You rule Scotty Boy. Great job. I love them old guitars. I am finishing up a Yamaha FG 140 and a Harmony Sovereign right now. I use the hillbilly neck reset where you clamp the neck down and then steam the neck pocket. The neck joint slips slightly and you get a quick neck reset. You have to leave it clamped down for 3 weeks to let the glue recure in the neck joint but the reset so far has worked for me every time without having to take the neck off the guitar.
@@harpethguitar Through the sound hole. Actually hard steam right up against the neck block for a full minute then about another 30 seconds underneath the tongue. People with inexpensive guitars love their guitars too. I do these 30 minute neck resets to help them out. The first one I tried this on was a Yahama 12 string. (FG 412) Very hard to get the glue to slip on a Yamaha. Plus it was a 12 string. I figured if it would work on that guitar it would work period. It has been 3 months and the neck set has held with nice low action. It sure saves breaking a good neck joint. On second thought I think you just came up with a brilliant idea. Steam through the fret holes a little bit, then also steam through the soundhole. That would really help on a Yamaha. Just when you steam through the soundhole, pack the guitar full of rags to catch the excess moisture and remove them as soon as you get done steaming.
You deserve more views and subscribers. I just recently took a Luthier class and I have to say you are great at this. You make it seem so stress free but working on other people's guitars is hella stressful! Thank you for all of your hard work, I can't imagine doing all this AND setting up shots, editing, uploading, etc. What the heck was the person thinking when they reglued that bridge! Now she sings like an angel! Very nice intonation.
Sounds very good! I know there is a certain luthier that is famous for taking these old budget guitars and hotrodding them into fantastically sounding and playing instruments. The wood was certainly better back in those days and things were made with pride and love even if they were budget models. As always great work and playing and singing. I love watching you perform your magic on instruments. Thank you!
Great job. Hello, I’m a recent subscriber. Not a professional luthier, but I’ve been working on my own guitars and fixing my friends’ guitars, too, for many years. I’m also a professional civil engineer, who took to wood working at a young age, so all this stuff fascinates me. Really enjoyed this video, but I’d love to see the process you go thru for adjusting the neck angle (sandpaper pulls, chisel work, etc) and see whatever shimming you needed on the dove tail for a snug fit. I know how to do most of those things, but always enjoy learning how others perform such critical tasks. In any event, great stuff! Looking forward to going back to watch several of your other videos.
Hello Brian, thank you very much. If you’re fascinated with neck resets like I am, please go to my channel, playlists, view all: “Neck Resets” and watch all of the videos when you get the time. But first check out this video of the Gibson Hummingbird. Eight minutes into the video it shows what I do. I attach 80 grit sandpaper to a piece of Lexan to take the material off the heel and then I pull sandpaper just to pair the heel and body for the the final fit. ua-cam.com/video/fl9dPbzVbRE/v-deo.html
Harpeth Guitar Restoration ever here of a poor mans neck reset? Seen videoes on youtube where bottom of guitar is removed and can line it a certain way change angle also so a video where someone put a little steam inside guitar clamped it down for 3 weeks
Nice little song...
Best Harmony I heard! Love the show!
You make a reset seem easy!
You rule Scotty Boy. Great job. I love them old guitars. I am finishing up a Yamaha FG 140 and a Harmony Sovereign right now. I use the hillbilly neck reset where you clamp the neck down and then steam the neck pocket. The neck joint slips slightly and you get a quick neck reset. You have to leave it clamped down for 3 weeks to let the glue recure in the neck joint but the reset so far has worked for me every time without having to take the neck off the guitar.
I might need to try that! Do you stream through a hole drilled in the fret slot or through the sound hole?
@@harpethguitar Through the sound hole. Actually hard steam right up against the neck block for a full minute then about another 30 seconds underneath the tongue. People with inexpensive guitars love their guitars too. I do these 30 minute neck resets to help them out. The first one I tried this on was a Yahama 12 string. (FG 412) Very hard to get the glue to slip on a Yamaha. Plus it was a 12 string. I figured if it would work on that guitar it would work period. It has been 3 months and the neck set has held with nice low action. It sure saves breaking a good neck joint.
On second thought I think you just came up with a brilliant idea. Steam through the fret holes a little bit, then also steam through the soundhole. That would really help on a Yamaha. Just when you steam through the soundhole, pack the guitar full of rags to catch the excess moisture and remove them as soon as you get done steaming.
You deserve more views and subscribers. I just recently took a Luthier class and I have to say you are great at this. You make it seem so stress free but working on other people's guitars is hella stressful! Thank you for all of your hard work, I can't imagine doing all this AND setting up shots, editing, uploading, etc. What the heck was the person thinking when they reglued that bridge! Now she sings like an angel! Very nice intonation.
Thank You 🙏
Sounds very good! I know there is a certain luthier that is famous for taking these old budget guitars and hotrodding them into fantastically sounding and playing instruments. The wood was certainly better back in those days and things were made with pride and love even if they were budget models. As always great work and playing and singing. I love watching you perform your magic on instruments. Thank you!
Great job. Hello, I’m a recent subscriber. Not a professional luthier, but I’ve been working on my own guitars and fixing my friends’ guitars, too, for many years. I’m also a professional civil engineer, who took to wood working at a young age, so all this stuff fascinates me.
Really enjoyed this video, but I’d love to see the process you go thru for adjusting the neck angle (sandpaper pulls, chisel work, etc) and see whatever shimming you needed on the dove tail for a snug fit. I know how to do most of those things, but always enjoy learning how others perform such critical tasks.
In any event, great stuff! Looking forward to going back to watch several of your other videos.
Hello Brian, thank you very much. If you’re fascinated with neck resets like I am, please go to my channel, playlists, view all: “Neck Resets” and watch all of the videos when you get the time.
But first check out this video of the Gibson Hummingbird. Eight minutes into the video it shows what I do. I attach 80 grit sandpaper to a piece of Lexan to take the material off the heel and then I pull sandpaper just to pair the heel and body for the the final fit. ua-cam.com/video/fl9dPbzVbRE/v-deo.html
@@harpethguitar very cool. Thanks you!!!
Great job !!!👍🇵🇷🎼
Thanks a lot!
Was the cow a later embellishment or did it come from the factory like that?
The owner of the guitar said it was added later. Hopefully the owner will chime in with the story. He mentioned it but I forgot what he said 😆
HARPETH Guitar Restoration are the neck scarf joint or 1 piece neck? Every guitar neck is built differently
1 piece neck. Cheers!
Very nice video. BTW, can you use shellac before applying super glue on the guitar dent to prevent it to turn black?
I think it depends on what color the dent is and if the dent has anything in it
Harpeth Guitar Restoration ever here of a poor mans neck reset? Seen videoes on youtube where bottom of guitar is removed and can line it a certain way change angle also so a video where someone put a little steam inside guitar clamped it down for 3 weeks
Yes I’ve seen those videos and tried them both. I can’t recommend either method. Thanks for watching!