Dan Erlewine's: Maintenance & Setup for Steel-string Acoustic Guitars - Vol. 1

DVD5 in ISO-image | English | VIDEO_TS | 720 x 480 | MPEG2 ~4004 Kbps | 29.970 fps

AC-3 | 224 Kbps | 48.0 KHz | 2 channels | ~2 hours | 3.79 GB

Genre: eLearning Video / Guitar lesson

Your guide to evaluating the condition of acoustic and resophonic guitars, and making them play their best. If your repair experience is mostly with electric guitars, these DVDs will show you how to apply your skills to flattops and resophonics. If you specialize in acoustics, this information is essential. Each DVD is 2 hours. Sold individually or SAVE when you buy the set of both DVDs.

"If acoustic setup makes you nervous, this DVD will give you the information and confidence you need." -- Dan

The focus of this DVD

Evaluating the condition of your acoustic or resophonic guitar, and getting the most out of it.

Information covered

Flattop Acoustic Guitars:

Installing strings correctly on the inside of your guitar: understanding the relationship between the bridge reinforcing plate's ("bridge pad") condition and good tone, playability and a guitar's longevity

What to do about bridge and bridge pad problems

Structural integrity checklist. Prevention is the best cure, so learn what to look for inside your guitar

The most common problems with vintage flattops

Optimum action setups for different playing styles

Good nut and saddle height

When does a neck need to be re-set?

When does a bridge need to be replaced?

Pro setups

Understand the setups of these professional players, and hear the results

Roy Bookbinder shows why he likes his Recording King and Washburn De-Luxe (both made by Gibson in the 30s and 40s)

JD Hutchison shows how he gets his '52 Martin D-28 to keep up with "the boys the Telecasters and steel guitars"

Paul Geremia details the setups of both his Stella 12-String and Gibson J-35 - Two different setups for two different playing styles

Jorma Kaukonen details his road guitar, a Gibson acoustic electric as well as his "pure" (unamplified) studio guitar - a Gibson Advanced Jumbo