across his lap smiling as he loves it! Your skills are true gifts from above. Thanks so much for sharing this with us!
Your heart goes into every repair, Jerry!
“You can still throw a dog through there.” Haha, I love the way you described how big the gap is moving from a St Bernard down to a chihuahua. 😂
Happy to see , hear and watch you do your craft again, it's been a while, missed watching perfection! One day, maybe, hopefully I will get my babies to you for a really nice set up! Your on it! Yah Bless all!
Nice job as always Jerry, and those things sounded beautiful!
Such a pleasure to watch you work. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, it reinforces the reason i always take mine to guys like you ie professional craftsman.
Thank you for this. I have an 8-string bass with this very problem. You’ve given me the confidence to tackle it. Just have to re-make the brass nut. Not looking forward to that.
As a carpenter for over 50 years I agree with your method of rehydrating the top end and grain on each side of the frets to minimize tare out.
I'm wondering if steam coming out of a 1/4" tube that had a V notch in the end of the tube would work?
The V notch would allow the end tube to go around the fret and make contact with the fret board so the steam would be gently forced down the sides of the frets.
God Bless and have a great day!
You are welcome, in my home 🏡, i,I, from The big state of Texas first time in your video, I like 👍the guitar school 🏫ing your,are a,great trecher and a very inspirational person to learn from, fixing all types of 🎸, thank you for your help and information and, my God bless you and your family 👪Mr jam
What a beautiful guitar! And a great job on it!
Such a entertainment! Excellent workmanship.
Jerry - Wonderful as usual. Those were some high end gidders.
Love your videos Jerry........I appreciate all your work
Hey Jerry. Looks like you are feeling better. Keep up the cool videos.
Glad to see you back in action Jerry!
I have to give a shout out to those "slightly harder" frets - Those are EVO-gold frets. I refretted my #1 acoustic with them almost a year ago and really have to say they are great! They are not much harder to work than the old standard nickel steel frets, but they sure do hold up. They don't just resist dimpling, but even after nearly a year of hard playing, they still feel like they were freshly polished. I just can't say enough good things about them.
I use them all the time, always 'convincing' customers they need them :)
@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars I wouldn't think the convincing would be too difficult even if you charge a bit more for the job. Curious if you ran into anyone with negative feedback after they made the switch to the EVOs.
@@melodicdreamer72 so far nope. Everyone loves them and the way they look too.
Fantastic job on the setups Jerry! Wow! What a nice collection of Martin guitars!!
Jerry you are an awesome teacher. Your such a craftsman . It's a honor to watch you do your thang 😉. I have two questions if I may. Where can I get a height gage like the one you have. Is the height on a bass guitar the same as an acoustic 16. 70 and 80?. Thank you again for sharing your time, talent and wisdom. It truly is a pleasure
I should think that since bass action is higher to accommodate bigger vibration that a bass's action would have to be correspondingly higher.
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Jerry I'm glad you said what you did about nuts the important thing is the slots depth,I agree its nothing unless your playing open I've argued that point for years
Nice video!!
I neglected your advise & left my Alvarez Baritone Eight string on a hanger all HOT summer long !! It got quite a heavy body which i am SURE didn´t help!! Eddie The Eagle might have a crack at it! Fortunately i got a 27¨steel rule to use as a straight edge & cut some notches in it with a dremel. Done a light sanding of the frets to sort most of it out. Will wait til weather changes to go ALL IN!! Cheers from Madrid. We´re 600metres closer to the sun....
If the D'addario EXP strings, which are coated, sounded any better without the coating, my ears wouldnt be able to handle the beauty! Lol. Ive noticed coated strings dont sound as good, until I started using the EXP's 5 or 6 years ago. They have me hooked on them. The clarity is amazing. Previously I used Martin Lifespans, and they sounded good early on, but I started noticing the quality go downhill. Seems like it started when they moved the string making operations down to Mexico.
As you were filing the fret ends, over the body, of the D-42, I could tell
by the sound those frets are harder than standard.
Of course, if you had not said they were harder, I would not have noticed.
It would have slipped right past me.
Couldn’t have turned out any better! I guess the story line for fret replacement, is that it won’t always look as good as the original. Customers should be aware of that so they can understand what to expect.
Don here Jerry, from Hamilton NZ, just gotta say lovely music in the background, nice harmonies as I watch 😊😊😊
I’ve been doing this a very long time “clunk”!😊 that’s what happens when I toot my horn lol
You aren’t kidding about Michigan snow. It’s all white grey and yellow.
Jerry, I like to put masking tape on both sides of a fret protector to avoid marks on the fingerboard.
I was a painter most of my working life. I’ve done a lot of ‘creative caulking’
Hey Jerry! Regarding the coated strings - each and every strings brand that i tried apart from coated elixirs just instantly rust to unplayable state. Only takes me to play them for 1-2 days and they become barbwire LOL. So i just have no choice there.
I would love to find a brand of strings that does stainless plain strings and uncoated wound strings. Had no luck with that for a couple of decades
Great job Jerry. Hadn't got my dose of guitar repair videos.(none of the other people I'm subscribed to, put on up either) so I'm sitting feeling lost. LoL
Anyway this one hit the spot!!! (I recommended your channel to a guy I've known for about a year. I didn't even know he played. He's got an acoustic he's had for 20 yrs. I gave him a couple pointers, but suggested he watch your channel, & a couple of others. Hopefully you'll get at least 1 New subscriber.) Blessings.
Kevin seems like a really nice guy. 👍
phosphor bronze dean markley signatures are my favorite. Local shops dont sell them anymore , and am constantly sold into the elixers. cant wait till i can rip them off. I do have some matrins, d'addario and some john pearse ligned up next, what should I try out first ?
You pulled the string pegs out with those sharp snips? Wow
Yes that was interesting, I on occasion do the same BUT notice he used them as a lever Not as a cutting tool, that way Sometimes is the best
Always learning from you, thanks.
Its snowing in east Canada. 5 feet of snow and more coming. -22 c
I have an economy mandolin, bought it pre-broken! neck was broken and separated from body. I thought I fixed it ok, (hide glue) but it separated partially again. the section with the last few frets remained glued . Now I have a ski slope because I didn't remove the strings in time. So I removed the neck again. I'm thinking of heating and adjusting clamping over a period of time, to get it back to normal before regluing. AND adding a strap button with a nut and bolt on the inside. Thanks for your time . should I use hide glue again? or white glue?
Titebond Original is my choice
@@RosaStringWorks thank you so very much. I used hide glue last time, failed, but was easy to take apart with steam and heat.
Here's a good motto for you: "It's My Opinion, And It's Very True!"
One theory: If the frets were glued in, that would explain why the heat helped.
Agreed. I always want to glue new frets in place, but then I imagine the poor sod trying to pull them out years later…
Great playing!
You can get brown as well as black super glue now, maybe be helpful in returning the integrity of the fingerboard.
Coated strings play like couple days old non coated. But they keep this sound much longer. In my opinion.
I found the easiest way for me to take the string pegs out is loosen the strings and push the tail of the string down into the bridge then pick the peg right up out of the hole that way no pliers involved and no marks on the pegs
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I use thick super glue dropped in there with a little ebony dust or no dust little at a time scrape it with a razor blade with thin scotch tape on the razor blade except the area were i am going to need it to scrape i also use this method to fill finger nail fretboard gouges have you ever done this ?
the heat makes the fret tangs softer so less tear out heat them good
Refretting a Rosewood neck on Monday. I know your pain brother.
I know this is done and gone, but that 12 string HD-28, where you files the frets at the back? Remember, you said after you tightened the truss rod, it was bowed up in the middle, meaning a tad high. So you worked on those frets for nothing. The neck may have looked high, but the frets may have all been level, but you kept checking the straightness with a bowed up neck, due to a tad over tightening of the truss rod. Am I crazy, or was this overlooked? The front of that straight edge was in the middle of the neck where you said it was bowed up.
Their brass saddle pins. I was thinking of doing the same
My Birthday! =*70*= today! Fifteen minutes to Canadian border. Can’t afford Martin, gots an old Gibson that needs the plastic bridge changed…. But it still plays. Maybe when I get old?
I'd think a radius block the same radius of the fretboard would be what you'd want to sand with or at least finish sanding with but what do I know?
your right on !
good to see this Even if its an Oldie
Maybe you should try freezing frets with Dry Ice. Wouldnt that make the frets shrink a little?
Great video Jerry nice guitars
???? Hi Jerry I have a question for ya 'What is the name of that buffing cream you & Randy use ????
I totally stop buying Elixir about 10 yrs ago. Now I buy Stringjoy Strings Phosphor Bronze Guitar Strings in bulk it may be wee little expensive in short term in the long its cheaper. On my 10 String Cittern I have to my 2 packages of guitar strings and throw out the 2 G strings in the past. With the Stringjoy bulk strings each set come with 25 strings I can get in any gauges I want like 13p 20w 30w 46w 56w. I use on my Cittern. Plus Stringjoy all 100% American made Nashville, TN.
I hope your still doing this when my ship comes in.) Outstanding work...
How come the guitars gets the ski jumps? Dry climate maybe? I had it happen on a stratocaster stored whitout case and we get very dry air during the winter.
In this case, I believe the sky jump tongues were manufactured in.
The Strat is a whole different animal, with different construction and different
difficulties, with different solutions.
The wood evolves as time passes. Humidity is not equal on both sides of the wood block. The fretboard is also glued to another piece of wood which changes a bit differently depending on humidity and time. I'd say manufacturers don't just take different climates into account. Fortunately small buzz is not that difficult to fix even at home with some sand paper.
@@McSlobo I actually had to file the frets down some on my strat to make it play above the 15th fret. This is a Mexican strat from around 2015 or so. I think they just didn't let the wood settle enough before making the neck. Now it is ok but I will have to file a bit more to get rid of some buzzing.
Nice work.
We know plenty about ski jumps here in Colorado.
Yeah, but when was the last time you needed to flatten one?
jerry! Why didnt you backfill that tear out with ebony dust and CA glue. sloppy work
Would not putting a back bow in the neck help out with pulling the frets ?
Interesting question
He did put a back bow in the neck.
It didn't help.
Doing that only puts a very limited "stretch" at the point of the bow.
Not enough to make any difference.
@@zapa1pnt
I'm talking about cranking a back bow in the neck ' and yes common sense will tell you it makes a difference.
@@keithclark486: Yes, he did that. It did not help. If you already knew it would help, why did you ask the question?
@@zapa1pnt
Didn't ask you the question ' so how can you answer for Jerry ?
? For you ' why do you reply to so many comments in the comment section ?
Maybe try heat w/water exactly like your doing, but then cool down fret for a 5-10 seconds, to shrink metal some (ice in baggy w/paper towel surround,) then pull... (or maybe ice w/o heat?)
Once again Jerry enjoyed it ....Do you ever dream of them instruments?? lol would make for a long night lol God Bless y'all
Have you tried pulling both fret ends first. Pulling both ends then working from either end straight across to finish the pull.
Seems to me, pulling one end and working across you will end up with a steeper angle at the embedded fret end and the fret pulling against unsupported end grain because the fret puller face is not under the final fret end to resist pullout.
With the neck freshly oiled and oiled heavily like this one seemed to be maybe this is a good time to use a little heat instead.
Just thinking..., i've worked with wood for 50+ years and if i've learned anything what i have learned is every inch of every species of wood varies enough that you must keep a close watch on wood structure patterns. Not much to indicate grain patterns with ebony but the porous nature is revealing.
I am not saying you are mistaken. I subscribe to the "if it's not working try something different" science. Just spitballin' here.
I have really enjoyed all of your videos both repairs and builds. Much appreciated - thanks
I agree with you on coated strings. I've always said they start out bad and stay that way a long time. :-)
Is that fingerboard ebony or is it Richlite (R) ?
Pleck might give you a good start but with an acoustic there are too many variables to keep it constant.
I thought that the idea was that the fretboard over the body should slightly backbow to prevent action related issues, that would mean that Martin was slightly off on the neck angle.
Why not use isopropyl alcohol to remove the oil on the fret board, then follow it with water Can't
that song reminded me of my daddy's marijuana plantation when i was a kid.
@Rosa String Works - You only had 40K people sitting over your shoulder for this video. LOL
The scratches are caused by sand paper residues
My d-42 has really short frets sure is easy on the fingers
Can't hurt right?
Does or has anyone re-skinned fretboards using a veneer?
It would be Much easier just to replace it, And you would get a better result.
Don't understand why you don't ever stop and try heat, this is the first time I've seen you try. As you say they are all different
We'll atleaast you didn't take off the whole neck and sand the back of the heel 🤏👍👏
Was the customer playing the song -while my guitar gently weeps? Expensive guitars with problems.
All guitars will, eventually, have problems.
@@zapa1pnt i would never have guessed. Thank you for that insight.
I'd say the water and heat was the trick. Steam.
I have NEVER understood why people think Martins are the macdaddy of guitars. The necks are always needing a reset and the binding and bracing comes loose and only a handful I've played have been somewhat exceptional. Why pay those stupidly high prices for a guitar that falls apart in less than twenty years.
For such an expensive guitar....???!!!
I find it verry ambarrassing for a company like Martin that this happens, they would have to fix this problem for the customer for free.
I agree completely
It's a shame that ugly electronics box is so visible through the soundhole.
Coated strings
Feel weird
Sound muffled at first
Grows boogers after a while
BUT...
Last longer
sound better weeks later
Good and bad.
I do not like them myself.
Me neither, and they are pricey, but I have to put them on my son's guitar due to his unbelievably acidic, sweaty hands that turn strings to pure corrosive nastiness. It's weird.
@@jamesdavid7099I understand. A friend of mine feels that are a necessity due to his chemistry. I find them annoying. I dont buy them, but he does. I hate playing his guitar. He plays mine OK.
Depending on who you ask, coated strings are either a modern scientific marvel or a terrible idea.
@@P_Ezi: I, too, would not like playing his guitar And I would Not let him play mine. 😖😖🙁
People just have to change things, whether it needs it or not, don’t they? Frets, pick ups, etc. Must be mans nature
Whatever makes them happy. 😊
Hi Phil Brown. My strings get changed very frequently. My ears have lost about half of their lifting strength. It usually bugs every body I play with but not me. I have to be able to hear my screw-ups to try and not repeat them. That's how I learned to play. Lines and dots are for less fortunate folks who cant afford dislexia.
I’m no luthier, but I’ve been around instruments a long time and this was hard to watch. Wouldn’t take my instrument there.
You talk too much!!!
Great information and repair Jerry! I wonder if hitting the metal frets with cold would be better, as the metal should contract with the cold more than the wood. Might be worth testing - on a guitar that is not as nice :-)
Jerry are you Latin?
Most of the time they are glued in, heat deactivates the glue.