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Tutorial How to Shim Your Guitar Neck and Nut
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Welcome to Crimson Guitars https://www.youtube.com/user/CrimsonC... • In this episode, Ben, explains how to repair a kit guitar by putting a shim underneath the neck and another under the nut. He discusses whether or not this is a good idea and the history of 'shimming'. • If you have any questions about this repair or any other repair you are undertaking, or have any suggestions to improve this repair, please leave a comment below. • Chapters • 0:00 Introduction • 1:01 The background of shimming in the Fender franchise • 2:44 Looking at the guitar - shim or recess? • 3:17 Off with the strings • 4:02 We find out what's wrong with the nut • 4:36 Off with the neck • 5:36 Maple veneer for the shim, cut, file, and create an angle with levelling beam • 12:54 It is a perfect fit • 13:21 Marking the holes in the shim • 15:17 Removing the nut • 16:57 How to shim a nut • 20:38 Gluing the shimmed nut onto the neck • 20:50 Putting the guitar back together • 22:31 New strings • 24:45 Adjusting the bridge to get more height on the strings • 25:21 Using the under string radius gauge to find the radius • 26:00 Using the Crimson Guitars fret rocker to check the frets. And they are not level! • 27:44 Shimmed nut too high now so Crimson Guitars nut slotting file comes into play • 30:20 Conclusion • ______________________________________________________________________ • We'd like to thank our partners for helping to make this video series possible. • Triton Tools - http://www.tritontools.com/en-GB • Wagner Meters - https://www.wagnermeters.com/ • ISOtunes Bluetooth Hearing Protection - http://bit.ly/36YmKro • Support us by supporting our Partners, and at the same time get yourself a great deal with ISOtunes. Use code CRIMSON10 for £10 off at isotunes.co.uk or $10 off at isotunes.com • Get the Freshest CA glues in the market (USA orders) at www.starbond.com • Use Code 'CRIMSONGUITAR' at checkout to save 15% off on your purchase https://www.starbond.com/?rfsn=495373... ______________________________________________________________________ • WEBSITE: http://www.crimsonguitars.com • Luthier’s Tools Supplies: http://bit.ly/LuthTools • Guitar Building Courses: http://bit.ly/LuthierySchool • Kit Guitars: http://bit.ly/KitGuitars • SOCIAL • Instagram - / crimsonguitars • Facebook - / crimsoncustomguitars • As always, thank you so much to our Patrons, who help make videos like this possible. • Patreon – / crimsonguitars • OTHER Ben's Vintage Tool Shop - https://vintagetoolshop.com/ • Thank you again for all your support, we really appreciate it! – Ben • Stay tuned and stay awesome!
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