Sam, you saved me again. I found that the fretboard on the Taylor was lifted off the body to the point that it needed a new neck. But thanks to your banana 🍌, I was able to compensate for the few millimeters that ir was raised and I was able to save it. Truly, it's because of you that I found my way. 7 frets replaced, full level and soon a crown. I've got the whole neck playing again. It sounds awesome. You saved my client 3 thousand dollars and me from telling him, I can't fix it. But thanks and I'm telling everyone about you. Bless you Sam. That's also my son's name.
I'm very glad that you were able to rescue it - although I can't work out from your description what could have gone so bad on that guitar. You said the fretboard was 'lifted off the body to the point that it needed a new neck'... ? Can you explain further? (I'm just curious that's all!)
@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars , yes Sam, I can explain more. The guitar had a severe neck break at the heel and the guy left it strung up like that. The neck pulled forward and it warped the fretboard at the lower boute. The high e side took the worst damage. I had to rebuild the heel on one complete side. When I reinstalled the neck, it wouldn't sit flush to the body anymore. It did need a new neck but I was able to repair it to a degree that I was able to put it back on. Frets filed lower on one side to keep it playable.
I like to sing when I can... .but never rated my own singing! Having said that, there have been one or two moments when I've surprised myself (such as the occasional open mic night).
I just received a Taylor k26ce. The 6000 dollar one. It was smashed by the guys son. Neck heel damaged, frets worn and basically gone now, cracked and really messed up. He left it pulling away from the body with the strings still tight. It put a bow in the fretboard. I'm qbout to re-fret. See if I can save it. Thanks for the playing.
@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars , so far, I took some wood shavings that I got from a hardwood that resembles the Coa and I used UV resin to form the missing part of the heel. Then I used some shavings and thin super glue to finish it off. The heel has separated from the neck and I played, fill in the gap. The fretboard was also slightly damaged and I just put what I had left back and super glued that too. I then stained the wood dark to match the sorta burst pattern that was already there. What I do is make the guitar tell a story with art. You can see the wounds but would never know it was that badly damaged. I'll actually make a video of the after. It's quite amazing as all shops told me no way would they try to fix it. I decided to pull all the frets too and re radius it. The only thing is, Taylor says it's a 15 but my gage says 12. The cost would exceed the value. My nick name is Fretzilahhh! Lol! You've made me way better too.
Hi. Great video. Would a routine of loosening the string tension a bit when not being used help to prolong the original setup? I was only thinking that during your explanation and would pass it on to my brother who is a keen Taylor player, thanks.
I'm not quite sure what you mean? The bolts on this guitar went in fully and positively. The tiny gaps are a natural consequence of the changing angle - which is why Taylor uses different colours of putty wherever there is the hint of a gap.
@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars sorry, I sometimes don't communicate well. I mean, the heel came apart and inside the heel were chunks of wood that were being chewed up by the neck bolts. That to me seemed like an indication that they were not able to tighten down all the way, which was what I found. The bolts were grinding into the inside of the heel. Hope that helps
@@ranman58635 Ah - got you. Too long bolts by the sound of it (or too shallow holes drilled for the threaded inserts. Its one of those things you have to be really careful about when using threaded inserts - the insert can be short and still do the job but there has to be enough space overall for the whole length of the bolt you're using. If you get it wrong - and they may have done so at the factory for some reason - then the insert will continue to try to pull the bolt in; the tip will hit the wood and the insert will continue to pull it until it compresses and mashes up the wood at the end of the hole in which the insert is fitted.
@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars , bingo! And new thought, I hate ebony. It chips too easily. I've watched so many videos on how to pull frets the right way. (Opening up the gap with adjusting the truss rod and using heat if there's glue but this one, I couldn't avoid it. I can fix the chips but I have to stop at 2 frets or risk damaging more than I care to. My stress level just went up. I'll just do a level and crown and call it fixed.
Thanks Sam, it gave me goosebumps 👏👏👏👏👏👍
Sam, you saved me again. I found that the fretboard on the Taylor was lifted off the body to the point that it needed a new neck. But thanks to your banana 🍌, I was able to compensate for the few millimeters that ir was raised and I was able to save it. Truly, it's because of you that I found my way. 7 frets replaced, full level and soon a crown. I've got the whole neck playing again. It sounds awesome. You saved my client 3 thousand dollars and me from telling him, I can't fix it. But thanks and I'm telling everyone about you. Bless you Sam. That's also my son's name.
I'm very glad that you were able to rescue it - although I can't work out from your description what could have gone so bad on that guitar. You said the fretboard was 'lifted off the body to the point that it needed a new neck'... ? Can you explain further? (I'm just curious that's all!)
@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars , yes Sam, I can explain more. The guitar had a severe neck break at the heel and the guy left it strung up like that. The neck pulled forward and it warped the fretboard at the lower boute. The high e side took the worst damage. I had to rebuild the heel on one complete side. When I reinstalled the neck, it wouldn't sit flush to the body anymore. It did need a new neck but I was able to repair it to a degree that I was able to put it back on. Frets filed lower on one side to keep it playable.
Nice voice you got there Sam. You could easily front a band with that.
I like to sing when I can... .but never rated my own singing! Having said that, there have been one or two moments when I've surprised myself (such as the occasional open mic night).
I just received a Taylor k26ce. The 6000 dollar one. It was smashed by the guys son. Neck heel damaged, frets worn and basically gone now, cracked and really messed up. He left it pulling away from the body with the strings still tight. It put a bow in the fretboard. I'm qbout to re-fret. See if I can save it. Thanks for the playing.
That sounds an interesting project - be interested to hear how you get on!
@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars , so far, I took some wood shavings that I got from a hardwood that resembles the Coa and I used UV resin to form the missing part of the heel. Then I used some shavings and thin super glue to finish it off. The heel has separated from the neck and I played, fill in the gap. The fretboard was also slightly damaged and I just put what I had left back and super glued that too. I then stained the wood dark to match the sorta burst pattern that was already there. What I do is make the guitar tell a story with art. You can see the wounds but would never know it was that badly damaged. I'll actually make a video of the after. It's quite amazing as all shops told me no way would they try to fix it. I decided to pull all the frets too and re radius it. The only thing is, Taylor says it's a 15 but my gage says 12. The cost would exceed the value. My nick name is Fretzilahhh! Lol! You've made me way better too.
That's one good son for sure!
@@LegsON that's what he kept saying! I have my doubts. Ie lost the other one that was identical and smashed this one.
@@ranman58635 Good Lord! This father is like a punching bag.
Hi. Great video. Would a routine of loosening the string tension a bit when not being used help to prolong the original setup? I was only thinking that during your explanation and would pass it on to my brother who is a keen Taylor player, thanks.
Shorty answer: probably, yes.
@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars Thank you 👍
100%
I also noticed the bolts bottomed out and were not able to lock the neck down.
I'm not quite sure what you mean? The bolts on this guitar went in fully and positively. The tiny gaps are a natural consequence of the changing angle - which is why Taylor uses different colours of putty wherever there is the hint of a gap.
@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars sorry, I sometimes don't communicate well. I mean, the heel came apart and inside the heel were chunks of wood that were being chewed up by the neck bolts. That to me seemed like an indication that they were not able to tighten down all the way, which was what I found. The bolts were grinding into the inside of the heel. Hope that helps
@@ranman58635 Ah - got you. Too long bolts by the sound of it (or too shallow holes drilled for the threaded inserts. Its one of those things you have to be really careful about when using threaded inserts - the insert can be short and still do the job but there has to be enough space overall for the whole length of the bolt you're using. If you get it wrong - and they may have done so at the factory for some reason - then the insert will continue to try to pull the bolt in; the tip will hit the wood and the insert will continue to pull it until it compresses and mashes up the wood at the end of the hole in which the insert is fitted.
@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars , bingo! And new thought, I hate ebony. It chips too easily. I've watched so many videos on how to pull frets the right way. (Opening up the gap with adjusting the truss rod and using heat if there's glue but this one, I couldn't avoid it. I can fix the chips but I have to stop at 2 frets or risk damaging more than I care to. My stress level just went up. I'll just do a level and crown and call it fixed.