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Final Day of a Guitar Build Workshop at Eric Schaefer Guitars | Inside Look at what Students Learned

November 7, 2022 Eric Schaefer

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I’m taking you along with me as students Mike and Tom complete their 9 day acoustic guitar builds. Tips on fret end dressing, saddle routing, saddle shaping, fitting tuners, nut slotting and more are covered.

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Fretting – Podcast Ep. 2

October 29, 2020 Eric Schaefer

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I cover some fret installation basics including fretboard materials, fretwire selection, hammering frets versus pressing frets, securing fret ends, dealing with chipout, and gluing in frets.

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Les Paul Refret with Evo Gold

October 2, 2020 Eric Schaefer

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I refret a Gibson Les Paul with evo gold fretwire. The main focus of the video is on removing the frets, levelling and radiusing the fretboard, installing the new frets, bevelling and dressing the fret ends. I also talk about upgrading to a bone nut, and repairing a flaky finish.

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Upgrading a Cheap Banjo by Replacing a Fifth String Friction Peg with a Geared Peg

August 21, 2020 Eric Schaefer

The fifth string tuner on a banjo is often a cheap friction peg and can be upgraded to a geared tuner. In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, watch as I make this easy modification on a Harmony banjo.

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Q&A – Teak tonewood, Jackplane Angles and Katalox necks

February 28, 2020 Eric Schaefer

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making:

Can you use Teak as an instrument wood?
Standard angle or alternate angles for jackplanes?
How does Katalox compare to Rosewood for guitar necks?

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Making Mistakes as a Guitar Builder: A Critical Look at my Worst Guitar

February 21, 2020 Eric Schaefer

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I take a critical look at the worst guitar I ever built. I point out flaws and discuss strategies for improving and avoiding some of the common mistakes that luthiers make. Mistakes include gappy joinery, inconsistent binding and purfling thickness, poor design, bad miters and sloppy finish among other things. I even installed the end wedge upside down!

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Easy Soundboard Split Repair

September 20, 2019 Eric Schaefer

Oops, I cracked the soundboard! In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, watch as I show you how to make this incredibly simple super glue repair. I also talk about cleating repairs, and why and when you would consider using a cleat.

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Rules for a Successful Guitar Repair Business – Rule 3: Seek Mutually Beneficial Relationships

September 6, 2019 Eric Schaefer

In this series of videos I give my own thoughts and opinions on running a guitar repair business; how to deal with customers, how to gain a positive reputation; how to stay productive, how to market yourself to the musician community etc…
In this episode I discuss the third rule: Seek Mutually Beneficial Relationships.