PARTS & MATERIALS

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Acoustic Strap Buttons

The Unabridged Calico Journal, Acoustic Guitar, Installations & Upgrades, PARTS & MATERIALS, REPAIR TECHNIQUES /

A guitar strap allows the player to securely position the instrument in a comfortable spot without the need to physically hold it. They can be useful whether playing seated or standing.

Strap buttons are the connecting points that let the user easily secure and/or remove the strap as needed. Each guitar strap needs needs two points of contact. On an acoustic guitar, these points are typically the endpin and either the headstock or the heel.

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Electronic Repairs on Hollowbody Guitars

Electric Guitars, Electronics, IDEAS & DISCOVERIES, Installations & Upgrades, PARTS & MATERIALS, REPAIR TECHNIQUES, The Unabridged Calico Journal /

This beautiful Collings I30 guitar came to us with a non-functional neck pickup tone control. While this is likely a simple repair electronically, as with most wiring repairs on semi-hollow and fully hollow-bodied guitars, the more time consuming task will be accessing and reinstalling the electronics before and after service.

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Installing a Pre-slotted String Nut

The Unabridged Calico Journal, Installations & Upgrades, Nuts & Saddles /

A Pre-slotted string nut is one that has been manufactured so that the bulk of preliminary shaping and slotting has been done. This shortcuts some of the early steps that are required when hand-cuting a nut from a blank.

The benefit of these products is clear; They are a time saver for our busy shop and are more cost effective for our clients. We carry a variety that have been designed to fit popular instruments from brands like Fender, Gibson, Taylor, and Martin.

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String Nut – Dress and Profile

The Unabridged Calico Journal, Nuts & Saddles /

Though simple in appearance, the string nut serves a critical function for the instrument. Whether hand made or prefabricated, it is crucial that it be properly installed, and dressed.

Due to the demands of a production schedule, in our experience, most factory made guitars arrive with a nut that has had a cursory dressing and slotting at best. This sometimes leads players to seek a replacement when often a bit of fine tuning, through a service that we call a “dress and profile”, is all that is needed to get the nut working as it should.

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Taylor Guitars Expression System

The Unabridged Calico Journal, Acoustic Electronics, Acoustic Guitar, IDEAS & DISCOVERIES, PARTS & MATERIALS, REPAIR TECHNIQUES, Taylor Guitars /

The Taylor Guitars Expression System is a series of proprietary electronics designed from the ground up to maintain the unique sound and aesthetics of Taylor Guitars. The expression system is fully optimized for the Taylor sound and is unlike any other guitar pickup system.

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