1969 Martin D-28 Restoration - Part 5 | Filling the grain

In this series we’ll be restoring a very sorry looking 1969 Martin D-28 - the last year of the Brazilian back and sides.
In this episode I work out the ideal bridge position, drill the bridge pin holes, sand the top down and fill the grain on the back and sides using a shellac and sawdust method I learned from Robert O'Brien.

[@eddiegalyean]

Looking great. Keep them coming.

[@BeardsworthGuitars]

Thanks very much for the support!

[@jcwoodstl]

Thanks again for taking the time to record and edit these videos. They are excellent entertainment and education

[@BeardsworthGuitars]

Thanks so much for all your support and being with me from the start on this journey. Very much appreciated!

[@MiniShowProductions]

amazing job again i can not wait to see and hear it at the end

[@BeardsworthGuitars]

Thanks so much - and me neither!

[@dariodelfrate7399]

It’s coming out great! Looking forward to finishing the top (from video 1, when some fibers remained attached under there pick guard / I’m obsessing over it 😂). The shellac has already given a lovely amber hue! Keep going man!

[@BeardsworthGuitars]

I had tried to compartmentalise “the incident”, but editing the video brought it all back… not my finest hour!! Hopefully I shall redeem myself. Thanks for your support!

[@dariodelfrate7399]

@@BeardsworthGuitars well you know, I also mess around with guitars, and I can assure you that my success rate is substantially lower than yours 😂 if I made videos, the channel should be named “a luthier-y disaster” keep building man! Looking forward to the next one !

[@laurencehastings7473]

Beautiful

[@BeardsworthGuitars]

Thank you 🙏

[@gromenbanks5954]

I love the look of the guitar, it's hard, patient work.
I have a Martín OM-28 guitar in which the last two holes of the bridge pins are a little lower in relation to the others, is this normal?
The sound and tuning of the guitar seem good.
Thank you.

[@BeardsworthGuitars]

It’s a little unusual but it could be an effort to keep a more consistent break angle over the saddle I suppose? Shouldn’t affect tuning though as it’s behind the saddle which is what determines the intonation. Thanks for watching!

[@gromenbanks5954]

@@BeardsworthGuitars Thank you very much for the reply. I also think it may be due to maintaining a more constant break angle on the saddle, because the wood, for whatever reason, is a little weak at that point, I don't know.
I wrote to Martín but they have not responded yet. I'm curious to know.