Repairing Harry Chapin's guitar

[G._Hoffman]

I recently finished up a major restoration on one of Harry Chapin's Martin D28's, and not being a fool I made a bunch of videos about the process.  I'm just getting started releasing the videos, but if you are interested, have a look!
https://youtu.be/U8Jqf3vQcpI?si=b7nEfOh5JFbzGY_d

[rake]

I did the like and subscribe thing. Every little bit helps!

I retired the heat stick for the hotwire foam factory foam cutters. (smaller holes)
They came out with a complete luthier's kit.
I kept the steamer for the late 70's white gorilla snot glued ones! 

[G._Hoffman]

I did the like and subscribe thing. Every little bit helps!

I retired the heat stick for the foamworks factory foam cutters. (smaller holes)
They came out with a complete luthier's kit.
I kept the steamer for the late 70's white gorilla snot glued ones! 

The only thing I like about steam is how easy it makes glue clean up, but the whole process with steam is so much more stressful (for both me, AND the guitar!), I just can't bring myself to go back to it.  The heatstick makes the process so gentle, but I'll look into that other one. 

[rake]

Here's the "heaters"
https://hotwirefoamfactory.com/crafters-guitar-neck-removal-kit-k11g.html

[G._Hoffman]

Here's the "heaters"
https://hotwirefoamfactory.com/crafters-guitar-neck-removal-kit-k11g.html

Yeah, they were cheap enough I ordered them earlier.  I'll give a pair of them a try.  Honestly, I find the plugs easy enough to make, and make pretty much invisible, it's not a big concern for me, but I'll give them a try.

[G._Hoffman]

I got the Harry Chapin guitar videos finished (the guitar went out in January).

[bmccowan]

What an awesome set of videos. The work is beautiful and the pace of the production is just right. I also really enjoyed your description of the special relationship with your Dad.
BTW - 2 of your links did not work for me, but I was able to navigate to the right pages.

[G._Hoffman]

What an awesome set of videos. The work is beautiful and the pace of the production is just right. I also really enjoyed your description of the special relationship with your Dad.
BTW - 2 of your links did not work for me, but I was able to navigate to the right pages.

Do you remember what wasn't working?

[rake]

Your links "My Website" & "My Guitars" don't work.

A few years ago I had a kid come in with a 70's D-18 that was awfully out of tune.
A Local shop told him it can't be fixed and offered him $200 off a new Taylor in trade.
The kid was still in school so I did the plug, patch & rout option moving the pins and saddle back.
He got a playable guitar and I got a free landscaper for the Summer! He still brings all his guitars to me!
(his friends and bandmates do too)

[bmccowan]

My Shop links to your website
My Website links to an error message
My Guitars links to something called womb.mixerman

Again - nice work and great videos

[G._Hoffman]

Your links "My Website" & "My Guitars" don't work.

A few years ago I had a kid come in with a 70's D-18 that was awfully out of tune.
A Local shop told him it can't be fixed and offered him $200 off a new Taylor in trade.
The kid was still in school so I did the plug, patch & rout option moving the pins and saddle back.
He got a playable guitar and I got a free landscaper for the Summer! He still brings all his guitars to me!
(his friends and bandmates do too)

Usually I prefer to go the new saddle-back bridge route, but this time I felt I had enough room to just move the saddle.  It varies a lot.  I often say, if you only know one way to do a task, you don't really know how to do it.

[G._Hoffman]

My Shop links to your website
My Website links to an error message
My Guitars links to something called womb.mixerman

Again - nice work and great videos

Dad's old website was going to cost me like $500 a month to keep hosting, so I had to update it, and some of the pages are no longer there. 

[rake]

Usually I prefer to go the new saddle-back bridge route, but this time I felt I had enough room to just move the saddle.  It varies a lot.  I often say, if you only know one way to do a task, you don't really know how to do it.

For me, joining the GAL allowed me to see how others were doing things differently and helped me "think outside the box".
Be nice if they offered a bit more space for repair techniques & tips as they're more towards building new stuff.