Luthier's Tips & Tricks #1 - Removing tailpiece inserts.

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Boudreau Guitars

9 жыл бұрын

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@BoudreauGuitars 5 жыл бұрын

If this video helped you out, how about a thumbs up? Please share it if you can. Thanks

@jameskung2648 Жыл бұрын

Clearest, cleanest explanation of how to do this - many thanks bro!

@howabouthetruth2157 9 жыл бұрын

Hey, that's a pretty slick, smart, yet simple method ya have there Ken. The TIP you offered at the end of the video for guitars that still have the finish on them, is quite valuable information. I bet a 1st timer may not think ahead without knowing that, and wind up with a chunk of the finish missing on his/her guitar, but now we all know how to avoid that mistake too. Good stuff. Thank you!

@juicy5816 2 жыл бұрын

Man I am so grateful you shared this. Although I’m 6 years after the upload this is really what I needed

@ALEX-Extreme 11 ай бұрын

Thank you sir. I screwed up on my route and really needed this help, worked like a charm.

@GoiterBoy 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great tip! I just made my own for $4 and change. Had my inserts out in minutes with zero hassle!

@dr_tomK 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this tip. It's a brilliant solution and just what I needed to find today.

@SAXklon-b 3 жыл бұрын

I owe you a case thank you for the best video I have ever seen on KZfaq

@BluesInSeattle 5 ай бұрын

Excellent tip. Thank you for sharing.

@headknocker8999 7 жыл бұрын

SWEET!! I too thought of this in the early 80s, I used a glass slide with a piece of rubber & a LONG bolt.. Being it was clear you could see the bushing coming out.. Great Idea ken.. Gary/Hk Both my sons are upstairs in the studio now jammin, Nighthawk & Organ.. ROCK!!

@popsfereal 4 жыл бұрын

Until the glass shatters.

@simonralston4545 7 жыл бұрын

That's a great tip. Thanks for sharing. I'm loving your videos.

@joetheibanezman1001 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Made my day 100X better!

@jimcadorette1140 3 ай бұрын

Worked like a charm. Thanks!

@richieprimoretro 8 жыл бұрын

Excellent tip, sir... I saw a video on the other method you mentioned and thought the same thing. I don't even want to think of how to get a small piece of metal out that's lodged into the body wood down in that little hole. Thanks much for the safe fix.

@BoudreauGuitars 8 жыл бұрын

Happy to help.

@Cayiguitar 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the brilliant tip! DIY at its best. Also very important advice towards the end, the screw method is known for cracking SG type guitars in the back, and you’re spot on, if that screw gets stuck that would be even more s*#t to worry about! Cheers mate! ❤🎸

@marvinstorm9153 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent thanks. Brilliant work around.

@mitcharney1 6 жыл бұрын

I have used a 13/16 socket as a base and it works great.

@drdbailey 5 жыл бұрын

Well, you just took a small weight off my shoulders. Thank you. It's brilliant!

@meno3633 8 жыл бұрын

I owe you a beer... i was about to order this tool.... thank you so much for this tip!

@BoudreauGuitars 8 жыл бұрын

happy to help, brother.

@w2cfx 6 ай бұрын

This is absolutely huge brain stuff. Jammed in a tailpiece stud to a guitar I'm working on just now (first time working with them as the previous owner had put metric studs in a imperial hole, but it looks like the hole has either shrunk a little over time or was just slightly narrower than my new studs and I have just a little bit of stud poking out the top that won't go down even with some scary rubber mallet swings). Guess I'm off to the hardware store for some PVC pipe and a bolt! Thanks for uploading this!

@michaelobrien1382 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! That’s exactly what I needed to know. THANK YOU!!

@albertobocchio9337 4 жыл бұрын

Sir you made my day! Thank you very much!

@metalliman17 Жыл бұрын

You are the man! Thanks for the tip.

@moose6676 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant thanks, that’s what I’m doing today 👍🏻 subscribed 👍🏻

@tylerholmes2372 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this!! Found an old guitar I’m trying to refinish! Thanks for the help

@ChasingTone666 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, thank you,thank you, thank you, you just save me a whole lot of work I was dreading how I’m going to get these things out thank you again

@dodgyaz 6 жыл бұрын

I would run a longer bolt so you get a few threads into the insert. If you dont run enough thread into the insert it could strip the thread when you wind it up. Awesome tool all the same.

@BoudreauGuitars 6 жыл бұрын

Munted Wookiee , some inserts have closed bottoms, if you use too long of a bolt it will bottom out in the insert before it pulls it out all the way. Just something to be aware of. ✌️

@renzozagni443 3 жыл бұрын

Great tip. Thank you !

@user-sj3sx3rq7h Жыл бұрын

thanks for the warning: so i did the screw trick, now before i did anything i watched a few videos including yours, and i liked the tool that you made. i am in the process of making my own, you warned about the screw getting itself stuck in the peg hole, i taped the small pan head screw i had, and ran a razor around the edge of the insert, once i began threading the insert just came out smooth, and the screw fell out nicely, i had no problems with the screw trick but for the future i am making the tool.

@ripgutism 4 жыл бұрын

You ROCK! Thanks for this great trick brother!

@trevorwesterdahl6245 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job. Thanks

@tomfoolery2082 4 жыл бұрын

Lol , im laughing because iv bn worring bout this for 3 days and in 2 min iv got the old bushing in my hand . Had everything i needed rt here . Its gona b a good day . Thk u sir .

@BoudreauGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Glenn Winburn love it!

@Leebrns 3 жыл бұрын

This is great! Thank you!

@loumonte658 6 жыл бұрын

outstanding channel.

@tonyvincenzi4007 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks man.. this one had me stumped for a while.. :)

@Morte_Deus 6 жыл бұрын

Perfect, thank you

@glassbox7761 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, great tip

@LaviGuitars 7 жыл бұрын

great tip thank you

@DeeTee79 7 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, thank you!

@III6victor6III 6 жыл бұрын

So simple.. thanks man!

@Bangkokguitar Жыл бұрын

Nice little method.

@samaritan0497 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this!

@maxquaini1340 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you man! That's exactly what I needed! Awesome :))

@giacomocastellano-official 7 ай бұрын

thanks! This should also work with a strat with a 2 points bridge, right?

@gabemanson8918 3 жыл бұрын

I just did what you did, these threads would not come out even with a crane, I did what you did (identically) and “Puff” they came out in seconds. Thank you 🙏🏻

@JamesJLaRue 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing tip, just did this to a Gibson XPL400 with detached ground wire. I wish I could find an m7 0.5 pitch bolt so I could use this trick on floyd rose inserts. The bolt is impossible to find!

@Johnmannish Жыл бұрын

Great tip! thanks! i have a question, when you put the new insert, do you have to fill the hole with a little bit of something to make stronger the fit, or just as it is? i ask because maybe when take out the insert some wood my come off too and make the new one wabble a little when you install it. Thanks again!

@bobbyarthur-yf3yf 4 ай бұрын

Bro that was so damn informative 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 one more mystery solved !!

@larrymckinney5379 3 жыл бұрын

Great idea and I got it for nothing and hopefully made a new friend. Thanks a lot.

@acousticgreg1 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant thanks!!

@donaldmusic6274 6 жыл бұрын

Great idea

@TheOdizeo 5 ай бұрын

gold! thanks mate. stewmac prizes are just too much

@greghall8992 5 ай бұрын

Awesome .!

@sargentppeper 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thanks! :)

@uptownphotography 11 ай бұрын

Great idea! Would you know the thread size of an Ibanez 335 style guitar? * I am getting an (Ibanez Artcore AS7312 Semi-Hollow) and I want to change it to a 12 saddle adjustable bridge for more accurate intonation. (Guitar is due in a few days). I'd like to get the correct size. Thanks in advance and I like your method of pulling the inserts. Phil

@MattSe7enofficial 3 жыл бұрын

Does this also work on a semi hollowbody? doesn't the pipe press itself into the thinner wood?

@strings31 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@joeyshaw5485 Жыл бұрын

Genius. I just tried pliers and a paper towel and chewed up my post. Always check KZfaq first!

@DeeTee79 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@ThePonDePon 26 күн бұрын

GENIUS

@electrojazz14 4 жыл бұрын

awesome

@hsy1133 5 жыл бұрын

wow, i was about to dremel that damn thing off my bass. thanks for this, hopefully i'll be as successful as you. cheers!

@BoudreauGuitars 5 жыл бұрын

iNaN XnT let me know how it works out!

@spokes28 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Now the big question…..how much are YOU selling them for?

@georgelassier9337 4 жыл бұрын

great job,, i was staring at mine wondering how to w/o hurting the finish.

@Zerpersande 2 ай бұрын

I have an Epiphone Rumblekat bass, semi-hollow body and I’d like to pull and glue back in all the time inserts and change the 3-point bridge with a Hipshot. This will work? (Man, I hope you monitor your channel! But this is an OLD clip!)

@rustynail7110 10 ай бұрын

A pickup pole piece inserted before the stud worked for me.

@fleadoggreen9062 4 жыл бұрын

You da man! Thank you

@fleadoggreen9062 4 жыл бұрын

My stop tail piece studs/bolts are tilted forward,if ya ever have to repair something like that please post a video Thanks again

@SoulJazzMessenger 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, may i ask what size of the bolt you used? Thanks

@billyarbrough291 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea! Worried about pulling up the finish on the guitar.

@BoudreauGuitars Жыл бұрын

watch until the end of the video

@troybrown976 4 жыл бұрын

what size bolts you have?????

@gutbucket260 3 жыл бұрын

Drop a screw into the bushing insert. Screw your post back into the insert. When it comes in contact with the screw you just dropped in, keep turning it. It will back the insert out of the wood/body. Get a tweezers and remove the little screw you dropped in there. (Or shake it out). Pay the receptionist on the way out.

@Lucatubo69 Жыл бұрын

do not try this in a strat professional II with trem. My screw went this other way chipping the wood wall behind that ius very very thin.

@stephencraig8578 2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever come across inserts that were glued into the body? if so, how did you remove them?

@BoudreauGuitars Жыл бұрын

never

@j_reaume5248 5 жыл бұрын

This is a great idea for an idiot (like me) that put his bushings in before running a ground wire. Noob mistake. Would freezing the bolt before doing this help by causing the bushing to shrink slightly?

@smgames9873 Жыл бұрын

what are the dimensions of the bolt?

@tonymanns8249 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. :)

@MrShadowofthewind 3 жыл бұрын

What about inserts that are slightly sticking out ? What is the best way to get those down more a little bit ?

@ohger1 2 жыл бұрын

Get a shorter bolt that will screw down flush with the insert and run it all the way in. Tap down with a plastic mallet or dead blow hammer.

@clipshift00 9 жыл бұрын

Hey! Can do this to the posts of my floydrose bridge?

@BoudreauGuitars 9 жыл бұрын

sam Deuda I don't see why not.

@jwandhistools 6 жыл бұрын

Mini harmonic balancer puller.

@BoudreauGuitars 6 жыл бұрын

Jeff's Big Guitars , ya might work, but is it $3.00

@runrabbitrun4342 8 жыл бұрын

I came across this by accident, But I have need to pull my inserts to install longer metal inserts, Thanks so much>>

@BoudreauGuitars 8 жыл бұрын

Happy to help, good luck with it

@runrabbitrun4342 8 жыл бұрын

+Boudreau Guitars Thanks again, I had the PVC,& the washer I just had to run out and get the nut "5/16 / 24" thread count (For anyone else that mite want to do this) Grand total 58 cents & 30 seconds time.. I wanted to ask, It looks like you've done a lot of different things. I have an early 90s LP classic im working on right now I want to remove the existing holly head stock veneer and replace it with another holly veneer with the correct late1950s MOP logo. I already have all the parts here to do everything do you have any suggestion on how I can go about removing the existing holly veneer? I've looked on line I really can't find anything. I was just going to heat it up with an iron but im not real sure if there is a go to plan to do this nice an easy, Thanks J.

@BoudreauGuitars 8 жыл бұрын

+Pistol Walker are you sure the veneer is made of holly? Gibson switched to a volconized fiber overlay a long tome ago.. I would try to steam it off with a damp rag, a flat iron and a putty knife with an edge on it.

@runrabbitrun4342 8 жыл бұрын

+Boudreau Guitars No im not sure it holly, Your most likely right in saying its volcanized fiber overlay . I just though holly cus that's what's on my Historics, Thanks for your input you've been more that helpful .

@troybradley8647 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks homie smart tip you should patent it :p

@lagunaseca4884 7 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know if Gretsch Pro Jet G5435 has the ground wire attached to the bushing as on the Les Paul, and if that wire is typically long enough to be placed under a bigsby? Thanks.

@BoudreauGuitars 7 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8dzjb2hq7G4f4U.html

@hanten10 4 жыл бұрын

Some of it can be removed by using just bare hand but if its too fit I think this is the solution

@sclogse1 7 жыл бұрын

I suppose the only hassle is getting the right bolt at the store. I guess you bring your post with you and test.

@oatnoid Жыл бұрын

Stew Mac is a rip. I'm wondering if a thread spool would work. Tried your method. Dropped the wrench on the body. HUGE dent, not your fault. 9just kidding, never happened) Great tip.Thanks.

@johntchibukdjian2901 4 жыл бұрын

Hello sir.could you share some of your knowledge on what to do regarding vibrations from the thin retaining wire on the tunomatic bridge which is on my epiphone 335 guitar.l have looked online but am still unsure.much obliged.

@BoudreauGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

John Tchibukdjian , it’s the nature of the beast with that style bridge, I would suggest replacing it with the Nashville style bridge. Basically that’s all you can do. Or you could bend an arc into the wire so it presses against the screws tighter

@johntchibukdjian2901 4 жыл бұрын

@@BoudreauGuitars thanks for your swift reply.much appreciated.l have nothing to lose by giving it a go.is the wire there simply to stop it all falling out when re stringing .thanks again

@BoudreauGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

John Tchibukdjian pretty much!

@philipjuliancook 7 жыл бұрын

Does this work with arch top Les Pauls?

@BoudreauGuitars 7 жыл бұрын

Philip Cook yeah, it should.

@agentslinks9339 10 ай бұрын

A Bonafide real Genius WOW : )

@brandnew1204 5 жыл бұрын

Is there a standard thread on these? I ask because I'm going to have to buy a longer bolt from home depot or somewhere and dont want to have gotten the wrong size/ thread bolt

@BoudreauGuitars 5 жыл бұрын

brandnew1204 take the stud with you and match it up

@brandnew1204 5 жыл бұрын

I did and i was checking everything i knew then realized it's metric!! Buying now, hopefully it works!! Wish me luck

@brandnew1204 5 жыл бұрын

@Boudreauguitars IT WORKED!!!

@carlmcgilton1120 Жыл бұрын

or you could just place a smaller bolt in the whole to act as a wedge. It doesn't need to be a project ,

@jajsound 4 жыл бұрын

Gave it Thumbs Up...Great Idea...gonna try it right now....But Horrible Audio ! The Opening Music was Blaring, Had to turn it down, then I had to Turn the Dialog up full blast

@michaeldulin7008 4 жыл бұрын

You sir, are a fucking genius!

@popsfereal 4 жыл бұрын

You have to be very careful if you use this method, or you'll end up with a "smile" or a ring in your guitar face. Try a looong bolt and the fender washer with a socket or PVC and use it as a slide hammer.

@celicharvel 6 жыл бұрын

Seems like the dowel or machine screw method dropped in the hole and then turning a bolt into the threads is even better.

@BoudreauGuitars 6 жыл бұрын

Like I stated near the end of the video, I tried that once and the screw got pushed into the wood of the body and the insert went no where

@bordonbert 6 жыл бұрын

That method has actually been known to crack out the hole through the rear of the guitar. Some models it's fine, others are too weak to take it.

@Colhogan06 2 жыл бұрын

Technically if the threads go all the way through the bushing, you really wouldn't need the PVC pipe. The bolt itself would come out the other end of the bushing, and as you turn the bolt, the bushing would climb up the bolt. If the bushing doesn't have threads all the way through it, then you definitely would need the PVC pipe. I'm not sure if the bushings are all are the same, but the 2 sets I have seem to be. As a disclaimer, that wasn't my idea. I got it from someone else.

@chrisperry9596 7 ай бұрын

It's like a mini auto bearing press haha

@Ogrelord5150 3 жыл бұрын

Going to the hardware store to pickup the pieces. Yeah, tried the damn screw method and I don't recommend it. Big mess. Thanks!

@danaeverhart6487 3 жыл бұрын

Easy when you don't have finish on a guitar! Try it on a guitar with a nice finish! Then we will talk

@CarcPazu 4 жыл бұрын

Too complicated. Just pus a flat head screw top-down in the hole, screw your bolt in and watch it go up once your bolt reaches the pointy tip of the screw. No special apparatus needed.