An Electro-Harmonix acoustic of ours came in needing a setup, with loose binding on the fretboard and an uneven saddle. Binding glued back on, truss rod adjusted, saddle and nut evened out, in 50 minutes. The saddle is low, but it played fine.
- Instrument
- Electro-Harmonix acoustic
- Tech
- Dave Eastwood
- Customer complaint
- Setup
- String gauge
- 12s
- Diagnosis
- Setup needed; saddle uneven; fretboard binding loose
- Work performed
- Binding glued back on; truss rod adjusted; saddle and nut evened out; strung with 12s
- Bench time
- 50 minutes
- Outcome
- Saddle low but played fine, in Dave's words
What Came In
An Electro-Harmonix acoustic, one of our own, in for a setup.
What We Found
It needed a setup. The saddle was uneven and the binding on the fretboard was loose.
What We Did
Glued the binding back on, adjusted the truss rod, and evened out the saddle and the nut. Strung it with 12s.
Result
The saddle is low, but it played fine, in Dave's words.
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- The Repair Vault
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Bring It In
Binding starting to lift on an old acoustic? It's worth catching before it snags or breaks. Guitar repair at the Hideout.
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