Kay acoustic
Kay acoustic
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The piezo pickup was installed on the top of the soundboard
The bridge was not only pulling forward but the saddle was broken as well
The bridge saddle slot was broken and the saddle had pulled forward.
kay model k6102
Due to multiple loose braces inside the soundbox the top had sunken in
The neck had a gap under the heel
The neck was badly underset. It needs a neck reset
Its hard to see but this is a photo of a loose brace inside the soundbox, it was a big enough gap to almost fit my little finger in.
Removing the bridge
Prepping the area for gluing the new bridge
The beginnings of a new bridge
Drilling the pin holes
Ruff shaping the wings
The finished bridge
Getting preped for glue
loosening the fingerboard ext
heating up the neck dovetail for removal
The stamp inside the dove tail
Chalk fitting the neck shims
Making a fingerboard extension wedge
Gluing the fingerboard ext wedge in place
Gluing the neck and fingerboard ext to the body
the neck with the new fingerboard ext wedge installed
regluing a brace and clamping the top flat in the process
Gluing another brace, this went a long way in helping flatten the top back out
Leveling the fingerboard before a refret
Gluing frets in place
Clamping the frets in place
Once i get a few frets i use this radius block to clamp them tight and allow the glue to dry
The newly freted guitar, there is still some cleanup and leveling to do!
Cutting a new saddle slot
The bridge plate after repairing it
The customer wanted side dot markers installed
a template to get the side dot markers lined up
The finished product
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