REPAIR AND BUILDING TECHNIQUES


These pages are a continuing effort to archive some good ideas and interesting repair and building techniques for Guitarattack.com visitors.

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Installing a Trem on a Hardtail

Setting Up Your Electric Guitar Keeping Your Tremolo in Tune

Changing the radius on a neck and completing a refret Converting a Trem to a Hardtail Refretting and Repairing a Saga T-Style Neck
     

Custom Walnut Hardware for an LP-Style Reshaping the back of a guitar neck Fixing Stripped Tuner Holes

Stripping a Fender Bullet Body:
Chemical Stripper and Heat Gun
Fixing Paint Runs! Cool Tele Wiring!

Scalloping a Saga Neck Save those strings during repair! Installing Bass Tuners when the hole is the wrong size!
     

Salvaging an Ebay Tele! A Custom Ferrule Template Painting a cool Paisley Pattern
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Repairing a vintage Pinewood Derby Car  

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