GUITAR CRAFT ACADEMY BLOG
Acoustic Guitar Maintenance Overview with Darren Gallman (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kTPmqb-5zo Learn about potential trouble spots to watch out for on acoustic guitars from Darren Gallman, our newest faculty member and the chief luthier at Gallagher Guitar Builders. Keep an eye out for future videos with Darren where...
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Highlights from Gibson CEO J.C. Curleigh’s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXz28x7Q7q0 J.C. Curleigh, President and CEO of Gibson Guitar A few weeks ago, J.C. Curleigh, president and CEO of Gibson Guitar, stopped by the school to speak to our students about the company's momentum and how the next generation of...
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Graduate Profile: Dave Sabella
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTJ_1nJaCZI Meet one of our recent graduates, Dave Sabella, who now runs his own growing boutique guitar company, Jane Fox Guitars. Here's more about him and his time at our school. Contact Musicians Institute Guitar Craft Academy...
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Guitar Facts: Fender Telecaster (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al1VFjEkFaE&t=12s Introduced as the Broadcaster in 1950, the Telecaster got a new name the following year after a trademark dispute with Gretsch, a competing manufacturer. The Telecaster’s name was inspired by America’s hottest new...
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The Toothpick Trick: Guitar Setup and Maintenance
https://youtu.be/ZufC3-aXs6M Quick guitar maintenance tip: If your guitar's strap button screw becomes loose because the screw hole is worn, you can cut a small piece of round toothpick, install it in the screw hole and then re-install the strap button. It's a simple...
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Adjusting Pickup Height: Guitar Setup and Maintenance (Video)
https://youtu.be/CKimEbgkjc8 The last step of any guitar setup applies only to electric guitars with adjustable pickups. That is to adjust the pickup heights so the volumes will be consistent. This is attained by moving the pickups either closer to or away from the...
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Cleaning a Guitar’s Electronics: Guitar Setup and Maintenance (Video)
https://youtu.be/poZzdkgfdoc After you've finished the guitar setup process, there are a few other things you can do to make sure your guitar is functioning properly. One is to clean out the potentiometers and the output jack. First, remove the electronics control...
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Adjusting Intonation: Guitar Setup and Maintenance (Video)
https://youtu.be/rSX4LT4IY_4 Now that the truss rod is adjusted, the string action at the bridge is adjusted, and nut slots are dialed in, you can now do the last step of the setup, which is to adjust intonation. Tuning fretted instruments Fretted instruments have...
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Using a Strobe Tuner: Guitar Setup and Maintenance (Video)
https://youtu.be/Gqkcub0o1Hc The best way to get accurate readings when setting intonation is to use a good-quality strobe tuner. This is because strobe tuners act as a magnifying glass when tuning a guitar. If you break down the interval in between two notes into 100...
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Adjusting the Nut Slots: Guitar Setup and Maintenance (Video)
https://youtu.be/BXs6-q6L_VQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPqBVEfQ0CQ&t=4s After adjusting the truss rod and setting the string saddle heights at the bridge, you can now make the third adjustment, which is to the nut slots. There are three aspects of the...
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