Many sanders use their chin or nose on the guitar. It adds a 3rd point of support (2 hands plus nose = 3) to help keep the body steady and square on the horizontal spindle sander.

Really?

No they don't. The PRS SE c24 I got had the worst finish I'd seen on a guitar. It was so pitted and Orange peeled, with visible seems in the middle of the body. I was so upset as my mom bought it for me as a gift when I'd gotten out of the hospital. PrS first refused to do anything, as it was a "subjective" issue, and they also stated that because it was given to me as a gift, it was "transferred" from the original owner, and void of warranty. Absolutely appalling.

@@RByrne you are talking about an Core-Tek made SE vs. A Maryland made PRS.

@Rory J it doesn't matter, since other brands in the same price range would not have let this one out. Fender, Epiphone, LTD, Ibanez, etc. SE, Ce, Private stock, s2 doesn't matter. Paul Reed Smith has his name on the headstock, and is ultimately responsible for the Quality and dealing with any issues regarding it.

@@RByrne Nope. A 6-700$ guitar does't have the same QC as a 3-4-10000$ guitar. And Epiphones, Squiers, LTDs, Ibanezes, you name them, do have minor imperfections very often as well. If you're unhappy with your guitar, send it back to the dealer...

@Francesco Barbaro I don't think you've read my comments through. 1)I said other companies In this price range 2)I've yet to see any 1k guitar(this was to have the premium finish, it costs $1250 cdn) With this bad of a finish. 3)PRS owns them all, and while it isn't the same quality, they should all maintain the same responsibilities to the customer to provide an acceptable product, built as shown in any advertisements or website photos for all levels. What I got isn't acceptable for any decent guitar company to put out. 4)it was past the 14 days, dealer wouldn't accept it. Call PRS, who then say it's not a problem, it's supposed to be like that, and whether it looks bad or not is subjective. They ask for proof of purchase, then see it was by my mother, rather than me. My family purchased it and gifted it to me, which they noted as "transferred of ownership". Warranty voided. Is there anything else you want me to clear up?

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Agreed!

I'd love working at Squier and Epiphone on the weekends...lol

Go ahead, touch that guitar a lot... you'll feel great doin it!

@@mr.nobody68 I didn't use that term because end mills are normally associated with vertical milling machines and metalworking.

@@KM-jp2wx The CNC routers used at PRS are actually CNC mills designed for metal work--not woodworking; they are superbly robust. Max used the term "fancy drill bit" because most people know what a drill does and how it removes material by spinning.

@@thedevilinthecircuit1414 Thanks for clarifying.

It's PRS dust...it's good for you.

Yah that would bring the price way down eh???

The S2s and CEs are all sanded by the same people you see here. There are very few sanders that 'specialize' in a single operation or on a specific model range. One such case is the ash Lettieri/Fiore model: it requires some particular techniques.

Ha ha ha relic ha ha ha relic....ha ha what a joke. Well said that man.

yeah, thats the down side to their traditional side, using nitro will always fade

@@killemall1983 PRS guitars don't have a traditional nitrocellulose finish like a Gibson does.

@@talkychris not sure where you heard that, but they do. The SE line doesnt, but the real PRS do.

@@killemall1983 "From 1985 - 2019, PRS used a polyester basecoat and an acrylic topcoat. During 2019, we started to transition to a nitrocellulose over CAB (catalyzed acrylic) finish". That is from the PRS website. Only since 2019 have they used nitrocellulose, but it's over acrylic and certainly not a "traditional nitrocellulose finish"' like a Gibson which doesn't have an acrylic base coat and uses several layers of nitrocellulose. That's "traditional."

On top of the downdraft there’s also an overhead fan blowing downward. The compressed air nozzle works well to clean off the buildup on the sandpaper as well

“We”?…..who are you building guitars for?

@@lifeofalex9199 Nice! The extraction hoses can be a chore working around small workpieces, so an applied solution such as things is great to see.

@@reddsshaker3477 High end designer furniture, mostly for the Japanese market.

They are working on top of down draft tables that esentially suck all the sanding dust and particles down and out. Does it catch everything? No.. but it catches almost everything.

@@synonyxThanks for that, Have a look at the wood dust at time 1:28-1:30 flying everywhere though.

@@rajeshgumber363 again, won't catch everything, but you can see the ductwork behind that machine and the dust being sucked back.

@@synonyx From the health and safety point of view you do want to catch everything, needs improvement.

I thought the same thing of no protection.

I was thinking the same… all day sanding with no protection. Perfection only for the guitars.

There is one more alternative, they have masks but don't wear them .

@@tyraeld4958 Maybe. I woul do it.

You'd never see that on one of the Maryland built guitars. Don't understand why your mom just didn't return it to where she bought it from? That would have solved the whole issue. That or just had her call PRS directly.

@Rory J because it had been past 14 days, and was marked as "transferred on ownership". You don't think that was the first thing we'd tried? the shop had her call PRS as it was warranty issue, they marked it as transferred. These comments were supposed to be in response to the SE video I was previously watching. So yes i know the difference between the 2.

@Mark Harmon because PRS had marked it as Transferred. It was past the 14 day return date, and both the shop and PRS refused and said it was "subjective" rather than QC. Which it clearly wasn't. Any other obvious "why didnt you just do this..", have been tried. It's a case of neither place wanting to accept responsibility, and I suspect the shop knew PRS wouldn't accept it as a defected model.

@@RByrne That's kind of on you guys for not inspecting it and returning it quickly, regardless of the circumstances around it. 14 days is generous, most shops I deal with have a 48-72hr window for returns after delivery. This is obviously causing you alot of anger and frustration, why not just sell it or trade it in and be done with it? Or get a luthier to properly refinish it if it holds sentimental value? - I would never keep an item that made me feel that way, regardless of the situation. You'll be happier for it.

Sand it