Brace yourself another repair...

[Taffy Evans]

Hi, this is not a tutorial really, I just thought I would share another recent repair.

All the braces in this guitar had become unglued from the back and top plates. Some In sections along their length and many others for the whole length of the brace, only being held in place because they were checked into the Kerfed linings.

It would have been more of a challenge had I not done this type of job many times before. I already had developed a large selection of glue applicators, all sorts of clamps, sanders, and other aids that suit this type of repair. And, although they were created for different bracing styles in many different guitars, they all came into play on this one.
I should mention they all aid in working through the soundhole of the guitar. You could say it’s all done with mirrors.

There are captions on the photos. It was not obvious why the bracing had parted company with the body; there were no signs of any other damage, and no signs of shortcuts during manufacture, . Maybe a bad batch of glue?
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Thanks for looking
Taff

[kiwigeo]

"made to be played"? LOL....Made to be Repaired.

[Mark McLean]

I am looking forward to a long journey on this one. Keep the episodes coming. What are those hardwood strips with three dots on each? Mystery tools. Judging from the height of the saddle a neck reset might be part of the plan for this one too?

[Taffy Evans]

Hi, Mark, I appreciate your interest. The wood "sticks" are props used to support the brace whilst the glue is drying. I have a whole box of them, and the dots are my way of quickly identifying the different lengths. A throwback to my early days...well, if it still works.

After the brace job, resetting the neck was out of the customer's budget. However, the action after neck adjustment was too low for an acoustic guitar, so there was room to raise the saddle height. I was also having to deal with somebody else's prior shoddy work, which did not help.

Mark, this episode has ended. Did you mean other repair episodes?.

Cheers Taff

[kiwigeo]

Hi, Mark, I appreciate your interest. The wood "sticks" are props used to support the brace whilst the glue is drying. I have a whole box of them, and the dots are my way of quickly identifying the different lengths. A throwback to my early days...well, if it still works.

After the brace job, resetting the neck was out of the customer's budget. However, the action after neck adjustment was too low for an acoustic guitar, so there was room to raise the saddle height. I was also having to deal with somebody else's prior shoddy work, which did not help.

Mark, this episode has ended. Did you mean other repair episodes?.

Cheers Taff

Taffo-props

[Taffy Evans]

Hi, Martin, here's a photo of my latest taffo prop, it's called the Taffo-Jack. My grandson made them for me on his 3D printer.

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Cheers Taff

[Thatfifoguy]

That is pretty awesome! I think your grandson is onto something there.

Gaz

[kiwigeo]

LOL.....they look familiar

Hi, Martin, here's a photo of my latest taffo prop, it's called the Taffo-Jack. My grandson made them for me on his 3D printer.
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Cheers Taff