Sealing the cracked back in Blueridge BR160 acoustic guitar
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- Опубліковано 23 лис 2016
- This whole job is out of kilter due to the crack being previously fixed and remaining solid. I explain in this video the steps taken in the order they normally should be as apposed to the way I'm doing it here. Nevertheless the crack is now secure and sealed and will never be a problem again. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the video! I just picked up an old DN4 from a friend with a top and back split, will save myself $200 in repairs.
Very interesting and a job well done Randy ..Thank you
Good job sealing up the cracks and explaining the proper sequence of repairing cracks. Happy Thanksgiving!
Yeah this sequence that I did it in this video was all out of whack I figured I better point that out. Thanks for viewing Dale and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours as well!
I've learned so much from watching your videos. Thanks.
Very happy to hear this I'm glad my videos are helpful. Thank you for viewing!
great job randy i would have never thought of the suction cup can't wait to hear how it sounds
Thanks Eddie it won't be long now until we hear her sing! :)
Back to Beijing - I enjoy seeing you using the suction cup. I did not know the trick until i watched your vids. Cheers my friend!
Hey welcome back brother! And glad you watch my videos! Thank you much! Cheers! :)
Clever stuff mate! I think you deserve a JD. Cheers bruv!
I'll take you up on that a mix me a cold one right now! =D Thanks for watching mate and thanks for the reminder to celebrate! :)
Another great share, Randy :-) Big thumbs up again! Wishing you a nice day....Jenny ⛄
Most excellent tips. Have a Happy Thanksgiving! Hoold Ooon!:D
Thank you Suzanna and Happy Thanksgiving to you and all of yours! :)
Nice work and happy Thanksgiving brother!
Thanks brother Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours as well!
Good one to save! cool guitar.
Yeah this guitar is a little roughed up but definitely worth saving. Sounds wicked good! Thanks man!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and Q-Ball.
Thank you Joshua! And Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours as well! :)
Good work Randy!
Thank you Tim and thanks for watching!
Good stuff, my friend. I hope I never have to do this to one of my own but at least I'll know how to fix it. Thanks for the video and hope your Thanksgiving was good. Take care ,brother.
I hope it never happens to you either. Thanks for watching brother and Happy Thanksgiving!
@@RandySchartiger I was thinking of you quite a bit this Thanksgiving Randy. Big hug going your way.
Very interesting, Randy!
Have a nice Friday, my friend!
Cristina
Thank you my friend Cristina! Wishing you a wonderful weekend ahead! Cheers! :)
Good work!
Thank you John!
Nice work brother.
Thanks my friend and thanks for viewing.
Good job Randy.
Thank you Jerry Happy Thanksgiving!
Love the trick, man!
It'll get glue where it wont go by itself every time! :)
I seen you use this technique many times thanks for sharing!!!
Boudreau Guitars
Yep, it works well, sometimes so well you can't tell there even was a crack existed! :)
I’ve got a black satin finish acoustic with a crack in the same place. Will this technique work without ruining the finish or should I glue from the inside? Thanks.
Great Job here..
Thank you Michael! Have a great weekend!
Looks good that creamy white sticky goodness. 😎
Creamy white stickyness almost always a good thang! lol Thanks for viewing mate! Cheers!
Should you not have taken those little blocks out before gluing the back?
Then re block it inside under sideways strap tension?
Hey Randy, I recently bought an Epiphone Recording B which I believe is a 1928 vintage. She has a crack the length of the spruce top. The previous owner started to restore the instrument and refinished the guitar. I found your video on crack repair very informative. My question is, you state that humidifing the guitar will return it to original shape, is that true for top braces as well? I have a couple of ends on one and one end on another that have pulled away from the top a small amount. I know l need to reglue the ends but will humidifing help ? I have checked the humidity inside the guitar and it was around 40%.
Yes it will help the braces too, but keep in mind it's possible what you are seeing (the braces pulled away from the top) are the braces relaxed and in their normal position without a load or force being applied to them. Many guitar builders shape the braces in a way it has to be forced and clamped in until the glue dries, if the glue ever does come loose the braces return to their normal position or relaxed because what they were designed to hold has broken away. I hope that makes sense. I feel like I'm not explaining it very well.
Randy Schartiger Thanks for the quick reply, and you are making perfect sense. I have purchased a scissor jack from StewMac for pushing the brace into place. I am going to buy some bar clamps to stabilize the body and prevent the pressure of the jack holding the braces up while the glue dries doesn't push the guitar apart at the seams. I recently opened a repair shop and named it "GONZO'S GUITAR GARAGE ", using Jeff Beck's GUITAR SHOP album cover as inspiration for the name. I have since found out about your UA-cam channel as well as one from Argentina. I hope you are not offended by my use of GUITAR GARAGE in my shops name. Thanks again for your assistance as well as a informative and interesting channel.
Jeffrey Kellogg
Not offended at all! :) After I started using that name I found another guy on UA-cam using it, he's been cool about it so the least I can do is be cool about it too. I've in fact been thinking about changing to something else for a title. Good to hear you have the repair under way. Good luck and happy repairs! :)
I think it is time for a quick tip on those special tools you use. I went into the MacStewMart and they had a special sale on them. It was a Black Thursday sale. From the regular low price of $28.99 a piece they had two for $51.99 and free shipping. I couldn't resist, I got me one for acoustics and one special for classics. Although the classic one was so small it would fall through the crack. But the acoustic one was OK.
You never know when they may discontinue those special tools (rubber glue squeegee thinghy) and I can't think of anything else that would get the job done,
OK, back to playing psychedelic music, enough of guitar fixing science.
I almost forgot, the Black Thursday sale is only for black tools, I can't wait for the purple Tuesday Sale next week!
You must be reading my mind I'm planning on doing a video pretty soon about tools and several that can easily be made at home for very low cost, yet very accurate tools. Thanks for the tip, I'll definitely check it out right now. If you can get anything low from StewJack we better get on it quick.
Happy Thanksgiving Randy and thanks for another great video. How close are you to the famous "White" family of W.V. ? Just wonderin...;)
Thank you Mike and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours as well! There's less than 100 miles between us and the Whites and I believe I want to keep it that way lol Cheers!
Hey Randy, what is the finish on the back of this guitar? Is it some type of Poly? I have a Yamaha 12-string that is wonderful but I have dragged it from one part of this earth to another and back. Italy, Japan, England and all over the US too. It has finally gotten more scratches and scrapes over its 40 year life and I want to refinish it. It looks like what you have there. The only thing I know for certain is that it isn't a nitro finish. Thank you Sir...
This guitar is finished with nitrocellulose lacquer, it's badly chipped and shattered all over the back, possibly contributing to it's good sound. I'm not sure what Yamaha uses I think depending on the guitar they used several different finishes, some of them were lacquer.
Hi Randy, nice work as always. I live in a very humid area; would i still have to humidify?
probably not, get you a hygrometer and see what the humidity level is, 45-55% you won't have any trouble.
Randy Schartiger thanks for that
Could you tape over the string holes and use a shop vac hose sealed with a spong in the sound hole to pull a negative pressure inside the guitar body while squeezing the glue and let the air pressure pull the glue into crack?
That seems like a good idea and probably would work for getting the glue into the crack, it still would need a ban clamp around the body once glue was in place to pull the crack together as tightly as possible but yes I think that would work.
Good video Randy, Glue them up and move them out!!!))) 🚜🚛🚚🚛🚜🚚🚛🚜🚜🚚🐂🐄🐐🎸🎸🎸👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😊
hahaha yes! Like driving cattle in the cane! :D Thanks Steve! Hold on! =D
Hey Randy, I thought if you wet the crack with water and a q-tip or a small brush the glue will flow better into the crack? Obviously I mean wood glue not CA glue.
yes you are right it will, without watching the video I forget how I did it. :) thanks for checking out my videos!
I bought a new Blueridge BR160. the top behind the bridge does not feel flat, I can feel the bracing through the top. feels a little wavy. is this something I should return the guitar for? any help is appreciated. Great videos!
I thought I remembered answering this question before but can't find it if I did lol Blueridge sands their tops really thin, that's one of the reasons they sound so good. I've seen guitars like you're describing and there shouldn't be a problem as long as all the braces are holding. You can tap around on the top with the tip of your finger and if braces are loose you usually can hear them rattle as you tap. I don't think you have anything to worry about.
Thanks for the reply!! Great info.
Do you know what the fretboard radius is on Blueridge guitars is? Thanks
Not sure if all of them are the same, I just measured my BR160 and it's a 12 inch.
Okay love that ! I play only one Blueridge cool guitars for the money.
How do I humidify the guitar as quickly as possible?
0:00 scared the shit out of me...
Can one put wood dust w/ glue to hide the crack ??O_O???
They are very hard to make completely invisible unless the entire back is stripped and re-finished, instruments with a lot of color (black, red) are easier than bare wood grain to hide a crack if it's a small one.