Thank you for sharing your method, it was very helpful to me. This is the first of 6 or 7 videos that actually explain how to select and replace the shims.
My shims from Taylor arrive tomorrow - this was definitely the most informative video on attempting this procedure that I found online. Nothing from Taylor or any luthier even comes close. Nicely done, and much appreciated.
@@Edwin-E Came out great. There _were_ a few lessons learned that no videos out there have gone into though. Some of that I kind of found for myself. Others were in a document I happened on from a forum link. It was obviously from Taylor with a step by step process that included pictures. Including order of bolt removal. I would up making my own custom tool to do the removal of the vertical bolt. The one in the kit is kind of lame. In fact, the kit they sold me was lame. Lots of stuff you don't need. But I did get awesome action, and coincidentally I used the same values as you did. Figured I'd try those and redo if necessary. No need, perfect playability first time. Not necessarily an operation for the technically challenged or faint of heart, but if you're reasonably competent and like me, there's no Taylor authorized repairman close it's definitely worth it to try.
Yeah, but it's a good news/bad news situation. On one hand, they used to send these for free and now it's a 50 buck charge. And as I said, it's a "kit" for guitar techs that has tools any tech would already have. So it's just kind of gouge, IMO. And as I said, that pdf with the steps (and pictures) used to be on their website, but it's been removed. So they'll sell the kit, but make it harder for you to use it. I really like the NT system, but I would have to give Taylor a C- on the customer service end for how they've approached this. Especially given the shortage of certified technicians and the fact that a lot of people simply cannot or will not pack up their guitar and ship to one of these. Here's the link for interested parties. Power to the people! www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=307865&highlight=white
I am having the same problem as you. Singapore's weather is too humid, causing the neck area to rise up. I use the same guitar as you. Just contacted taylor and told them that i have abit of experience working with guitars. Not too sure if they will be so nice to send me the shims tho.
Talking about humidity, did u kept your guitar in the bag/case every time after playing? I just bought used GS mini and i plan to bring it to my workplace which is located in the jungle with extremely high humidity..
Great video , I had just got a second hand Taylor 314e and my luthier said you do not sand down the bridge he would adjust the shims. Thank you for putting this video out can’t wait to get my Taylor back in a couple days. Great playing to man! Keep up the great work
That's nice but why wouldn't they sell you shims? Of course maybe you wanted to pay someone else to do it and that's cool, but many of us would want to do the job ourselves since it is so easy. I wish Taylor made nicer guitars but i didn't realize they all use bolt on necks before i bought mine. I was told by several people their Taylors need resets about every two to three years and that must suck. If you are not allowed to buy shims i guess the scam is working for Taylor. Never will buy another one myself. Not worth the hassle trying to get parts. I have a 1952 Gibson es-295 that had never had a neck reset. Actually i have a 52 and a 55. None of my high end guitars have needed a neck reset and a fine guitar should not need a neck reset in less than ten years at least. This is a scam. And i want to know who owns any Taylor and can honestly say they sound as good as a real High end Martin or Gibson? Be honest.
Thank you for the very informative video. It really would be great if you would measure with your caliper the thickness of the shims, as I myself, and many of us, would probably just make our own shims.
Great video!! Thumbs up!! Can you explain a little bit more about selecting the correct shim size??? How to calculate it??? I have a 150e (12 strings) with the highest action ever.. 4 mm at the 12th fret..
Very good job man! I sure like Taylor's neck joint system! That's way better than a glued dove tail joint! Both in removal and angle reset! Just bolts and shims instead of steam and wood work! Plus can do in a little while vs the couple weeks waiting for the swelling to go down after steaming. I'm a fan of Taylor now for sure.
ah, I have to reset it too... my current 114ce (bought brand new) has 4mm action on 12th fret. How did it pass the QA, hmm :( not to mention very low volume output from the pickup...
I had this done by Taylor Amsterdam on my GSmini. They also fixed a few minor finish flaws which I pointed out, not all perfectly though. I don't know whether it's the same on the 214 but on the GSmini the lacquer was applied over the join between the neck and body resulting in messy broken lacquer on the edges, which they didn't bother cleaning up when reassembling. It plays great now but disappointed at that.
I had no issue with lacquer on edges. But before disassembling, I score a little bit with knife to slice the finish and protect the other portion from cracking.
@@Edwin-E Thanks, I reset my 214g neck last night. The result is pretty good, but I did have to tighten the truss rod quite a bit to get the result I wanted. I went from 4/10 shims to 22/28, so the difference should be quite dramatic.
Hi Edwin, nice job-thanks for posting this. Any chance you remember where you received the shims from? Taylor will not sell just the shims. Thanks in advance.
lol, I did trimmed 1mm of the bridge my old 204 Maranatha, I should have done more research- but then again I don’t think I’d be able to add shims without breaking anything
It's my understanding you need your current action height, desired action height, and current saddle height, PLUS the values of your CURRENT shims, in order for them to determine which shims you need.
Hi Edwin, very useful video. I bought a Taylon 210CE from Singapore but I live in Sri Lanka. I need to do the neck reset on mine but Taylor and the shop i bought it from are refusing to send me the shims. Can you help?
@@Edwin-E Appreciate the fact that you replied immediately, thank you. Will it be possible for you to give me the measurements of the #18 & #24 shims so I might be able to turn them out. My guitar is unplayable to no fault of mine. If you would rather send me the details privately you can send it to lenny@vittachi.com Thanks
sorry I am a bit confused, you said the lower the shim number, the thicker it is, but at 3.09 you compare 18 and 6 and you said the 6 is thinner than 18? please clarify
hi, sorry for my english. I saw the work you did on your guitar; I wondered: if you had filed the bone to the bridge, you would not have had the same result?
they are saying that the saddle must not be lowered as the break angle will reduce and will affect the sound. Some people can hear the difference, and others don't.
How did you talk them into sending you the shims? I asked to purchase a set of shims and they refused. I bought a saddle an fit it to get the advertised factory action at the 12th. But it is lower at each end than the specs you list. They told me to to take it to Sweetwater (local authorized repair) - who I love, but when going to have tech work done there is a secretary between me and the tech. I am not okay with that. I am either too picky or love my guitars too much for that. Tried it once, wrote down the specs I wanted to hit 5/64s and 3/64s with 0.010 relief. Didn’t get it. Paid 100 bucks for a set of strings and maybe a truss rod tweak.
It helps if you can convince them you're capable, but their default is to send you to an authorized tech if you live near one. I suspect Edwin-E doesn't have a tech nearby. While I applaud Edwin-E's effort here, there are a few more steps he omitted as far as the clamping/bolting order thing goes. There are several ways to screw up your guitar in this process if you're not careful, so Taylor, always conscious of its reputation when a botched repair finds it way to the next buyer, is conservative about who gets the shims. I'd find a Taylor tech and deal direct with him/her, rather than the Sweetwater middle man.
Hello sir, Where exactly can I get my GSmini reset here in Philippines? I let our local shop repair it but they only adjusted the truss rod. He said there's nothing more to done. and I am not very contented with this 2.5 mm action. it hurts my hand that it almost discourage me to play it.
What was the action height before you shimmed it? I need to do this with a used baby taylor i just picked up. The action is ridiculously high probably near half an inch.
Good job, Edwin. I have an issue with my Taylor 114CE pickup. The third (G) and 4th (D) strings have very low volume. The first (high E) string is much louder. The 5th (A) and 6 (low E) sound about right. Any suggestion? Thank you.
If you have under-saddle pickup, are you using original saddle? If not, and if you changed to bone, sometimes, it happens that some part of bone saddle is less dense than other which leads to unbalanced sound. If you are using original saddle and someone has shaved the bottom and not fully flat, this may also cause the problem. If everything else is fine as far as physical parts, I am worried it has something to do with the pickup or EQ.
They have small adjustments screws that take care of two strings each. Tighten them evenly and it should work it self out. They are located on the bridge and take a .050!size Allen wrench
But that's why Martins take more time making sure there necks match there bodies and not just mass produce and slap together. But you have to hand it to Taylor they have found a cheap way of selling a very hi priced guitar. For the record I have a 814ce that needs "another" set up after only 2 years a Martin 00028 that has never needed a set up after 10 years and a Gibson J15 that is going on 4 years and never has needed a set up. I'm not biased I love all American made guitars but I do wish Taylor would step up there quality and make it match their price or lower their price to match their quality.
It is a big job for glued neck. Luthiers remove one fret wire need the body of the guitar and use steam to soften the glue before they can separate the neck from the body.
a little off topic, but half a dozen of my 50yo guitars have never ever needed a reset, thx to obviously poor quality of taylor my gsmini needs one after just 5 years ... imho taylor should freely deliver these shims with every guitar for every owner, or at least sell them officially, but they dont. total fail, so no big fan of taylor guitars ...sorry
They must have changed their tune. I live far from a service center, and they WOULD NOT send me shims. I've reset many dovetails-I'm sure this would be easy. They could not be convinced.
I have not been able to get shims from Taylor or anywhere else. I think this is bad for Taylor as a company. My guitar was bought used, but since i am willing to pay for them, i don't see the problem. To me this is a scam and i will never buy another Taylor guitar. I have bought plenty of Martin, Gibson, Guild etc... guitars and frankly all of those seem to really care more about their customers. So they make bolt on guitars but if you are not the original buyer, then you are screwed. I have been to a dozen repair centers and none will help me. Now it looks like i will either sell the guitar as danaged or try to make my own shims. Sucks to own a Taylor guitar.
Why I like Martins.... Yes, you will more than likely have to reset the neck once in a lifetime by a luthier and it'll cost.. BUT it being glued in place solid everywhere gives you the reward of transmitting all the sound ... not to mention the woods used by Martin are second to none.... Not saying Taylor doesnt have a decent tone but you can see from this repair the bolted in neck.. bolts and unglued shims do nothing for sound...
You can "see" that the bolts and unglued shims do nothing for sound? Good eye hearing. There's myths that a bolt on neck reduces sustain or caused other issues, but that's all they are .. "myths". Martins with glued on necks sound great.. Taylors with bolted on necks sound great.. Just preference.
Thank you for sharing your method, it was very helpful to me. This is the first of 6 or 7 videos that actually explain how to select and replace the shims.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks.
My shims from Taylor arrive tomorrow - this was definitely the most informative video on attempting this procedure that I found online. Nothing from Taylor or any luthier even comes close. Nicely done, and much appreciated.
thanks. How was your project?
@@Edwin-E Came out great. There _were_ a few lessons learned that no videos out there have gone into though. Some of that I kind of found for myself. Others were in a document I happened on from a forum link. It was obviously from Taylor with a step by step process that included pictures. Including order of bolt removal. I would up making my own custom tool to do the removal of the vertical bolt. The one in the kit is kind of lame. In fact, the kit they sold me was lame. Lots of stuff you don't need. But I did get awesome action, and coincidentally I used the same values as you did. Figured I'd try those and redo if necessary. No need, perfect playability first time. Not necessarily an operation for the technically challenged or faint of heart, but if you're reasonably competent and like me, there's no Taylor authorized repairman close it's definitely worth it to try.
That's nice to hear. So, Taylor are already the selling the shims and tool kit for this job? A lot of people are asking me on this video.
Yeah, but it's a good news/bad news situation. On one hand, they used to send these for free and now it's a 50 buck charge. And as I said, it's a "kit" for guitar techs that has tools any tech would already have. So it's just kind of gouge, IMO. And as I said, that pdf with the steps (and pictures) used to be on their website, but it's been removed. So they'll sell the kit, but make it harder for you to use it. I really like the NT system, but I would have to give Taylor a C- on the customer service end for how they've approached this. Especially given the shortage of certified technicians and the fact that a lot of people simply cannot or will not pack up their guitar and ship to one of these.
Here's the link for interested parties. Power to the people!
www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=307865&highlight=white
Greg, what was your process for obtaining the kit - Customer Service? Or other. I don't see it advertised anywhere. Thx
Thanks Edwin! I'm a repair tech in training and I have to do one of these tomorrow. I heard "neck reset" and got nervous but you put me at ease
great. thanks. Let me know how it goes on your neck reset. cheers
I have seen ”pro guitar repair men” WHO could not fit a saddle as tight as this Guy. Respect for a ”non luthier”
thanks
That's way too tight. It shouldn't wiggle, but it should also slide in without force.
@@adamm3308 nope. It’s normal with the Taylor pickup system
I am having the same problem as you. Singapore's weather is too humid, causing the neck area to rise up. I use the same guitar as you. Just contacted taylor and told them that i have abit of experience working with guitars. Not too sure if they will be so nice to send me the shims tho.
Good luck and I hope you fix it.
so did taylor send it to you??
Talking about humidity, did u kept your guitar in the bag/case every time after playing? I just bought used GS mini and i plan to bring it to my workplace which is located in the jungle with extremely high humidity..
Great video , I had just got a second hand Taylor 314e and my luthier said you do not sand down the bridge he would adjust the shims. Thank you for putting this video out can’t wait to get my Taylor back in a couple days. Great playing to man! Keep up the great work
that's great. Good luck your Taylor!
That's nice but why wouldn't they sell you shims? Of course maybe you wanted to pay someone else to do it and that's cool, but many of us would want to do the job ourselves since it is so easy. I wish Taylor made nicer guitars but i didn't realize they all use bolt on necks before i bought mine. I was told by several people their Taylors need resets about every two to three years and that must suck. If you are not allowed to buy shims i guess the scam is working for Taylor. Never will buy another one myself. Not worth the hassle trying to get parts. I have a 1952 Gibson es-295 that had never had a neck reset. Actually i have a 52 and a 55. None of my high end guitars have needed a neck reset and a fine guitar should not need a neck reset in less than ten years at least. This is a scam. And i want to know who owns any Taylor and can honestly say they sound as good as a real High end Martin or Gibson? Be honest.
Thank you for the very informative video. It really would be great if you would measure with your caliper the thickness of the shims, as I myself, and many of us, would probably just make our own shims.
it depends on each instrument, which is why the kit Taylor gives has so many combinations.
Honesty from the start. Appreciate .
thanks
Great job showing how to adjust/neck reset on a Taylor...!!
thank you
Great video!! Thumbs up!! Can you explain a little bit more about selecting the correct shim size??? How to calculate it??? I have a 150e (12 strings) with the highest action ever.. 4 mm at the 12th fret..
I also don't know. Taylor asked me for the dimensions and they sent me the possible shims to be used.
Very good job man! I sure like Taylor's neck joint system! That's way better than a glued dove tail joint! Both in removal and angle reset! Just bolts and shims instead of steam and wood work! Plus can do in a little while vs the couple weeks waiting for the swelling to go down after steaming. I'm a fan of Taylor now for sure.
thanks. Easy neck reset.
Thanks -You have the courage to repair your own guitar, nice.
You're welcome. I love working on my own guitars.
Very informative. I have a neck reset to do on a 114ce so now I know what to do. Thanks
thanks. Just take your time and don't rush it.
ah, I have to reset it too... my current 114ce (bought brand new) has 4mm action on 12th fret. How did it pass the QA, hmm :(
not to mention very low volume output from the pickup...
I think you can ask the Taylor dealer to reset it for you as warranty.
Great video.
Was it expensive to get the shims from Taylor?
Thanks. They sent these to me for free.
They are $50 if you are not the original owner.
@@Edwin-E Hi kuya!
How can I get the shims from Taylor?
I emailed them.
I was looking shim number difference between neck side and body side. Thanks for information and sharing your try.
Glad it was helpful!
I had this done by Taylor Amsterdam on my GSmini. They also fixed a few minor finish flaws which I pointed out, not all perfectly though. I don't know whether it's the same on the 214 but on the GSmini the lacquer was applied over the join between the neck and body resulting in messy broken lacquer on the edges, which they didn't bother cleaning up when reassembling. It plays great now but disappointed at that.
I had no issue with lacquer on edges. But before disassembling, I score a little bit with knife to slice the finish and protect the other portion from cracking.
That was great information, thank you! The Taylor sounds fantastic, can you tell me what microphone you were using? Thanks!
thanks. I forgot which mic I used for this video.
Dove hai acquistato gli spessori (shims) ????? grazie
I requested the shims from Taylor support.
Hi kuya Edwin, saan po kayo nakabili ng shims nyo? Hilo na po ako kakahanap eh.. im from LA po
Bigay lang ng Taylor. Nag-email ako sa kanila.
Great tutorial. Wondering if you relax the truss rod, or set it to somewhat neutral before the neck reset?
I didn't, but I think it is also a good idea.
@@Edwin-E Thanks, I reset my 214g neck last night. The result is pretty good, but I did have to tighten the truss rod quite a bit to get the result I wanted. I went from 4/10 shims to 22/28, so the difference should be quite dramatic.
Good job Edwin! Very informative video. Nice playing too. Thanks!
thanks
Hi Edwin, nice job-thanks for posting this. Any chance you remember where you received the shims from? Taylor will not sell just the shims. Thanks in advance.
Taylor USA sent those to me.
Well done. I find the Taylor 200 series have a nice tone.
I agree.
lol, I did trimmed 1mm of the bridge my old 204 Maranatha, I should have done more research- but then again I don’t think I’d be able to add shims without breaking anything
thanks for sharing your experience
Hi Edwin what was your shims the.first time you changed them, I'm telling Taylor what is mine 214ce like yours
you need to tell Taylor what is your existing measurements then they will know what shim combinations you need.
It's my understanding you need your current action height, desired action height, and current saddle height, PLUS the values of your CURRENT shims, in order for them to determine which shims you need.
Hello Edwin, where did you bought this shims? Thank you in advance
I requested these from Taylor
Hi Edwin, very useful video. I bought a Taylon 210CE from Singapore but I live in Sri Lanka. I need to do the neck reset on mine but Taylor and the shop i bought it from are refusing to send me the shims. Can you help?
It is not easy to get the shims. I think I'm just lucky that Taylor sent me.
@@Edwin-E Appreciate the fact that you replied immediately, thank you. Will it be possible for you to give me the measurements of the #18 & #24 shims so I might be able to turn them out. My guitar is unplayable to no fault of mine. If you would rather send me the details privately you can send it to lenny@vittachi.com Thanks
the shim is tapered. For #18, one side is 2.0mm while the opposit side is 2.5mm. I don't know about #24.
sorry I am a bit confused, you said the lower the shim number, the thicker it is, but at 3.09 you compare 18 and 6 and you said the 6 is thinner than 18? please clarify
for side shims, higher number is thinner. For top shims, higher number is thicker.
Sir....do you have any idea where can i buy taylor shims in the Philippines? I'm having trouble finding shims for my 214 ce😢
I don't know if Taylor is selling those shims.
Sir where can you buy or order a truss rod turner for taylor guitar?
I bought mine from Stewmac.
hi, sorry for my english. I saw the work you did on your guitar; I wondered: if you had filed the bone to the bridge, you would not have had the same result?
they are saying that the saddle must not be lowered as the break angle will reduce and will affect the sound. Some people can hear the difference, and others don't.
ahhh, ok!
Thanks sir, but where can we buy shims?
I got this from Taylor. I don't know if they sell this.
Lahat po ba ng acoustic ay pde mkalas ung neck? If cheap acoustic ganun din po ba?
hindi. Karamihan ay naka-glue. Bihira ang bolt-on necks.
@@Edwin-E tnx po
How did you talk them into sending you the shims? I asked to purchase a set of shims and they refused. I bought a saddle an fit it to get the advertised factory action at the 12th. But it is lower at each end than the specs you list. They told me to to take it to Sweetwater (local authorized repair) - who I love, but when going to have tech work done there is a secretary between me and the tech. I am not okay with that. I am either too picky or love my guitars too much for that. Tried it once, wrote down the specs I wanted to hit 5/64s and 3/64s with 0.010 relief. Didn’t get it. Paid 100 bucks for a set of strings and maybe a truss rod tweak.
I just sent them email and request for shims. I told them I am confident to do it.
It helps if you can convince them you're capable, but their default is to send you to an authorized tech if you live near one. I suspect Edwin-E doesn't have a tech nearby. While I applaud Edwin-E's effort here, there are a few more steps he omitted as far as the clamping/bolting order thing goes. There are several ways to screw up your guitar in this process if you're not careful, so Taylor, always conscious of its reputation when a botched repair finds it way to the next buyer, is conservative about who gets the shims. I'd find a Taylor tech and deal direct with him/her, rather than the Sweetwater middle man.
Sir Edwin, did it show some gap space between the top and the fretboard because of the angle the shim created?
the fret board is always not in level with the top so it doesn't matter whatever available shim angle you put it.
@@Edwin-E thanks sir Edwin.
Hello sir, Where exactly can I get my GSmini reset here in Philippines?
I let our local shop repair it but they only adjusted the truss rod. He said there's nothing more to done. and I am not very contented with this 2.5 mm action. it hurts my hand that it almost discourage me to play it.
I am not sure. Check with the authorized Taylor distributor.
What size is the Allen key that is needed ?
Also, what size is the socket, used to unscrew the bolt ?
11mm on bolts hex screw is 3/16. Taylor has a shim kit for 70 bucks with tools
I think I mentioned in the video.
What was the action height before you shimmed it? I need to do this with a used baby taylor i just picked up. The action is ridiculously high probably near half an inch.
not so bad. It was about 3.5mm. I can lower the saddle but I read in Taylor forum that it is not the best way to do it.
Shims 12 and 6 are default setting, and what is the unit of measure? 12/64 inch and 6/64 inch?
sorry, I was not able to measure the thinkness of the shims.
Good job, Edwin. I have an issue with my Taylor 114CE pickup. The third (G) and 4th (D) strings have very low volume. The first (high E) string is much louder. The 5th (A) and 6 (low E) sound about right. Any suggestion? Thank you.
If you have under-saddle pickup, are you using original saddle? If not, and if you changed to bone, sometimes, it happens that some part of bone saddle is less dense than other which leads to unbalanced sound. If you are using original saddle and someone has shaved the bottom and not fully flat, this may also cause the problem. If everything else is fine as far as physical parts, I am worried it has something to do with the pickup or EQ.
They have small adjustments screws that take care of two strings each. Tighten them evenly and it should work it self out. They are located on the bridge and take a .050!size Allen wrench
When you increase horizontal shim height, will there be a gap between the underside of the fingerboard and the body?
nope. As long as within Taylor specs it should be fine.
much better neck setup than on a Martin which is glued in and has to be steamed off ( expensive )
But that's why Martins take more time making sure there necks match there bodies and not just mass produce and slap together. But you have to hand it to Taylor they have found a cheap way of selling a very hi priced guitar. For the record I have a 814ce that needs "another" set up after only 2 years a Martin 00028 that has never needed a set up after 10 years and a Gibson J15 that is going on 4 years and never has needed a set up. I'm not biased I love all American made guitars but I do wish Taylor would step up there quality and make it match their price or lower their price to match their quality.
Where did you get the shims? I can’t find them
I requested the shims from Taylor.
An excellent video, Perfect, hello from Australia
Hey, thanks mate!
Thanks man
You're welcome!
Did you make the shims?
No. Shims came from Taylor.
Impressive! Ganda ng Taylor talaga....
well designed.
you change the shim on top by 18 and on the side is 24. what is the thickness of 18? and 24?
I did not measure. Also, the shims are slightly tapered.
That is perfect!! Thanks for sharing!! Nice
Thank you! Cheers!
Great job man. You seem like a very nice guy.
I appreciate that!
Yamaha APXT2 guitar...6 months old, D string sounds dead between 9th and 13th frets....will adding a shim help or not?
Changing shim is only to adjust string height. Dead string sounds on 9th and 13th fret may be due to fret leveling or fret crowning problem.
@@Edwin-E Thanks mate....
no worries
This video and the shim thing applies only to Taylor guitars post-2000 - not to Yamaha guitars.
Edwin, you're cool. That's all I have to say.
Thanks Joel! Have a nice day!
good job pre!
Thank you! 😁
Brave DIY Edwin! Great Job! can you do a Martin later? Hehe!
Thanks. For Martin, no way man. hehe.
@@Edwin-E You must have a Martin in your collection pre' Cheers!
I have one Martin, it is Road Series - ruclips.net/video/cYnzzXIyjAg/видео.html
Hello, where do I get those arm spacers?
from Taylor
@@Edwin-E Have a website to buy?
I don't think they sell this.
What about the glued necks? :(
It is a big job for glued neck. Luthiers remove one fret wire need the body of the guitar and use steam to soften the glue before they can separate the neck from the body.
Where do I get th shims?
I got it from Taylor
This is very helpfull. Thanks
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
@@Edwin-E where'd you buy the shims? Was searching Taylor's website, I can't seem to find it.
kailan po malalaman kung sino nanalo sa giveaway niyo sir?
I will announce sa fb page kung kelan raffle. Gagawin ko live para makita nyo kung sino nabunot.
I don't think the saddle should be that tight. It should be easy to put in, but tight enough not fall out if you hold the guitar upside down.
True. I should have filed it a little bit more.
Where do you find the extra shims ? Thank you
I requested it from Taylor.
@@Edwin-E How much were they ?
I don't think they are selling those shims.
@@Edwin-E Thank you for the info ! I appreciate that !
you're welcome
wow!
thanks
Nice job!
thanks
Don’t these have lifetime warranty??? 🤔
I think Lifetime warranty applies only to original purchaser.
what is the best height for the low E at 12th fret?
you can try between 2.0 to 2.5mm
so medyo mataas yung akin cguro sir kasi mga 3.5mm yun
yeah, mataas nga yun. Baka naman need mo lang muna i-adjust ang truss rod.
a little off topic, but half a dozen of my 50yo guitars have never ever needed a reset, thx to obviously poor quality of taylor my gsmini needs one after just 5 years ... imho taylor should freely deliver these shims with every guitar for every owner, or at least sell them officially, but they dont. total fail, so no big fan of taylor guitars ...sorry
good information, thanks +++
you're welcome and thanks for watching!
They must have changed their tune. I live far from a service center, and they WOULD NOT send me shims. I've reset many dovetails-I'm sure this would be easy. They could not be convinced.
They sent me shims for my Big Baby Taylor about a month ago. Only thing they asked was if I lived in the U.S.
sir. i want the string
Join the raffle. Good luck! Thanks.
how po?
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I have not been able to get shims from Taylor or anywhere else. I think this is bad for Taylor as a company. My guitar was bought used, but since i am willing to pay for them, i don't see the problem. To me this is a scam and i will never buy another Taylor guitar. I have bought plenty of Martin, Gibson, Guild etc... guitars and frankly all of those seem to really care more about their customers. So they make bolt on guitars but if you are not the original buyer, then you are screwed. I have been to a dozen repair centers and none will help me. Now it looks like i will either sell the guitar as danaged or try to make my own shims. Sucks to own a Taylor guitar.
I was just lucky to be able to request shims from Taylor that time.
Why I like Martins.... Yes, you will more than likely have to reset the neck once in a lifetime by a luthier and it'll cost.. BUT it being glued in place solid everywhere gives you the reward of transmitting all the sound ... not to mention the woods used by Martin are second to none.... Not saying Taylor doesnt have a decent tone but you can see from this repair the bolted in neck.. bolts and unglued shims do nothing for sound...
thanks for sharing your opinion.
You can "see" that the bolts and unglued shims do nothing for sound? Good eye hearing.
There's myths that a bolt on neck reduces sustain or caused other issues, but that's all they are .. "myths".
Martins with glued on necks sound great.. Taylors with bolted on necks sound great.. Just preference.