Taylor Player Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 Just a bump to let everyone know that the repair has held completely overnight and the guitar was still in perfect tuning this morning with no adjustments needed! Woo Hoo!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 A customer's '69 D-35 is going on the bench tonight. Come on over and bring your drill, blowtorch and spackling paste. I opened the case and got a good whiff of 20 years of oxygen deprivation. Mmmmmmm, it was like walking into Momma's kitchen on Thanksgiving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I'd recommend a new saddle. "Saddle Grooves" aren't usually that deep. .... non-existent is more like it. You may have to sand down the bottom of the saddle to bring it down. The previous owner probably grooved the saddle to bring the action down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Player Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 I'd recommend a new saddle. "Saddle Grooves" aren't usually that deep. .... non-existent is more like it. You may have to sand down the bottom of the saddle to bring it down. The previous owner probably grooved the saddle to bring the action down. I am sure that is what happend, but if I were to throw a new saddle in there (I have a couple that could be sanded to fit) it would significantly raise the action. Right now, there is no buzz, playable action at the 12th fret and I also think the existing saddle is glued into the bridge because I tried to pull it out and it wouldn't budge. The plan I have come up with is to keep it playing like this for awhile. Once my wife get's back to work during the school year (she is a PARA professional with special needs kids at the local Jr. High School) and we have our regular income coming in, I want to take it to my local "Vintage" repair guy and have him do a proper pinned bridge and new saddle along with the required neck reset. Even though this is a beater guitar to me, the solid wood, fine craftmanship and overall tone of this guitar makes any and all that well worth it in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Can't argue with that. Don't mess with success. I think Barry Manilow said that too when they suggested a nose job. Barbara Streisand too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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