1969 Martin D-28 Restoration - Part 1 | Assessing my $6k investment...

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1969 Martin D-28 Restoration - Part 1 | Assessing my $6k investment...

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In this series we’ll be restoring a very sorry looking 1969 Martin D-28 - the last year of the Brazilian back and sides.
In this first episode I assess the guitar, take a look at the neck angle, and repair the abused saddle slot. BUT... I also make an ENORMOUS mistake when removing the pick guard...
I suppose there are 3 options to choose from:
1. Don't make any mistakes ("...I've made mistakes, I'm just a man")
2. Edit the mistakes out so it looks like I'm a superhuman
3. Leave the mistakes in to feed the trolls and educate my viewers on what not to do.
Let me know in the comments which option I should choose from now on!

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@bradstock 2 ай бұрын

One of the greatest comments I read in a luthier forum regarding caution in approaching a cosmetic repair was “well I can always make it look worse“

@BeardsworthGuitars 2 ай бұрын

Yeah this is true, and it always looks worse before it looks better. These are destructive procedures and it’s simply not possible to dismantle a guitar - especially an old one, without some degree of damage. The trick is to cover your tracks as much as possible. Hopefully you’ll see through this series how I cover mine!

@bradstock 2 ай бұрын

Excellent point!

@dyamariv3628 2 ай бұрын

Recently found your channel, please keep doing what you're doing video wise,You have an awesome talent! Looking forward to Part 2

@BeardsworthGuitars 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your kind words! It really means a lot. Part 2 coming soon :)

@aviatorblc 2 ай бұрын

For what it's worth, my first PG replacement was on a 1971 D-41. Nervous? Oh, yeah. But, I heated it with a gooseneck lamp with a 45 watt incandescent bulb in it. Took my time, heated it well without f'ing up the surrounding finish, and it worked - no tearout. I've been doing it that way ever since. Try it out on the next one and see what you think.

@BeardsworthGuitars 2 ай бұрын

Yeah that’s really good advice. Mine was most definitely a demonstration of what not to do…

@jcwoodstl 2 ай бұрын

Always good to see a new video from you. You do amazing work!

@BeardsworthGuitars 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your continued support :)

@robinleebraun7739 4 күн бұрын

$6000? I don’t know. Unless you literally have money to burn, that’s too much.

@Mike-hr6jz 2 ай бұрын

Yes, appearance of the headstock looks like it was broken and the top which would be a spruce top is completely worthless and is ruined. It needs to be removed and get a new top from Martin to even hope to get close to having any value whatsoever when you strip the finish, the wood dries out Almost completely repairable depending on how long you leave it without anything on it and without humidifying it I think you have a piece of garbage now, but you could take pictures and send it to Martin company and let them tell you exactly what I’ve just told you

@BeardsworthGuitars 2 ай бұрын

No signs of headstock breaks and I guess you’ll just have to wait and see with how the top turns out ;)

@stuco 2 ай бұрын

I see no headstock break. I think you are seeing the added finish gummed up on top of the original finish near the headstock. And a guitar top becoming "worthless and ruined" because it didn't have finish on it for a short period of time is a new one for me.

@BeardsworthGuitars 2 ай бұрын

@@stuco yeah mean to say… I shouldn’t have turned into a novelty bookshelf last night after all?…

@andrewdarnley4608 2 ай бұрын

Before you sand back get some acetone to melt the finish. Acetone is a well know reducer for nitro. Martin used nitro exclusively on D28's from then up to today. Martin specs are for 2.5mm for the bass E at the 12th fret.

@BeardsworthGuitars 2 ай бұрын

Yeah you’re absolutely right on both counts. Acetone is my go-to for stripping nitro finishes in most instances. With this guitar though I was actually hoping to avoid removing all the original nitrocellulose finish, so was using denatured alcohol / methylated spirits to remove the shellac on top of it, but in the end it basically all came off. You’ll see in the next episode that after stripping with methylated spirits it just needed a light sand with 240 grit and was then ready for pore fill. Thanks for watching!

@andrewdarnley4608 2 ай бұрын

@@BeardsworthGuitars Well you're doing a nice job and this guitar was a great find.

@davidsims1329 Ай бұрын

So you payed a tone of cast for a martin, and and you rip off the pick guard with out protecting the time? I seen some use dental floss and sawed back and forth after heating it up,

@BeardsworthGuitars Ай бұрын

That about sums it up… It was absolutely an exercise in what not to do but you live and learn, and ultimately the guitar will not be affected by the blunder. Great tip re the dental floss btw. Thanks for watching.

@kaptkrunchfpv 2 ай бұрын

WTF puts a vintage Martin in a gig bag? No matter the condition! Cmon man!

@BeardsworthGuitars 2 ай бұрын

Hah - maybe the same kind of person who slops shellac all over one?! That was just the bag it came to me in.

@sambow4u 20 күн бұрын

Right now ,,, I cant remember seeing a man , destroy a guitar and better ! I've made it 22 minutes in the Vid and Can't take anymore !

@BeardsworthGuitars 20 күн бұрын

C’ya!

@dada1952 2 ай бұрын

The way you took the pick guard off was just plain stupid. Think before you do any more unnecessary damage.

@BeardsworthGuitars 2 ай бұрын

I’d love to disagree, I really would. But nope, you’re absolutely right. I was awaiting a replacement palette knife at the time and decided to try and get it up by hand, which of course pulled the grain upwards - absolutely not what you want. I could have edited this out of the video but then nobody would have learned from my stupid mistake. Ultimately though the repair turned out fine and the damage will be invisible. Thanks for watching!

@howardcrane5902 2 ай бұрын

I’m sure you’ve never done something you regretted. Yes, it was not an elegant move but your choice of words are unnecessary.