 A
vintage D-18 in dire need of some work. The bridge was about
1/2 off the guitar. After completing removing the bridge it was evident
that the bridge itself was warped on the bottom. The bottom of the
bridge needed to be cleaned and re surfaced to refit it to the top. |
 Once
the top and the bridge were clean the re-gluing can take place. The
photos show the clamping process. There are custom made blocks inside
the guitar to distribute the clamp pressure and to protect the inside
of the top and the top bracing. |
 This
Classical Guitar needs a complete top replacement. Not a good
thing to do to your guitar. This is how the guitar was presented to
me. Top clearly smashed along with most of the top bracing. The top
needed to be replaced. The bridge and the tone bars will be savaged |
 The
first step was to remove the fragments of the top and to free the
bridge form the top. Here the heating unit is softening the glue holding
the fretboard to the neck. The fret board must be removed along with
the top body binding. The frets have also been removed. They will
be replaced. |
 The
fretboard is off and the remainder of the top is being removed. This
is a guitar that I had build with a Spanish heal neck. Note the two
top tone bars are in good shape and have been left on the guitar body
Click on the photo for a larger view. A new top was made and attached
to the body. The top curly maple binding also needed to be replaced. |
Here is the completed project. Once the top was on the guitar the top binding was replaced with new matching the old wood. The top was finished with the entire guitar being sanded and re-op coated. As I had made this guitar I also updated the top bracing to the new standard and added some more design to the pegged. The result was a guitar that was actually better that the original. It was better than new. |
 An L10 Larrivee in a car crash |
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