You are absolutely right about Twoodford. That man is phenomenal in my opinion. A very intelligent man. Love his videos. This is the first one of yours I have seen. I think I will be watching many more. Thanks
Thanks for your kind comments! My videos are not monetized. I make them to share my knowledge with others. Other folks have shared their knowledge with me through the years and I want to pass it along.
Thank you for the positive comments!! The truss rod problem is pretty common on these Martins with the hollow steel truss rods. The old t bar necks were reliable and the adjustable ones were a big improvement. Martin appeared to be reluctant to change things for a lot of years.
Thanks for this video. I look at a lot of these, notably from Rosa String Works and Twoodfrd, and definately learnt something from yours. I look forward to seeing more !
Thoroughly enjoyed watching this and hearing your thought process. Takes a lot of patience to produce ,write and star in a how I do it video. Thank you for your efforts it was a joy to watch.
I have a 1971 D-35 that my boyfriend had custom built. It's spectacular, hardly any scratches or finish flaws. Thing is, I still mostly play my 1971 Takamine which he also gave me. A 400-S 12 string. It was known as the Patent breaker, it's in even more perfect shape. I took 6 strings off, so it is a little rattly but... it's personality is wonderful. Beautiful guitars, and life is good.
We miss seeing you and Tawanna and hearing you sing. We were watching Mike Rogers and the Brotherly Love bunch the other day and I told Dene that his tenor reminded me of yours. Come see us when you can!!
Hey Ronnie…. I’m very curious about whether you glued that truss rod in the slot along with the two shims you made and if you recommend gluing or siliconing rods in general. Appreciate your thoughts. Larry
Larry: I don't normally try to glue these type truss rods in the slot. I just glue the fingerboard to the neck over them. I think that was the first one I had tried gluing the shims in along with the rod. I don't think it matters a lot whether these rods are glued in or not but that is just my opinion. If i start out with no slot in the neck, I'll cut the slot to size and just leave the rod un-glued. I have even run a small piece of masking tape over the rod before I glue the fingerboard. I used the old Gibson type rods for a lot of years before I transitioned to the 2 way rods. They always had a piece of wood glued in on top of the rod and under the fingerboard. The Martin you are speaking about is still doing well, so it apparently didn't hurt to have some glue in there along with the 2 way rod. i hope this answered your question. Ronnie
I was told that a healthy guitar should have a straight edge that, when laid down the fret board, should land right on top if the bridge. This isn't my case. With mine the straight edge is higher than the top of the bridge by about 1/16th inch, or about 1/2 the height of the saddle. This is a 1991 Gibson J-45 BTW that was bought new and never played. It sat strung up all this time. Does this indicate that part of the soundboard has sunken some?
Jim: If the straight edge is only a sixteenth above the bridge, I wouldn't worry about it. Sadly, sometimes the factory does not get the angle perfect at the time it's built. You need to check the neck truss rod and see if the relief is proper in the neck. The end result in this is that your saddle will be a little taller than normal. This shouldn't cause a problem. It could be that the soundboard has sunk some, but if that has happened you should be able to see it if you inspect it closely with a straight edge. I've seen some of the older Gibsons that had a small brace in front of the soundhole and that can lead to the top sinking. Good luck with it! Ronnie
I thought about making a neck reset tool like this for a long time. I looked all over RUclips cuz I figured I couldn't have been the first one to think about one. But I couldn't find any so I made one almost like yours. I even made a RUclips about it. ruclips.net/video/lOC-xzIse2U/видео.html And then tonight I watched your video. Great video. I'm going to incorporate some of your ideas on my tool. I wish I had seen this before I built mine. Thx
Dave: I watched your video and it looks like you approached this problem in a similar manner as I did. Your jig looks to do the same as mine. I hope you can apply some of my ideas to yours. Your jig looks to do a good job. There's always room for improving a jig. Thanks for watching my video. I make these videos to share information and my videos are not monetized. Ronnie
You are absolutely right about Twoodford. That man is phenomenal in my opinion. A very intelligent man. Love his videos. This is the first one of yours I have seen. I think I will be watching many more. Thanks
Thanks for your positive comments. Mr. Woodford is a talented guy.
I just want to say that I really appreciate the great effort you have gone to in putting this demo together. What a fantastic result. 😀
Thanks for your kind comments! My videos are not monetized. I make them to share my knowledge with others. Other folks have shared their knowledge with me through the years and I want to pass it along.
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Good job! Enjoyed the video, thanks for sharing your craftsmanship... Blessings
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It still astounds me that Martin didn't start fitting adjustable truss rods until the 80s. Loving this content! Greetings from the UK
Thank you for the positive comments!! The truss rod problem is pretty common on these Martins with the hollow steel truss rods. The old t bar necks were reliable and the adjustable ones were a big improvement. Martin appeared to be reluctant to change things for a lot of years.
Why improve the product when people pay obscene sums for it as is?
Great tutorial! I think my D35 needs work. 😂
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Thoughly enjoyed watching you make it look easy im sure there's alot to go wrong😮 thankyou👍
Thanks for your kind comments and for watching!
Thanks for this video. I look at a lot of these, notably from Rosa String Works and Twoodfrd, and definately learnt something from yours. I look forward to seeing more !
Thanks for the positive comments. I also watch Mr. Woodford's channel. He knows what he is doing.
First time to watch one of your videos.....well done! Definitely be watching for more.
Thanks for watching. These videos I make are not monetized and are meant to share information with others.
Thoroughly enjoyed watching this and hearing your thought process. Takes a lot of patience to produce ,write and star in a how I do it video. Thank you for your efforts it was a joy to watch.
Thanks for your kind words!
I have a 1971 D-35 that my boyfriend had custom built. It's spectacular, hardly any scratches or finish flaws. Thing is, I still mostly play my 1971 Takamine which he also gave me. A 400-S 12 string. It was known as the Patent breaker, it's in even more perfect shape. I took 6 strings off, so it is a little rattly but... it's personality is wonderful. Beautiful guitars, and life is good.
You'd better hold on to that boyfriend who gave you such nice gutars!! Both of those are good guitars!
Nice job, no nonsense, thank you!
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Great job brother, as usual. Great video. I sure miss playing music with you .keep up the good work.
We miss seeing you and Tawanna and hearing you sing. We were watching Mike Rogers and the Brotherly Love bunch the other day and I told Dene that his tenor reminded me of yours. Come see us when you can!!
The master at work. I wish I knew half of what you forgot, Ronnie
Thanks for the kind words, Phillip. I hear you are progressing well on playing the banjo. I hope to see you all at some festivals this year!!
Great video, enjoyed it!
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Just subscribed Great knowledge you are sharing!
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I hope you are sharing your wisdom with an apprentice uncle Ronnie!
No, I don't have an apprentice to share my knowledge with. Maybe someone will learn something by looking at these videos. Thanks for your comments!
Hey Ronnie…. I’m very curious about whether you glued that truss rod in the slot along with the two shims you made and if you recommend gluing or siliconing rods in general. Appreciate your thoughts. Larry
Larry: I don't normally try to glue these type truss rods in the slot. I just glue the fingerboard to the neck over them. I think that was the first one I had tried gluing the shims in along with the rod. I don't think it matters a lot whether these rods are glued in or not but that is just my opinion. If i start out with no slot in the neck, I'll cut the slot to size and just leave the rod un-glued. I have even run a small piece of masking tape over the rod before I glue the fingerboard. I used the old Gibson type rods for a lot of years before I transitioned to the 2 way rods. They always had a piece of wood glued in on top of the rod and under the fingerboard. The Martin you are speaking about is still doing well, so it apparently didn't hurt to have some glue in there along with the 2 way rod. i hope this answered your question. Ronnie
I was told that a healthy guitar should have a straight edge that, when laid down the fret board, should land right on top if the bridge. This isn't my case. With mine the straight edge is higher than the top of the bridge by about 1/16th inch, or about 1/2 the height of the saddle. This is a 1991 Gibson J-45 BTW that was bought new and never played. It sat strung up all this time. Does this indicate that part of the soundboard has sunken some?
Jim: If the straight edge is only a sixteenth above the bridge, I wouldn't worry about it. Sadly, sometimes the factory does not get the angle perfect at the time it's built. You need to check the neck truss rod and see if the relief is proper in the neck. The end result in this is that your saddle will be a little taller than normal. This shouldn't cause a problem. It could be that the soundboard has sunk some, but if that has happened you should be able to see it if you inspect it closely with a straight edge. I've seen some of the older Gibsons that had a small brace in front of the soundhole and that can lead to the top sinking. Good luck with it! Ronnie
Great work! my hat to a craftsman.............
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This guy approaches problems like a machinist. In fact more like a tool maker. Heart beat is not a requirement. Still hand made in my opinion.
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You are MASTER
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thx.
Thank you for watching!!
Ronnie do you still work on guitars?
yes
I thought about making a neck reset tool like this for a long time. I looked all over RUclips cuz I figured I couldn't have been the first one to think about one. But I couldn't find any so I made one almost like yours. I even made a RUclips about it.
ruclips.net/video/lOC-xzIse2U/видео.html
And then tonight I watched your video. Great video. I'm going to incorporate some of your ideas on my tool. I wish I had seen this before I built mine. Thx
Dave: I watched your video and it looks like you approached this problem in a similar manner as I did. Your jig looks to do the same as mine. I hope you can apply some of my ideas to yours. Your jig looks to do a good job. There's always room for improving a jig. Thanks for watching my video. I make these videos to share information and my videos are not monetized. Ronnie
Carbon paper don't lie
Fish glue works good