Do you mean you have the exact guitar? Because that guitar has very different construction to most guitars. The guitar construction in the video is actually the easiest kind to fix high action problem.
So true about sentimental value though. My Mom bought us two nylon stringers for $25 each. They’re “ simulated” wood. I mean they’re probably cardboard. Anyway, one is lost. The other I have and it may not have the best sound, I love it. It’s about 40 years old!
Better spending the money on a guitar that isn't complete garbage, rather than fix one that is so poorly made/designed that it would get itself in that state.
@@DugNastyMusic Now you mention it, it does look like there's one there, but why the heat treatment to straighten the neck? It must be the truss rod isn't working.
@@DugNastyMusic It's possible the truss rod was slack for some time which allowed the neck to severe bend and the repair guy decided to apply heat and force to straighten the neck before tightening the truss rod.
i have that same model minus the preamp. what i did with mine was carving into the belly bulge so there is an indent for the bridge to sit in. terrible idea in hindsight because i think doing that made the guitar much quieter than when i first got it, gave it a fret leveling and and a truss rod adjustment. results came out ugly as hell but the guitar works and the action is low. 2mm on the 12th fret and 0.4mm for the 1st because any lower its gonna buzz. i did that about 4 years ago and the guitar still holds up, glue's not lifting and it can take a beating, dropped the darn thing a few times. great work btw! your work is clean and i bet the owner is happy with the results.
The belly raises by humidity - your fix can be only temporarily. The shim in order to adjust the neck angle and height is independent from environmental conditions.
You are correct there is a truss rod, but in this guitar it must not be working, because if it was there should be no need to heat and clamp the neck. It's possible the truss rod was slack which allowed the neck to severe bend and the repair guy decided to apply heat and force to straighten the neck before tightening the truss rod. The bolt on neck is a good design, as it allows the neck angle to be easily adjusted. After 20 years you might be temped to lower the saddle, better to contact Taylor for a new shim in the neck pocket.
I own one of the first BBT and a 2 year old one. In all the years I've owned the original one, I've learned to keep it properly humified and put in a case every time after playing becausenat that time it was the most expensive guitar I had ever bought. Over the years I've had to adjust the neck in extreme temp fluctuations (I live in Southern Ontario, damp summers/ dry winters..I hate it) However, the action on this one could 'maybe' easily be fixed with a few days, perhaps a week, by accurate temp monitoring to prevent too much humidity or too much dryness and adjusting the neck with decent but gentle torques (in the right directions). The removal of the bridge is truly ridiculous. But then again buying a guitar with the name Taylor Swift on it shows you the owner knows nothing about music. So why did I waste my time writing this? Oh yeah, I remember. When I bought my first one nearly 30 years ago it has aged so well that when I go into guitar shops to browse, I often pluck a few high end guitars i.e. Larivee, Martin, Gibson, etc and most of them don't even come close to the tone and feel of my BBT. So, if you own one, just take care it, because mine has become my 'therapist' when I look around the world and see it go to shite!
I would have liked a bit more info on what was done with shimming the neck/body joint. Also, with no apparent action to prevent further warping, particularly on the flat top levelling,isn’t it going to bulge again within a very short time?
I don’t believe this guitar was worth the effort, a coat of poly and a coat hanger and it would have become an interesting birdhouse with much less effort, but I’m one of those idiots that like trying things that just don’t look doable. I’m sure most people that have ever worked on an instrument just thought WTF. I found it really entertaining, thank you.
The problem with straightening wood with heat is that within 6 months, the warping returns. Overstraightening (convex) a the neck a little and keeping the action low helps preserve some of the straightening, but it is best remove the fretboard and reshape the neck, also modify the neck angle at the heel, though a severely bowed neck is a lost cause. Guitarists with hyperhydrosis should especially clean the fretboard with alcohol and generously rub in linseed oil into the fretboard once a year.
What an amazing video what is the metal bit that you use to flatten the bulge at the guitar body. I am a beginner luthier from Australia 🇦🇺 would love to learn more
Nice work you did mate! I wonder how that card tool you use for measuring is called. Is it available in any international store? Have you made it yourself?
@@StevenLawCheung I had recently lowered the action on a hand me down free acoustic where I needed to shave the bridge down and lower the saddle. (The truss rod was adjusted and the bridge thickness didn't allow enough room to shave the saddle. It also required me to add notches for each string to get a decent Break angle after I shaved the bridge and sadlle down). The action is pretty good now, but now I have the E, B, and G strings sharp at the 12th fret. * I will need to work on it more. Does it ever stop! I hope also there's enough saddle width to get the intonation in. (I am doubtful). I thought a zero fret might work but I only need the adjustment on the 3 strings (E,B,G). Any suggestion are welcome. Have a good day and again very nice video and great workmanship. Phil
@@StevenLawCheung This Free acoustic I received sounded great when I was given it, just the action was the issue. However, it is a very inexpensive guitar, even though it amazingly sounded really great. So it would not worth it for me to have someone do a neck reset as it would cost more than the guitar cost brand new and it is beyond my expertise level to do it myself. * I am hoping I can get the intonation adjusted in spec as it is not too far off. At least that's the plan for now. The worst offender is the high E string so maybe I will shaped from scratch a blank bone saddle rather than the compensated bone saddle that I installed. Thanks Steve for your replies and advice. Your workmanship is impeccable. I learn a lot from watching people like yourself. All the best during this holiday week. Philip.
yea you can say "easily" when its a bolt on neck . . never easy when its set neck glued with who knows what glue, prior repairs and shenanigans... cool little guitar tho, those nuts are impossible to find anymore, dunno what the material is but they tink real nice when dropped on hard surface... I have one guitar that has one and its a heavy kinda material, synthetic I am sure? cannot find em anywhere.. old martin ..
Wish I could have seen this about 25 years ago. I sold an all Rosewood Takamine that was an absolutely awesome sounding guitar but the action was way too high and nearly unplayable. I had it At two different luthier shops and they didn’t help it that much. I couldn’t believe it got past quality control with an action that bad. I bought it used but it was only about 3 months old. These days I’d see the if I could just send it back to Takamine.
Nice video mann. The little Martin is better designed imo. It has a strong stratabond neck with a neckjoint. and the bridge plate is black and nicely sized... I havent had any issues... still have low action on it.
Interesting, I had my guitar repaired for that same thing at Guitar Center 😮. Not so high strings but I wonder if they went through all the stuff for that as in this video 😢. Doesn't seem like it 😕
@@donaldcoffey800450 isn't exactly peanuts...but, especially for a Taylor, it's a low end guitar. The necks on Baby Taylor guitars are held on with screws and its a laminate mini body. It's a travel/campfire box. Stateside a setup alone is usually around 100$ prior to any actual repairs, so it adds up quickly.
That guitar is still garbage after all this work. The most I would have done is remove the neck, fit a tapered shim to change its angle relative to the body, and replace it. Maybe try to adjust the relief. I feel sorry for the poor sap who wasted their money on that piece of junk.
It’s not always about the money. My first guitar was about $50 when I was 7. My Father is no longer with me. That guitar means more to me than my $7,000 Gibson custom.
I make this with two clamps, a longer hard and stiff piece of wood and a matching little piece under the middle of the neck. On the fretboard there are two old irons of my wife. The right time and the right temperature, and the neck wil stay straight for many years. I have made this with my very old guitars and it works very well and till today. But you must have the experience, how much pressure of the clamps you need and the heat of the irons. With best wishes.
@@saiteninstrumente-and-musicI've tried it in the past, with no much luck, to be honest. Could you please explain a bit more your approach to the problem? I also have used 2 old irons. What temperature setting have you tried and succeeded? I have to mention that I work on guitars without a truss rod. Thanks
@@vagzog8524 Hello, I used the second marker of three and 5-6 hours of heating the fretboard. The pressure of the clamps has to be a little bit more, as for a straight fretboard is needed. Very important is, after heating the fretboard, let it cool down slowly and with the same pressure of the clamps. I prefer 2- 3 days. My guitars are about 70-100 years old. If you have a truss rod, you don´t need such experiments, except you have a oneway rod and the neck is overbowed in the false direction. With best wishes!
@@saiteninstrumente-and-music thank you very much for your help! Probably the mistake I've done, is that I didn't heat the fretboard for such many hours! I will definitely try it now! Much appreciated!!
@TheBinaryWolf this makes sense. I guess the only way Is to mount a tailpiece. Or to flatten the top, and then make a try by mounting a set of extra light strings (0.10/0.46"), fingers Xing...
Oh yes, the old bulging Taylor top strikes again. Not good in humid climates unfortunately, probably ok if you can keep it dehumidified somehow, but that defeats the purpose of a travel guitar. That repair would last about a week around here.
@Bryan-jd7os ya. Action and sound is pretty good. Could probably slightly lower it but it's pretty good. Changed strings but that's about it. Good volume for a baby Taylor.
I knew l hated Taylors for a good reason. I almost felt it instinctually. Guitar built by robots...for robots... with $$ & inflated egos IMHO BTW....How does flattening the bridge area with a heated caul, flatten the whole frickin top ?! 🤔 😳 Smells 🐟🐟🐟
Ok at first i was gonna say something about all the negativity in the comments,and how miserable people are, then I saw how ridiculously high the action still was after the repair, other than straightining the soundboard kinda a waste of time
Uh..... Just clamping fixes NOTHING... Steam or some sort of humidifying has to be used, because that's what helped it to fail in the first place.... I started tinkering on guitars in 1972.... I've built several acoustics as well as working on arch top acoustics and electric guitars mainly from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s (my favs...)... A guy brought me an old mid 40s Kay arch top acoustic back in the early 1980 to see what I could maybe do with it... It was delamminating front and back, was dirty like BARN dirt dirty, and there was at LEAST as much space between the three strings that were on it and the neck.... I told him the truth as I saw it and the price just to make it LOOK and possibly play to some degree was going to run into some hours and I couldn't promise him to what degree that might even be... It almost scared me when he pulled it out of the garbage bag it was in.... It honestly looked like a rat or something should jump out of it... So he didn't want to sink a bunch of money in it and a few days later asked if I'd want it for anything.... He had gotten it at a yard sale in that same garbage bag for $20 a couple years before, so for the few things I thought I might some day be able to use off of it in my travels, I gave him $25 for it... Boring I know... Fast forward to the mid 90s and for some reason, I pulled it down out of the rafters in thee shop and started rubbing and looking at it, and decided to goof around with it some.... figured if nothing else, I'd end up with a pretty cool wall hanger if nothing else... Fast forward about 4 more months, and it ended up a very warm playing very nice old instrument... I ended up completely disassembling it and reconstructing as I unwarped things... I ended up installing a lipstick clip on pickup on it and she really played and sounded sweet... I ended up selling (late 90s) it to a guy that knew a guy that was into antique guitars for $850...... I would not give him a price, and put him through the agony of eventually getting there... I looked up the guys name that I got the guitar from and his address wasn't too awefull far away and went over there. Well, he had passed a couple years before that and I told his widow the story and she kind of remembered it, so I gave her an envelop with $250 in it and told her I figured that was his share, cuz I didn't know that would happen.... So she started tearing up some and I had to get the heck outa there before I did the same.... So that's one of my stories n hope it wasn't too boring.
I have one in a similar state and several times have felt tempted to try and fix it. A beer and a bit of contemplation soon brings me back to reality.
so did you fix it?
I can tell we'd get along.
Have a go lil buddy, it’s really not at all hard!
Let us know how you get on with maybe a video update!
Do you mean you have the exact guitar? Because that guitar has very different construction to most guitars. The guitar construction in the video is actually the easiest kind to fix high action problem.
Turn basic chords
So true about sentimental value though. My Mom bought us two nylon stringers for $25 each. They’re “ simulated” wood. I mean they’re probably cardboard. Anyway, one is lost. The other I have and it may not have the best sound, I love it. It’s about 40 years old!
My mom made my first guitar 66 years ago, out of a soap powder box, a ruler, and some rubber bands. I thought it might as well be the real thing.
Better spending the money on a guitar that isn't complete garbage, rather than fix one that is so poorly made/designed that it would get itself in that state.
The owner love his instrument. Objects are made with a lot of personnal stories.
Tell it
@@christophemielbut it is garbage as an instrument. How can you love an unplayable instrument?
Some people like a challenge.
@@wilhelmvonn9619 Challenge? It was broken from the initial design. It is a better candidate for firewood than repair.
Professional job with professional tools. I don’t think he’d waste his time or money on garbage.
It says "Taylor Swift Garbage" right on the soundboard!
Nothing screams quality guitar like 2 wood screws through the fingerboard into the neck pocket.
That's not a bad thing as it makes it easy to alter the neck angle. The real issue is the neck bending because there is no truss rod.
@@Iazzaboyce isn't the truss rod at the bottom of the neck on this Baby Taylor? 4:40
@@DugNastyMusic Now you mention it, it does look like there's one there, but why the heat treatment to straighten the neck? It must be the truss rod isn't working.
@@DugNastyMusic It's possible the truss rod was slack for some time which allowed the neck to severe bend and the repair guy decided to apply heat and force to straighten the neck before tightening the truss rod.
i have that same model minus the preamp. what i did with mine was carving into the belly bulge so there is an indent for the bridge to sit in. terrible idea in hindsight because i think doing that made the guitar much quieter than when i first got it, gave it a fret leveling and and a truss rod adjustment. results came out ugly as hell but the guitar works and the action is low. 2mm on the 12th fret and 0.4mm for the 1st because any lower its gonna buzz. i did that about 4 years ago and the guitar still holds up, glue's not lifting and it can take a beating, dropped the darn thing a few times.
great work btw! your work is clean and i bet the owner is happy with the results.
yes, the owner is happy ~~finally this guitar can play ~~
Where are you drunk when you did this? 😂
@@josephtabar492 no, i was inexperienced and wanted that guitar to function by any means necessary.
im physically hurt by that thumbnail
That was a bad advert for Taylor! Disgusting state. Excellent job & some fantastic professional tools there! Respect! 👍
Normally I wouldn't comment on something like this but, with that Taylor Swift signature, you can bet demons live in that guitar!
And after all that, the guitar STILL had an 1/8" of relief at the 12th fret ! That's an insane amount of space between the string and the fretboard !
6:56 - Looked like 2mm to me. That’s where I set my acoustics up to.
I agree that was ridiculously high, especially for something just fixed
@ it was 2mm after he fixed it. What are you even talking about.
He later flashed back to the original string height. Is that what has you confused?
The belly raises by humidity - your fix can be only temporarily. The shim in order to adjust the neck angle and height is independent from environmental conditions.
@@friedrichmandel2574 exactly
Two-way truss road is ideal for adjusting fretboard.
I have a Taylor Baby that bolts on like that. But its string action is still perfect after 20 years. And I believe has a truss rod.
You are correct there is a truss rod, but in this guitar it must not be working, because if it was there should be no need to heat and clamp the neck. It's possible the truss rod was slack which allowed the neck to severe bend and the repair guy decided to apply heat and force to straighten the neck before tightening the truss rod. The bolt on neck is a good design, as it allows the neck angle to be easily adjusted. After 20 years you might be temped to lower the saddle, better to contact Taylor for a new shim in the neck pocket.
I own one of the first BBT and a 2 year old one. In all the years I've owned the original one, I've learned to keep it properly humified and put in a case every time after playing becausenat that time it was the most expensive guitar I had ever bought. Over the years I've had to adjust the neck in extreme temp fluctuations (I live in Southern Ontario, damp summers/ dry winters..I hate it) However, the action on this one could 'maybe' easily be fixed with a few days, perhaps a week, by accurate temp monitoring to prevent too much humidity or too much dryness and adjusting the neck with decent but gentle torques (in the right directions). The removal of the bridge is truly ridiculous. But then again buying a guitar with the name Taylor Swift on it shows you the owner knows nothing about music. So why did I waste my time writing this? Oh yeah, I remember. When I bought my first one nearly 30 years ago it has aged so well that when I go into guitar shops to browse, I often pluck a few high end guitars i.e. Larivee, Martin, Gibson, etc and most of them don't even come close to the tone and feel of my BBT. So, if you own one, just take care it, because mine has become my 'therapist' when I look around the world and see it go to shite!
I have one too and love it. What humidity do you store yours at?
I would have liked a bit more info on what was done with shimming the neck/body joint. Also, with no apparent action to prevent further warping, particularly on the flat top levelling,isn’t it going to bulge again within a very short time?
Learned a lot, nice work! Thanks for your time making and posting this video.
@@Doowopsid thanks bro
A cheap as chips guitar that's ideal to practice your luthiery skills on.
Having said that this bloke still has much to learn.
Would make a nice birdhouse
😂
Now that is funny 😂😂😂 (and true).
I’m pretty sure this is just a demo of one person’s method. No one thinks that guitar is any good, but some young Taylor Swift fan will love it.
Impressive workmanship.
I don’t believe this guitar was worth the effort, a coat of poly and a coat hanger and it would have become an interesting birdhouse with much less effort, but I’m one of those idiots that like trying things that just don’t look doable. I’m sure most people that have ever worked on an instrument just thought WTF. I found it really entertaining, thank you.
The problem with straightening wood with heat is that within 6 months, the warping returns. Overstraightening (convex) a the neck a little and keeping the action low helps preserve some of the straightening, but it is best remove the fretboard and reshape the neck, also modify the neck angle at the heel, though a severely bowed neck is a lost cause. Guitarists with hyperhydrosis should especially clean the fretboard with alcohol and generously rub in linseed oil into the fretboard once a year.
Come on man. You fixed the action on a bolt on neck. Big whoop.
What are you talking about?
I see this video more for the talent the person setting up that instrument demonstrates.
What an amazing video what is the metal bit that you use to flatten the bulge at the guitar body. I am a beginner luthier from Australia 🇦🇺 would love to learn more
It is an aluminum alloy with radius and heating
@@StevenLawCheung thank you so much 😊 you’re a legend been following your channel since 2018
@@aaronleung8809 thanks bro
@@aaronleung8809 watch a real luthier. Search RUclips for woodford instruments.
Nice work you did mate!
I wonder how that card tool you use for measuring is called. Is it available in any international store? Have you made it yourself?
@@josjpereznar string action gauge , you can find in Amazon
0:30 that hurts
people love to knock stuff , this guitar most likely means the world to some 9 or 10 year old girl , people need to chill
Yeah, money is no problem.
Super nice job and workmanship.
Phil
@@uptownphotography thanks bro
@@StevenLawCheung I had recently lowered the action on a hand me down free acoustic where I needed to shave the bridge down and lower the saddle. (The truss rod was adjusted and the bridge thickness didn't allow enough room to shave the saddle. It also required me to add notches for each string to get a decent Break angle after I shaved the bridge and sadlle down).
The action is pretty good now, but now I have the E, B, and G strings sharp at the 12th fret.
*
I will need to work on it more. Does it ever stop! I hope also there's enough saddle width to get the intonation in. (I am doubtful). I thought a zero fret might work but I only need the adjustment on the 3 strings (E,B,G). Any suggestion are welcome.
Have a good day and again very nice video and great workmanship.
Phil
@@uptownphotography maybe need a neck reset?
@@StevenLawCheung This Free acoustic I received sounded great when I was given it, just the action was the issue. However, it is a very inexpensive guitar, even though it amazingly sounded really great. So it would not worth it for me to have someone do a neck reset as it would cost more than the guitar cost brand new and it is beyond my expertise level to do it myself.
*
I am hoping I can get the intonation adjusted in spec as it is not too far off. At least that's the plan for now. The worst offender is the high E string so maybe I will shaped from scratch a blank bone saddle rather than the compensated bone saddle that I installed.
Thanks Steve for your replies and advice. Your workmanship is impeccable. I learn a lot from watching people like yourself. All the best during this holiday week.
Philip.
yea you can say "easily" when its a bolt on neck . . never easy when its set neck glued with who knows what glue, prior repairs and shenanigans... cool little guitar tho, those nuts are impossible to find anymore, dunno what the material is but they tink real nice when dropped on hard surface... I have one guitar that has one and its a heavy kinda material, synthetic I am sure? cannot find em anywhere.. old martin ..
For someone who is trained or skilled in repairing acoustic instruments, remove the set neck is not really very difficult at all.
U didn't show the heating part when u clamped on the aluminum piece, how did u heat?
Good video.
@@colasko8006 heat it with hot water
I drove my truck under those strings.
O that's what happened to it
Wish I could have seen this about 25 years ago. I sold an all Rosewood Takamine that was an absolutely awesome sounding guitar but the action was way too high and nearly unplayable. I had it At two different luthier shops and they didn’t help it that much. I couldn’t believe it got past quality control with an action that bad. I bought it used but it was only about 3 months old. These days I’d see the if I could just send it back to Takamine.
Hey , thanks for the video .
enjoy bro
@Steven Law What is the tool you've used to fix the bend that caused high action?
Nice video mann. The little Martin is better designed imo. It has a strong stratabond neck with a neckjoint. and the bridge plate is black and nicely sized... I havent had any issues... still have low action on it.
Interesting, I had my guitar repaired for that same thing at Guitar Center 😮. Not so high strings but I wonder if they went through all the stuff for that as in this video 😢. Doesn't seem like it 😕
I DON'T fix these...I turn them into LAP STEELS.😁
You turned a $12.00 guitar into a $15.00 guitar. Good job.
I doubt that's a cheap guitar, only mistreated or bad setup.
But your comment was slightly humourous, but just 'slightly'. I love sarcasm😅
@@donaldcoffey800450 isn't exactly peanuts...but, especially for a Taylor, it's a low end guitar.
The necks on Baby Taylor guitars are held on with screws and its a laminate mini body. It's a travel/campfire box.
Stateside a setup alone is usually around 100$ prior to any actual repairs, so it adds up quickly.
Willie nelsons trigger was a 15 dollar guitar.
@zoso1123 maybe...but very distinctive tone.
No truss rod?
Ok, so how do you insert a 2mm shim under the neck without having a 2mm gap under the end of the fingerboard?
Good job Steve!
@@soha7271 thanks bro
Please send my regards to your buddy 大肥
@@soha7271 sent 🤣
Dont they hav bolts and nut holding down the saddle
hey that bow breaker where did you get that? looks like it might work with an attached acoustic neck.. beats the oven and grandpas old C clamps
ruclips.net/video/dL6kJ6iAGpg/видео.html
you can try this ~~
The test music is the real barfaroma.
Nothing a good fire wouldn’t fix….
Be all right
That guitar is still garbage after all this work. The most I would have done is remove the neck, fit a tapered shim to change its angle relative to the body, and replace it. Maybe try to adjust the relief. I feel sorry for the poor sap who wasted their money on that piece of junk.
It’s not always about the money. My first guitar was about $50 when I was 7. My Father is no longer with me. That guitar means more to me than my $7,000 Gibson custom.
@@TheRejectsAzwell said mate. 👍✨🩵✨🙄
Send Taylor Swift The bill on this one
That’s a wall hanger at Chili’s Bar & Grill.
Amazing So good Thanks
Who makes a guitar with two screws holding the neck on
Taylor
Which bridge pin remover tool you are using ?
@@SMMusicAcademy_ Snapz Bridge Pin Puller
That aint string action. That's string violence
It's not the instrument that gets itself into that shape, it's either the tech who did the setup on it, or bad tuning and care habits, or both.
please show testing❤❤❤❤
Never seen such a bolt in neck acoustic
@@jsl_2024 baby Taylor 😚
@@StevenLawCheungbaby junk
It shocked me.
請問吉他這樣子調整選距高度要多少錢？
like to know where that neck heating/clamp tool is from ..
Check RUclips for woodford instruments to see an actual professional at work
I make this with two clamps, a longer hard and stiff piece of wood and a matching little piece under the middle of the neck. On the fretboard there are two old irons of my wife. The right time and the right temperature, and the neck wil stay straight for many years. I have made this with my very old guitars and it works very well and till today. But you must have the experience, how much pressure of the clamps you need and the heat of the irons. With best wishes.
@@saiteninstrumente-and-musicI've tried it in the past, with no much luck, to be honest. Could you please explain a bit more your approach to the problem? I also have used 2 old irons. What temperature setting have you tried and succeeded? I have to mention that I work on guitars without a truss rod. Thanks
@@vagzog8524 Hello, I used the second marker of three and 5-6 hours of heating the fretboard. The pressure of the clamps has to be a little bit more, as for a straight fretboard is needed. Very important is, after heating the fretboard, let it cool down slowly and with the same pressure of the clamps. I prefer 2- 3 days. My guitars are about 70-100 years old. If you have a truss rod, you don´t need such experiments, except you have a oneway rod and the neck is overbowed in the false direction. With best wishes!
@@saiteninstrumente-and-music thank you very much for your help! Probably the mistake I've done, is that I didn't heat the fretboard for such many hours! I will definitely try it now! Much appreciated!!
I’d say that the action is just a bit high…. As a kite!
Cost of specialty tools far more than the value of the guitar. Won't be trying this at home.
呢支嘢唔知有咩故事？呢支結他新嘅3000幾, neck reset +bridge reset 收嘅工錢應該都唔止吧 steven。如果主人肯比呢個錢去整，本身應該都唔係會比支結他去到呢個咁誇張地步嘅人。
另外第一次見原來條頸下面仲有塊木，係咪 bolt on獨有？
@@chun7061 Taylor guitar 琴頸下基本上都有一至兩塊木 😃
Will It last?
From experience, the answer is no. The warping with return within a few months.
@TheBinaryWolf this makes sense. I guess the only way Is to mount a tailpiece. Or to flatten the top, and then make a try by mounting a set of extra light strings (0.10/0.46"), fingers Xing...
Oh yes, the old bulging Taylor top strikes again. Not good in humid climates unfortunately, probably ok if you can keep it dehumidified somehow, but that defeats the purpose of a travel guitar. That repair would last about a week around here.
How can that happen on a Taylor guitar?
At least we know who made it 😅
Good Luthier, make your intrument one jewel
Wow I thought I was bad trying to fix up a Hannah Montana acoustic!
I have one that came almost perfect from Sweetwater
A Taylor Swift?
@Bryan-jd7os ya. Action and sound is pretty good. Could probably slightly lower it but it's pretty good. Changed strings but that's about it. Good volume for a baby Taylor.
@@salvatorearbassio3609 so it is actually a Taylor?
No by could afford to pay a master craftsman to fix a cheap guitar like that but neat seeing it done
All I need is something that bends the neck back in place 😂 but I guess it will inplode when I do it
Taylor Swift guitar? Sure it's not a quality guitar to begin with.
I have a couple of Taylor guitars, surprised that was so out of shape… granted it’s a low end option….
Well its a taylor swift guitar thats not meant to be played but to be part of an outfit
with screws in the fretboard why even buy it
its unusual ,a true mechanic's guitar
Its a temporary fix no matter what, best buy a new guitar otherwise by next winter you will be in the same situation
or could be warm
FTS 😂
Comme quoi Taylor c'est pas le top ,mais l'opération est beaucoup plus compliquée avec un manche collé !
Talk about building fingers
It'd be easier to probably just put electrics in it and turn it to an acoustic lap steel kinda instrument
Pour la mention "Taylor Swift" elle mérite juste d'allumer ma cheminée... 🤣
Just put a hight nut on it and play it lap style. Taylor swift written on the top i would just burn it, that would be a kindness.
Never seen screws in the neck like that before 😮z
I would have glued a reinforcement inside, pulling the top down, that way over time the top will return to what it was, the wood is of poor quality
I knew l hated Taylors for a good reason. I almost felt it instinctually. Guitar built by robots...for robots... with $$ & inflated egos IMHO
BTW....How does flattening the bridge area with a heated caul, flatten the whole frickin top ?! 🤔 😳
Smells 🐟🐟🐟
But why are you fixing a guitar that says "love (taylor swi) on it"
Not a fan of Taylpr Swift, but that caligraphy looks beautiful. And it is a nice little guitar.
Her fans have given her everything you would think she would sell them a decent guitar...😩
Ok at first i was gonna say something about all the negativity in the comments,and how miserable people are, then I saw how ridiculously high the action still was after the repair, other than straightining the soundboard kinda a waste of time
好叻過😁😁😁
It's a Taylor guitar, not a cheap instrument.
The guitar has a Tylor Swift signature on it! Should have been the clue as to how cheap it is!
Easier to install a cheap pickup and buy a slide 😎
"Forearm day at the gym" ahh guitar
Just buy a slide...
If it has Taylor Swift on it, it belongs in the garbage.
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I wouldn't own a guitar if it didn't have a trust rod in it.
Firewood
Uh..... Just clamping fixes NOTHING... Steam or some sort of humidifying has to be used, because that's what helped it to fail in the first place.... I started tinkering on guitars in 1972.... I've built several acoustics as well as working on arch top acoustics and electric guitars mainly from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s (my favs...)... A guy brought me an old mid 40s Kay arch top acoustic back in the early 1980 to see what I could maybe do with it... It was delamminating front and back, was dirty like BARN dirt dirty, and there was at LEAST as much space between the three strings that were on it and the neck.... I told him the truth as I saw it and the price just to make it LOOK and possibly play to some degree was going to run into some hours and I couldn't promise him to what degree that might even be... It almost scared me when he pulled it out of the garbage bag it was in.... It honestly looked like a rat or something should jump out of it... So he didn't want to sink a bunch of money in it and a few days later asked if I'd want it for anything.... He had gotten it at a yard sale in that same garbage bag for $20 a couple years before, so for the few things I thought I might some day be able to use off of it in my travels, I gave him $25 for it... Boring I know... Fast forward to the mid 90s and for some reason, I pulled it down out of the rafters in thee shop and started rubbing and looking at it, and decided to goof around with it some.... figured if nothing else, I'd end up with a pretty cool wall hanger if nothing else... Fast forward about 4 more months, and it ended up a very warm playing very nice old instrument... I ended up completely disassembling it and reconstructing as I unwarped things... I ended up installing a lipstick clip on pickup on it and she really played and sounded sweet... I ended up selling (late 90s) it to a guy that knew a guy that was into antique guitars for $850...... I would not give him a price, and put him through the agony of eventually getting there... I looked up the guys name that I got the guitar from and his address wasn't too awefull far away and went over there. Well, he had passed a couple years before that and I told his widow the story and she kind of remembered it, so I gave her an envelop with $250 in it and told her I figured that was his share, cuz I didn't know that would happen.... So she started tearing up some and I had to get the heck outa there before I did the same.... So that's one of my stories n hope it wasn't too boring.
The name on it says it all Taylor Swift lol. That's what is wrong with it right there
The wrong repair method and does not guarantee a permanent solution! After a while the problem will return again!