Guitar repair tips from Lark Street Music

Dan Erlewine visited Lark Street Music in Teaneck New Jersey where guitar repairman, Ian Davlin showed us a few tricks:

Learn to round the ends of frets for more comfortable playing
Remove glue squeeze out in hard to reach places of a guitar
See how Ian replaced a 127 year old broken peghead

Offset Diamond Fret File

https://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Types_of_Tools/Files/Offset_Diamond_Fret_File.html

Fret End Dressing File

https://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Types_of_Tools/Files/Fret_End_Dressing_File.html

Brace Gluing Wedge

https://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Tools_by_Job/Tools_for_Crack_and_Brace_Repair/Brace_Gluing_Wedge.html

3-Piece Inspection Mirror

https://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Tools_by_Job/Tools_for_Inspection/3-Piece_Inspection_Mirror.html

StewMac Cordless Guitar Inspection Light

https://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Tools_by_Job/Tools_for_Inspection/StewMac_Cordless_Guitar_Inspection_Light.html

String Cutter

https://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Types_of_Tools/Pliers_and_Cutters/String_Cutter.html

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