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Acoustic Guitar Setup: Truss Rod Introduction

admin — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:03:42 +0000

The author explains the purpose of a truss rod in an acoustic guitar in this introductory video and points out typical points of adjustment.

Tags: Truss Rod Adjustment, Acoustic Guitar Truss Rod, guitar setup, Acoustic Guitar Setup, Acoustic Guitar

Acoustic Guitar Setup: Nut Slotting Files

admin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:16:21 +0000

The author displays the two types of files that can be used to cut the nuts to accomodate the strings of an acoustic guitar.

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Acoustic Guitar Setup: Other Files and Sanding

admin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:24:58 +0000

This video explains some of the other types of files used in setting up an acoustic guitar, and presents some specific sanding and fret dressing tools that are specific to the luthier.

Tags: Acoustic Guitar Setup, guitar setup, Acoustic Guitar, dressing tools

Acoustic Guitar Setup: Fret Leveling and Dressing

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:26:53 +0000

Here we see some ways to level the frets on an acoustic guitar and some of the sanding tools employed to do this. The author also shows some techniques that can be used in dressing the frets of an acoustic guitar.

Tags: Guitar Fret Dressing, sanding tools, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Fret Leveling

Acoustic Guitar Setup: Intonation Further Explained

admin — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:34:49 +0000

This video explains a little more about the intonation of an acoustic guitar and why the acoustic guitar needs to have the action set before the intonation can be adjusted.

Tags: guitar setup, Acoustic Guitar Setup, Acoustic Guitar, Acoustic Guitar Intonation

Acoustic Guitar Setup: Intonation

admin — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:19:35 +0000

This video explains what intonation is and demonstrates it on an acoustic guitar.

Tags: guitar setup, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Maintenance

Acoustic Guitar Setup: Parts of the Acoustic Guitar

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:06:09 +0000

In this video the author points out the different parts of an acoustic guitar for the uninitiated. It's worth watching even if you're an experienced guitar player because you may learn the proper name of a part or two.

Tags: Parts of the Acoustic Guitar, guitar setup, Acoustic Guitar Setup

Acoustic Guitar Setup: Introduction

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:53:53 +0000

This video is the introduction to this sections topics on how to set up and adjust your acoustic guitar. The adjustments that you make to your acoustic guitar will set the action and the intonation of the guitar.

Tags: Acoustic Guitar, Acoustic Guitar Action, Acoustic Guitar Intonation, Acoustic Guitar Setup