Just a quick one this Sunday to keep all you loyal readers of this blog in good humour. But I promise you there is big one coming.
This Hertz came to my work table with a simple request of a change of strings and the regular cleaning and oiling.
Assessing the instrument, I am happy to report – as I did to the owner – that it wasn’t a bad instrument by any stretch of imagination. I have seen some very average instruments carrying some very big brand names.
I suggested to the owner that he swap the factory-fitted plastic saddle and nut for bone elements for a much improved volume and sound quality. He agreed.
Another reason for the change was prompted by the original saddle being a couple of millimeters smaller than the slot cut for it. Look carefully in the photograph above and maybe you’ll be able to make out.
Otherwise the fretboard and bridge were very dry from months of neglect.
And if you wanted more proof of the neglect,
Oh, whatever! No big deal.
I just went about my work and cleaned up everything the best I could.
The guitar was a whole new instrument – or so it seemed – once I got through with it.
And while I was trying to string it up, I thought the tuning machines were just a tad loose. So, all the ferrule nuts and the screws holding the tuning machines to the headstock were snugged up.
