Yamaha ERG121C Makeover: Part Three

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This is the third and final part of this series. It's been a challenging yet fun adventure, but it's time to wrap things up. You know, before reattaching the neck to the body, I did spend some time reconditioning the fretboard and cleaning the frets. 

The frets and rosewood fretboard were cleaned with 3M Scotch-Brite Pads, and then wiped down with naphtha (Zippo Lighter Fluid). Following this, Dunlop Formula 65 Fretboard Ultimate Lemon Oil was applied liberally to the fretboard, allowed to soak in; and the excess wiped off with a clean rag.

Fast forward to the present, and I've just restrung the guitar with 10s, tuned up; and completed a full setup. Tried out this Yamaha ERG121C straight into the clean and overdrive channels of my trusty Fender Champion 40; and am mighty pleased with the results. 

Neither a Strat or Les Paul it be, but them Seymour Duncans are certainly worth the investment. Here are two videos I uploaded to YouTube: Video One | Video Two. Do give them a listen. Thanks for dropping by, and hope to see you again real soon :)

L. Luthier GA20W Bridge Repair | Part Two

◀ Part One

As detailed in the previous post, the bottom of the bridge and soundboard contact area have already been prepped for regluing. Naturally, the next step would be to reglue the bridge. This I've done with Titebond III Ultimate Wood Glue and StewMac Soundhole Clamps. I dispensed with the lone existing rosewood bridge locating pin and replaced it with two bridge pins; one in the 1st string hole and the other in the sixth. The clamps were removed after four days, which would have given the glue sufficient time to fully cure.

After removing any dried glue squeeze-out, the immediate area around the repair was cleaned. Following this, the perimeter of the bridge was sealed with a couple coats of Tru-Oil. I needed to do this because despite using tape and a sharp scalpel to score the thick finish around the bridge before removing it, some of the finish had chipped; exposing a thin line of raw wood. Sealing these exposed areas with Tru-Oil should prevent moisture from getting into the wood; in my humble opinion.

Meanwhile, the fretboard surely needed reconditioning. The frets and fretboard were first cleaned with 3M Scotch-Brite Pads, after which a generous amount of Dunlop Formula 65 Fretboard Ultimate Lemon Oil was applied. After leaving the lemon oil on for about 15 minutes, any excess was wiped off with a clean rag; and the job was complete. The bridge was also treated with lemon oil as I thought the rosewood looked really dry.

Next on the list was restringing the guitar with a set of Alice A306-XL (010-047) and tuning up. As the relief was just where I wanted it with the instrument in standard tuning; there was no need for any truss rod adjustment. And so, after polishing the whole guitar with carnauba wax; this L. Luthier GA20W was ready to be played once more. Here's a short YouTube Video of yours truly trying out this lovely guitar.