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Introduction
Who am I

Tools, Templates and Jigs

Making Templates

Guitar and Bass Parts
Machine Heads

Bridges
Saddles

Fretwire
Nut material

Three Way Toggle's

Mini Toggle Switches

Four Pole 5 Way
Wiring

Stratocaster® Wiring.

Gibson® Lespaul® Wiring

Ibanez® Split Five Wiring

Magnets
Replacing a pickup

Parallel Wiring

Finding a pickup
Pickup Placement

Modifications

Fretwork
Fretwire
Fretbuzz
Fret dress
Refret Preparation
Epoxy fretting
Finishing a fret job

Keeping a guitar in tune
String Wrap
String Nuts
Machine Heads
Locking tremolo

Loose Neck Bolts

Guitar Design
Concept
Making a drawing
Neck Shape

Making a prototype

Building at home
Tools
Bodies

Small shop building
Making necks

Digitized necks

Headstock Angle

Machine Head placement

Fretboard Radius

Dimension
Construction
Fretboard slots

Carving a top
Layout
With a mill
With a copy machine
By hand

Guitar Maintenance / Setup
Weather Conditions

Cleaning
Loose Parts

Fretboard Maintenance

Factory guitar repair

Nut replacement

Chips, dings dents
Heel area cracks
Nut Replacement

Loose tremolo studs
Body seam lines
Sharp fret ends
Noisy electronics

Electronic problems

Electronic tuneups
Shielding

Cleaning electronics

Repairing electronics

Distorting output
Cracked bridges/ fretboards
Acoustic bridges

Acoustic action

Loose Braces
Cracked headstocks
Replacing an acoustic bridge

Small factory
Wood storage
Cutting
Gluing up
Body making
Neck making

Fretting
Finish
Assembly
Setup

Large factory
Cutting
Gluing up
Body making
Neck making
Painting
Fretting

Paint and Finish
Starting from Scratch

Materials
Sanding the body
Staining the wood

Sealing the wood
Spaying a base coat
Metallic and pearls
Graphics
Clear coat
Sanding and buffing

Removing a finish

Finishing a neck

Acoustic Guitar Info

Acoustic Guitar mass production

Suppliers

Wood Information