Andy's lecture included a little of his own and his business's history, woods, truss rods, nuts, frets, humidity and his trouble shooting methodologies. After this we moved on to the fun part of the evening. Guitars were presented for diagnosis.
I had bought the Smoothtalker along because everybody wants to see it, but during one section of the lecture Andy described a problem that I was experiencing and so the Smoothtalker was first on the bench so that he could demonstrate the symptoms, test and cure for that particular problem.
Andy cleaning up the nut slots on the Smoothtalker.
Next up was Brent's Larrivee. This also received some attention to the nut.
Tailon's 12 string. At first glance this looked like a humidity problem with the top concave between the bridge and the soundhole. But it has a laminated top and thus should be less troubled by low humidity than a solid wood guitar. Andy checked further and found a loose brace under the top.
This Cort needed a lot of relief taken out of the neck. Andy tweaked the truss rod.
Next week's session will be focused on electric guitars.
BE THERE! You will get several times your money's worth of information and insights.
I am sure I can speak for all who were present last night in giving a big
thank you to Gearhead for arranging these workshops and an even bigger
thank you to Andy for his time and wisdom.
