Neck reset

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  1.Pulling out 15th fret for drilling
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  2.Using a solder iron, slowly removing
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  3.　Drilling
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  4.　Using

• Dilling access hole into neck pocket under 15 fret slot.

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  5.Clamping
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  6.Slowly
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  7.After
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  8.As knives are arrived at 15th fret

• Removing fingerboard from body

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  9.Setting up neck removal jig.
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  10.Jig is ready to use.
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  11.Espresso machine with a neck joint
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  12.Injecting a steam into the neck

• Removing neck from body using a steam

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  13.Removed dove tail neck joint.
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  14.Cleaning neck joint glue, using
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  15.Neck side joint cleaning as well.
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  16.Fingerboard, also.

• Cleaning neck joint glue with remaining steam

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  17.This is neck heel. Using masking
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  18.Filing neck heel edge.
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  19.Got a target heel hight.
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  20.Filing neck heel side.
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  21.Opposite side as well.
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  22.Using
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  23.Using
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  24.Before aligning neck heel, let's
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  25.Putting into a sand paper between
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  26.Pressing neck heel onto the body
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  27.Oppsite side as well. Where let's
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  28.At the same time, let's confirm

• Aligning neck heel with sand paper.

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  29.Place the ruler line on the center
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  30.Also, place the aother side of
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  31.And let's confirm the ruler line
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  32.Sim is placed in the neck slot,

• Checking straightness of neck and body with neck angle.

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  33.Putting
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  34.let's
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  35.Putting
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  36.Remove

• Glueing neck joint with hide glue

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  37.Removing masking tapes.
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  38.Let's wait for fixing the glue.

Truss rod replace

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  1.This is original rod screw portion.
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  2.For removing fingerboard from neck,
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  3.Rubber heater was clamped and
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  4.Checking temperature of fingerboard.
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  5.Putting knives between fingerboard
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  6.Pushing knives slowly.
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  7.Almost
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  8.Now truss rod can be acccessed.

• Separating fingeboard from neck.

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  9.Looking at original truss rod.
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  10.With so may spacers.
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  11.Separated components.
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  12.Cleaned neck surface.
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  13.Expanded rod slot width.
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  14.New rod is Martin style.
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  15.Rod fits neck slot.
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  16.Ready to glue!
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  17.Fingerboard is glued and clamped.
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  18.Replaced rod and cover portion.

Fret Leveling

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  1.Before fret work, let fill access
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  2.Ebony was filled and cut.
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  3.Sawing 15th fret slot.
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  4.Restored 15th fret slot.
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  5.Let's protect fingerboard with masking
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  6.Body top is protected with acrylic
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  7.Mark low height portion with marker
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  8.Making leveled frets with leveling
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  9.Rounding fret top.
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  10.Rough
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  11.Medium
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  12.Final polish with compound.
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  13.Let's remove protectors.
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  14.Leveled frets are ready for low

Nut Replace

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  1.Original nut was already removed.
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  2.Let's clear the nut slot bofore
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  3.Cleaning finished nut slot
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  4.Let's cut TUSQ nut slab of neck
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  5.Makiing nut surface using flat sanding
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  6.Slab fits to nut slot.
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  7.Let's check from opposite side.
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  8.Fitness can be checked using with
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  9.Let's check nut side to fit fingerboard
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  10.Let's check both sides.
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  11.Marking fret height to nut surface.
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  12.Nut was cut with the mark.
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  13.Let's make a nut slope.
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  14.Becoming nut shaped.
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  15.Reading original nut string slot
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  16.Mark string position onto the
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  17.Filing string slot.
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  18.This is a nut bore action adjustment.
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  19.Let's proceed nut action adjustment.
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  20.Using nut slot files, make slot
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  21.Nut heght bofore action adjust.
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  22.After adjestment.
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  23.Same adjestment were performed
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  24.Final nut was fixed.

Pitch adjust and Saddle replace

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  1.Put a tuner on the soundhole, and
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  2.Check pitch on the every fret position.
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  3.Record saddle peak position and
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  4.Cutting saddle slab fit to saddle
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  5.Making saddle flat surface using
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  6.Made a nice fit to saddle slot.
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  7.Checking fitness of saddle edge,
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  8.Mark saddle height which is recorded
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  9.Cut saddle height.
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  10.Mark saddle peak position on the
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  11.Filing and shaping out saddle peak
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  12.Making bridge pin hole slope.
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  13.After sawing the slope, shaping
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  14.Bridge pin hole shaping are done.
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  15.Set the new saddle into the slot.
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  16.Completed saddle and bridge.

Pickguard replace

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  1.Original pickguard is a little bit
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  2.Removing original pickguard using
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  3.Let's proceed slowly with preventing
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  4.Original pickguard was removed.
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  5.TOR-TIS sheet was cut out
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  6.Original and TOR-TIS sheets are
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  7.Using original pickguard as a template,
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  8.Shaping very carefully not for breaking
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  9.Cut oversized adhesive sheet.
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  10.Cutting oversized portion.
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  11.Marking the position.
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  12.Glued on the top.