Taylor Guitar Restoration
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- A badly damaged Taylor is in for repair. All original wood was used to put it back together except for a few patches. This was done over a long period of time as there were so many pieces to be glued. Lots of.... glue... clamp... wait... that kind of thing.
I can repair guitars pretty well.... I'm an amateur camera man. This is all done with my phone, I forgot multiple times which direction to turn the phone. You'll just have to forgive that. I apologize in advance.
Enjoy!
Incredible job!
Great job, looks brand new!
Wow, excellent👍
thank you for showing this. I've got a Taylor 614CE that dried out and the top came off. It looks like it got stepped on. I feel bad using it for my first ever attempt at guitar repair but it's not worth much the way it is now. Thanks for your time on this.
My little brother got attacked with his guitar by his drunk ex-girlfriend. After she smashed his car with his bowling ball a few times, she grabbed his guitar and broke the head stock off and smashed a fist sized hole in the bottom and then proceeded to chase my brother around with the guitar. This thing is wasted but I am going to attempt my first ever serious repair on this guitar. Got nothing to lose really, kinda seems the same for you. At the least Ill have a wall hanger with a cool story to tell my nephews when they are old enough.
Your comment is a year old, just realized that. So did you fix it?
@@offhandacoustic Explain to the nephews that the door slamming variety of women are great in bed but it's often not worth it in the long run. And no, I have not tackled it yet. I will someday but I do think I am better suited to the plywood top Yamahas for now. They are way more durable but they will all succumb to a smashing.
this is underrated worked men! good job!
Thank you!
I was very satisfied with the repair, the customer was as well.
In hindsight I do wish I had spent a bit more time on the video. But I thought I would at least share what I had anyway.
I'm curious how much this repair ended up costing, or how much a repair like this typically cost. Depending on the amount, I would think it'd be much easier and more cost effective, not to mention you'd end up with a far better playing and sounding end product by buying a new or used guitar. I understand repairing it if there is sentimental value or if it was an extremely expensive guitar, but seeing that these can be found used and in good condition for $800-$1000, I suspect it wouldn't have cost much more than the cost of the repair, and in the end, you'd have a guitar that hasn't gotten the Ed Norton stomp, like in American History X. Awesome repair though and your work is top notch. I've watched most of your videos and I greatly admire and respect your talent. I also appreciate you taking the time to make these videos. 👍
Thank you!
I only made 2 videos last year. RUclips has helped me recently by pushing one of my older videos and I've recently gained more subs, I want to push harder this year and get more content out.
This guitar did have sentimental value to the customer, it was a gift from the owners brother. And it was a hefty bill. Getting the guitar apart, then lots of the wood to repair, getting it back together, new binding, finish work, a set up at the end. About the only thing I didn't touch was the fret work. Taylor's bolt on neck design came in very handy in this case. The customer and I had discussed the cost previously and both agreed on 500.
The owner left it with me with no other options, I had it for more than a month before deciding to take it on. Finally I pulled it out again and looked it over, called up the owner and gave a price. Things were agreed upon so work began. Probably the most hours I've ever put into a single repair.
Wow sir where are you located my headstock just broke on my Taylor 214ce well not completely broken but it cracked.
Well not really the headstock but the neck right before the headstock
I am in the northern part of the state of Georgia in the the US
I'd be happy to help, but depending on your location you are probably going to save money on the repair by getting it done locally. Shipping is not cheap these days on a package the size of a guitar. You're looking at probably $40 each way shipping, if both sending and receiving is in the lower 48 states. If you exhaust options closer to home you might could reach back out but you're going to save money if you don't have to ship it out. If you are original owner Taylor guitars has a friendly and knowledgeable staff working for them, that means shipping to CA as well though. They would probably put a new neck on it rather than repair the existing if that's covered under warranty. They can also direct you to a Taylor authorized repair shop in your area free of charge. Give Taylor a call, very friendly folks to speak with.
Ask around a local music store that handles guitars and I bet they know of a good a repair person in your area. Alternately ask some people you might know who are gigging musicians, they will have been in need of a repair person more than a few times and have probably tried a couple and can tell you which one they liked best.
If the neck shaft is broken it might be a tricky repair. Might require splines rather than just glueing. It's impossible to tell without seeing it. You say just cracked?? Maybe it doesn't need the splines. I've seen situations where the finish only has been cfacked as well. Like I say impossible to tell without seeing it.
Sorry to hear about that!! I hope you find a good solution for that!!