In this video, one of the best known and most successful guitar tech tells about the techniques set up and repair of electric guitars and bass guitars. Nov 01, 2011 the acoustic chord sound compliments the keyboard well, handles rhythm nicely. The official vintage guitar price guide 2020 gathers input from 35 of the worlds foremost expert dealers, each of whom brings decades of experience in the business. This is the 1963 tele that mike bloomfield used to record iconic guitar solos with bob dylan and the paul butterfield blues band in 1965. Dan erlewine troubleshoots fret problems with the tiny straightedges that became the fret rocker tool. Dan erlewine began playing guitars and tearing them apart in 1960, and never stopped. Guitar repair is the most important part of our business. A guitar can look beautiful, but every musician knows that the only true mark of an instrument is the sound quality. I guarantee youll be able to learn guitar chords much easier after reading this article. As the author of guitar players popular repairs column, he has shown thousands of guitar owners how to keep their instruments in top condition. Also features standard and exotic guitar scales for lefthanded guitar. As the author of guitar players popular repairs column, he has shown thousands of guitar owners how to keep their. We schedule your repair and stick to that schedule.
For beginners to experts is a stepbystep manual to maintaining and repairing electric and acoustic guitars and basses. Download and print these forms to try dans estimating method in your shop. It will make the string slots very smooth, and it working quietly. The guitar player repair guide 3rd kindle edition by. In 1984 dan produced dan erlewine s guitar hospital a sevenvolume series of videotapes on guitar repair, maintenance, and setup. It depends on a lot of factors, how skilled are you at doing fret work, whats your budget, is this. Dan erlewine s tricks for gluing loose braces by stewmac. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The acoustic notes page is a simple drawing an acoustic guitar.
You can learn repair and maintain your guitar using the information in this book. If youre shipping a guitar to dan s shop, download these free pages from chapter 17 of the guitar player repair guide for details on the safe way to ship your guitar. Players learn how to set up a guitar and keep it in top form by mastering basic maintenance. The blue note as it is called, is used to create a heavier dissonance while playing over a blues chord progression. Our sales employees here at n stuff music uphold with the utmost pride to put the customer first. Dan erlewines guitar player repair guide is, perhaps, the penultimate resources for folks wanting. How to set up, maintain, and repair electrics and acoustics, is a wealth of hands on information for the owner of any guitar or wooden stringed instrument. I cant make a ton of suggestions in this department because i trained in a lutherie school in atlanta, but i do own one book that has been very helpful.
Now a leading guitar builder and repairman, dans creations include. I bought this book from amazon, because i cant get enough of guitar books, luthier information, and information on guitar repair. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The guitar player repair guide 3rd kindle edition by erlewine, dan. Dan uses these forms to plan and estimate his work. Dan erlewines book for setups why all the love and. Dan erlewine created two useful forms to plan and estimate the work that comes into his shop. By dan erlewine guitar player repair guide second edition.
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How to setup, maintain, and repair electrics and acoustics, how to make your electric guitar play great. Everything you would ever want to know is in dan erlewine s repair books. With so many fret crowing files on the market how do you choose. Chord finder, including split chords and chord variations. Ive never been one to use forums, but the gt forum is f. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. A brief introduction to dan erlewine and his new instructional repair videos. This edition also covers bass guitars and includes online video where dan shows you how easy it is to set up your strat, les paul, bass or floyd roseequipped guitar so it plays in tune and feels great.
Be sure to get the customers signature on the estimate. Dan shows how a little leveling and filing got her playing again. In this lesson im gonna show you how to move the blues riff from the open position and up the neck. How to set your intonation how to install strings without damaging your acoustic guitars bridge. How to make your electric guitar play great dan erlewine. Weve been following this guitar for several videos. German folk song the good doctor arrangement for four guitars by eythor thorlaksson the guitar school iceland. Dan erlewine is the man when it comes to guitar maintenance and repair. This dvd has invaluable information for cleaning, setting up and evaluating archtops, flattops, nationals, and resophonic guitars.
Dan erlewine lowers the nut slots while also back filing the nut so the strings angle. Dan erlewine s working on a guitar thats been sitting untouched for over fifty years. The cover of the book shows a dvd and announces that the book includes a free online video where dan shows you how easy it is to set up your strat, les paul, bass or floyd bassequipped guitar. Easy binding repair on a martin d35 guitar by stewmac. The guitar player repair guide by dan erlewine, other format. Dan erlewine s video is complete, very detailed step by step tutorial on three different types of guitars. Dec 01, 2007 dan erlewine is undoubtably a world leader in guitar setup, maintenance and repair. The 3rd edition of the worlds favorite guitar repair book is now more guitar player repair guide only at stewmac. Guitar player repair guide includes printable repair forms. If your computer doesnt read dvd discs, no problem. Dan erlewine refrets the mike bloomfield tele youtube. This revised and expanded edition of the guitar playe. This one is great for everyone from the beginner buying their first guitarsetup, maintain and repair evaluates and works on a 1973 gibson les paul custom. Thats one of many reasons its the mosttrusted source for val.
The electric guitar owners manual guitar player book kindle edition by erlewine, dan. N stuff music is not only pittsburghs premier guitar dealer, it is one of the most premier dealers of electric guitars all across the u. She has some fret buzz due to worn frets that are flat and wide. Since 1969, erlewine guitars has been the name in guitar repairs and custom guitars for the most demanding of professional players as well as the casual. When dans guitar shop videos first appeared in 1984, they broke new ground. Our guitar shop features products that are built to create beautiful music for years to come. These classic guitars deliver captivating looks, combined with legendary tone and acoustic resonance. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading how to make your electric guitar. Dan erlewine rocks out in his home guitar repair studio during the making of one of the many videos that he creates for his longtime employer, stewartmacdonald. Printable repair forms on the dvd printable pdf files are on the disc. The untold story report prolific guitar dan erlewine repair. This book is full of a wealth of very good information about how to do practical setup work and adjustments to virtually any electric guitar.
The 3rd edition of the worlds favorite guitar repair book is now more complete and easier to use than ever. Nov 30, 2007 dan erlewine is undoubtably a world leader in guitar setup, maintenance and repair. Dan erlewine s guitar player repair guide is, perhaps, the penultimate resources for folks wanting. If youre shipping a guitar to dans shop, download these free pages from chapter 17 of the guitar player repair guide for details on the safe way to ship your guitar. Dan erlewine will autograph your copy guitar player repair guide third edition how to set up, maintain and repair electrics and acoustics by dan erlewine. In addition to being a treasure trove of guitar knowledge, he has a writingteaching style that is simple, straight forward yet absolutely comprehensive. If youre like many guitarists out there who want to learn guitar chords but are having some trouble, then this article is for you. Ill cover some key aspects that are often overlooked by tutors and learn the guitar products. Marc schoenbergers national guitar repair is devoted to repairing and seting up resonator instruments, specializing in those made by the national and dobro companies. This new edition is overhauled from top to bottom and reorganized to make it easy for the reader to make his electric guitar sound and play great.
This requires some left hand finger stretching that can be pretty hard at first, but you just have to keep doing it and youll get there. Guitar player repair guide dan erlewine backbeat books 1994. The guitar nut and bridge file set with round files and 1 flat file, universal for string instruments, such as guitar, mandolin, bass, ukelele and banjo etc. As the author of guitar players popular repairs column, he has shown thousands of guitar. This expanded edition for beginners to experts is a stepbystep manual to maintaining and repairing electric and acoustic guitars and basses. Shaping a guitar neck with files and scrapers by stewmac. Search for a book or video on guitar repair today and one name tops the list dan erlewine, author of the guitar player repair guide. The scale is that it is very easy to learn, especially if you already know the pentatonic scale. Universal for string instruments, guitar, mandolin, bass,ukelele and banjo etc. Two tips for filing string slots at the nut youtube. Guitar repair tools guide lutherie 101 electric herald. Guitar player repair guide fender stratocaster guitar forum. The patch material sounded and looked just like the. The tuners are too stiff to use, but he gets them going again by using heat, naphtha.
How to set up, maintain and repair electrics and acoustics 27aug1992 by dan erlewine paperback. Thats the situation with the nut on this old may bell guitar. Dan erlewine guitar player repair guide pdf download. How to choose the perfect fret crowning file youtube. Andoer guitar nut bridge file set luthiers tool box sizes. I had my guitar s neck straightened from a shop, the action now is very comfortable as compared to before but im still getting buzzing before the 12th frets on all strings but its too much in the g string.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the guitar player repair. Dec 15, 2007 the guitar player repair guide by dan erlewine, 97808793092, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Guitars and basses, built and repaired by rde lutherie. I have read similar books by other authors and none of them come remotely close to this one. In this video he finishes work on the mike bloomfield telecaster, a guitar with a lot of history. Dan erlewine rocks out in his home guitar repair studio during the making of one of the many videos that he creates for his longtime employer. I like the design of the wno 640, specifically the tailpiece that transfers string tension to the end of the guitar body. The guitar player repair guide is the most widely used basic reference in repair shops, featuring. Back in 1984 i started teaching guitar repair on videotape. My acoustic guitar has a regular bridge and string tension is lifting the top and raising the action. Also pictured is local luthier and musician erick coleman. The acoustic notes page is a simple drawing an acoustic guitar front and back, with interior bracing.
How to make your electric guitar play great the electric. It provides a place to record all of the needed information about the customer and the guitar, and a place to list the proposed work. Dan erlewine s repair series order today with stewmax free shipping. The guitar player repair guide is the most widely used basic reference in repair shops, featuring factory setup specifications for martin, gibson and fender guitars, indepth fretting instruction, advice from top repairmen, and much more. Learn guitar repair on dvd dan erlewine s dvd library is a guitar repair school in eleven volumes. The guitar player repair guide 97808793092 by erlewine, dan and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. With over 40 years experience, were efficient, skilled, knowledgeable and priced so players can afford our services. Nut replacement, installation was the first repair i ever preformed on a guitar. How to install strings without damaging your acoustic guitars bridge. With over 40 years experience, were efficient, skilled, knowledgeable and priced so players can afford. Should i take it back to the shop or can it be easily fixed at home.
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