Repair an Acoustic Guitar Bridge... The Fast Way
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- Опубліковано 7 кві 2019
- I purchased this guitar with a bridge that had popped off for $20. A bottle of glue, two clamps, and a set of strings later it is playing great. This turned out to be a simple way to repair a broken bridge. This guitar is an Epiphone Masterbuilt nylon string classical guitar.
Definitely review your entire collection. Detailed reviews of guitars, amps, and gear are always appreciated. That said, I really like that you do other projects that most guitar channels don’t.
I can only speak for myself, but I enjoy your content and the fact that you have a good variety of topics you cover.
Exactly same problem with a cheap fender dreadnaught someone gave me. It happened during hot weather. Two years later time to fix it. This is exactly what I wanted. Thanks.
Super helpful and cool that you fixed it!!
Thanks for explaining that pick up! How it just kinda lays in the saddle
I must say that pickup surprised me. Did not expected it in this guitar. At all.
ths is exactly what i needed, and will probably do the same thing. mine's my little sisters old hannah montana guitar and I just want something i can play but the bridge is peeling off lol
Music go around is here in Albuquerque NM bud still kicking
Thanks for thus. Will do this on my project..
Just had the same thing happen to my four year Ortega classical guitar. My girlfriend said she had heard a very loud noise in the house the day before and she couldn't find what made it. I came downstairs yesterday and as I was sitting there she looked over and asked "why did you take your guitar apart?" I looked over at it on the stand and the bridge and strings were all over the top of the neck!! I bottom where the bridge was looked exactly like your $20 guitar. Thanks for the video I will attempt a repair. In the meantime I bought a new Yamaha classical guitar (with electronics built-in). It's very nice but the neck is a little wider than the Ortega however, the action is much better. Thanks again for the video. The only thing I will do differently would to sand down the wood surface gently with fine sandpaper where the bridge was and clean the back of the bridge.
to make it sing you could have sanded down the top of the guitar to make it thinner = more movement in the vibration and tone
This just happened to me on expensive guitar.
Thank you!
Take the time and do it right...Do some sanding and scraping before gluing it back...
Not that big a deal...
If your repair fails, it will be 3 times as hard to fix it at that point, because it will be a mess...
Just saying...
Kennis, any chance you could let us know how long it lasted? I'm having this exact same issue with a Fender classical and I'm analyzing if it is worth taking it to a luthier or doing this. Thank you.
Yes Kennis.. i would like a good review with good audio, both with mike and inbuild mike. Thanks !
@@kennisrussell Thank you Kennis ! It's because i hear many luthiers complain about the poor setup and not realy good tone. on those Epiphones. Myself i have also no a good feeling about the tone. Tried a few. Unlike the electrics who can be sometimes better than the Gibsons. I think it's like with every guitar or brand. You're lucky or not..
yeah, you spent money on the clamps, but remember....now you have the clamps for many more jobs to come! I just received two small clamps from Amazon, and I haven't even opened the package yet, but they are for a small top brace that is right by the sound hole. Did y'all know that Amazon sells luthier supplies? I never did. I'm really not a fan of the huge corporations, but hey.....they bought me, what can I say.....they bought me cheap too! Hahaha
Geez, the original (manufactures retail) price was? It's amazing that they sold it for $20 instead of repairing it and selling at a discount. It's also crazy that the manufacture sprayed the entire finish and then glued on the bridge. I would imagine to save money but it pays to do it right the first time.
Thanks...
Will this re glue hold the bridge for long?
For a solid cedar top guitar like I think that one is, I would have done it with 3 clamps. But yeah I would love to know how long it lasted, or if its still holding on.
All laminated tops … the bridge should pinned and settled in the brace underneath to ensure the laminates don’t separate and abuse the ridge and the brace supporting it does not come loose again..
I have a cheap 12 string guitar and the bridge is glued down but at two corners there is a lack of glue should I glue the corners Dow with clamps or remove the bridge and recluse the whole bridge. What glue would you recommend for this.
If you can squirt glue under the bridge without it getting on the top, I would go for it. However you have to clamp it some in order for the glue to set. Any wood glue will work.
You should be ok to leave it the way it is though. Just fix it if it all comes off.
instead of giant c clamps, use 2 clamps on each side with a 2 x 4 holding it down in the middle.
Nope Crazy talk you need pressure on the underside (inside the guitar)
Just curious, after 3+ years is the bridge still holding?
Yes it is.
So I was told that I need to pay $250 for repair for this.
Nope. This will do it.
No it won’t. This is a quick fix for a cheap guitar. The warped body is a whole different monster that directly affects the action and this “fix” isn’t even acknowledging that. This is a waste of everyone’s time. All he’s doing is gluing a bridge on so you can see it on, it won’t be in any better playing condition that it was before the bridge came off
This video is so irresponsible and incorrect. Get off the internet
@@aalavado what if the body isn’t warped at all but the bridge popped off? Then wouldn’t this video fix it just fine?
@@AlmondTheater I can't vouch for the method in this video, but yea regluing the bridge in that case could potentially be all you need. just make sure it gets checked for bellying before you do the work so it's not a waste of time and money. appraise your instrument, quote the work iwtha guitar tech/luthier, determine if it's worth it. If you're confident you can do it yourself, give it a go. Used classical guitars are as cheap as any maintenance. Persionally I'd say get one in good shape, keep it in tune and focus your time playing instead of fixing or waiting on repairs.
At least it was clean I'm trying to fix a guitar someone superglued the bridge and when it came off it ripped a chunk of the veneer off
I had to repair my classical guitar's bridge once because I had put on steel strings.
You look like that night 🌃 talkshow host
I bought a 20 buck broken guitar, then last night i went to harbor freight, bought two of these $6 clamps, definitely wasnt gonna spend 18+ for three. Then this morning after glueing and clamping i found this video. Brilliant minds think alike. But i do think im gonna invest in a 6" for clamping the middle, i think itll reach and fit in between. I find 20 dollar broken guitars often.
Which glue are you using?
Think it's "tightbond"
@@JaxRandomVideos does it really works
Actually he using tight bond 2
Not sure if they still make tight bond original, btw I didn’t see you scrape the old glue off ?
Pay attention !
Leave the chunks of light wood on the bridge but clean everywhere else to bare wood. Same with the body
i love to get your $20 classic guitar, where can I get it?
I think it has a satin finish.
Hey Kennis Russell when are you going to upload 5 reasons why Fender Stratocasters are better than Fender Telecasters and 5 reasons why Fender Telecasters are better than Fender Stratocasters?
@@kennisrussell Ok ok.
Epiphone "masterbuilt"
will Acoustic strings sound good in classical ,,???
They may sound good but it'll ruin the guitar, metal strings require more tension most likely it'll yank the bridge or bend your neck.
What would be your comment if I just use 2 tiny bolts and nuts with glue?
Will it pop out again?? 😰
Nope
dude my bridge is lifting and its taking all the wood with it help 💀
Can i just permanently screw it so it will last a lifetime?
Nooooo. Eventually it will still come lose and you will have more holes in the guitar. Also, you would be drilling a hole in the soundboard. This will effect the resonance of the guitar. Glue will actually be stronger than glue anyway.
THANKS.
Right! Kinda seems like a good idea, to bolt that effer down .but gotta be a reason they all glue it down! Thanks for the harbor freight clamp tip
just wood glue I use
Mines about to rip off because some idiot put metal strings instead of nylons
Ouch
Is this beavis fixing a guitar?
Without the third clamp in the middle you screwed yourself sorry to say
remove the strings and stop fooling around.
I enjoyed the fooling more than the removing.
Why do these guys always have to talk so much? Just do it.
Please forgive me.
@@kennisrussell I do. The information was quite useful.
I cringe watching him do this.