Vintage Guitar Restoration Part 1: Refretting, Shaving, and Refinishing the Neck
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- čas přidán 4. 08. 2024
- In this video I refret, and refinish the neck from my vintage Japanese Telestar guitar. I also shave the neck into a more comfortable shape, and convert the zero fret into a more conventional Fender style nut channel.
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Hey rob. Great to see you again. Missed you a lot. ❤❤❤
Good to see you again. I love those 60s era Japanese guitars too. Before they started copying. They’re quirky in the best way. Unfortunately other people seem to like them to…
Yes here in Australia the value of these instruments is going up. They do need a lot of love usually though if you want a reliable solid axe. A good fun challenge as a project guitar though.
You are a master.
Nicely done. Cool video format too.
Thanks mate.
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Hi Rob!
I have a similar looking guitar. It's a Canora from Canada. Main difference is mine only has one pickup and no zero fret. Mine is also a tobacco burst - even the back of the neck has a burst.
I'd like to do a refret and setup. Any tips on how to assess the truss rod, and tools that I'd need to do this?
Brilliant that Rob. I'm just having a bash at getting and old MiJ EB0 copy bass up and running. Might have to make a mini sidewinder if it's possible, as the pickup cavity is quite small. I think it housed a guitar pickup rather than a bass pup.
Sounds like a great project! I've rewound a few sidewinders, but never made one from scratch.
@@RobMods Im thinking Rob, could I somehow scratch build one from a set of pbass pu's, file the plastic into shape, set them side by side as a sidewider has them, fit a bar and screws , see it it makes a sound lol. It'd be interesting to see if It'd work. Don't get me wrong I could hack some wood away and fit in some cheap artec one but I'd like to keep as much of the bass intact.
Actually, an episode of Rob Mods where the hero of the show builds and winds a sidewinder - that would make excellent viewing for your devoted channel fans 😁😉🙏 (I hope that was grovelly enough 😆)
Great work on that neck, Rob. Looking forward to the rest of the series. Question; did these guitars sell well in Australia back then?
I've never seen another TeleStar, but there's lots of other 60s and early 70s "pre lawsuit" guitars in Australia.
@@RobMods I've seen quite a few Teisco based vids from the USA and a small number from Europe, but until now don't remember ever seeing one from here. I really like what you did to improve the neck but you risk getting blacklisted by the Guitar Collector's Inquisition.
Hey Rob great video as always! But I have a question, why are you using titebond when installing frets? I thought CA glue is more common option for that
Thin (wicking) CA is good when the frets are already installed or if you have a loose one that needs stabilising. If you have the frets out, a thick glue like titebond (animal glues are also common) is great because it fills all the voids around the tang, seals the endgrain of slot sides, and also releases gracefully with heat for future refrets. Wicking thin CA under frets is faster though, if you are in a rush. OTOH removing frets glued with CA is not much fun. Surprised you say CA is more common TBH. We used titebond at Maton, and most luthiers I know use it or similar.
00:17:00 What's the deal with the paper clip? Is it's aperture, when closed, the same as the fretwire? @Rob Mods. & @ 00:28:02 What's the material between the fret guard and the fretboard?
Hi mate. The bulldog clip holds 400g sandpaper to the "wide" side of my crowning file. It's one of my favourite fretwork hacks. Check out my "unconventional refret" video...
@RobMods Thanks! Gonna borrow that trick! And what of that pale material at the second timestamp?
Zero frets are always better than standard nuts.