Classical Guitar bridge reglue

Here is a Joan Castimita Classical guitar which requires a bridge reglue. Here's how it went:


Guitar's Decal


Surfaces cleaned up nicely before gluing


Bridge is clamped by using a self made clamping jig; not the prettiest looking but it works great. Glue squeeze out shows that the surfaces mate well.


Excess glue is cleaned up and the guitar is ready to be strung.

Removing the finish from a Fender neck

Here's a 57 RI Japanese Fender neck that was sent in to get its finish removed. Here's how it went:


Finish is scraped using a scraper. A scraper is a traditional woodworking tool and still favoured today by many luthiers and woodworkers.


Using a scraper is quick and does not create dust problems


After scraping, I sanded the neck down and stained it with Colron 'Antique Pine' stain. The colour matches the original one quite well.


After they stain has dried, I gave it a coat of wax and the neck not only looks aged, it also feels great without that 'sticky' feeling the original finish had