I suppose it is never to late to sing the praises of the fg 335
I bought mine new in 1978 from a piano store at the mall that I worked at
Put it on layaway
It was my first quality guitar and the one I penned all the greats on
I have other acoustics that are worth more but if the house was on fire it is the one I would grab
After the family is safe of course
Over the past few years I have been learning the craft of guitar repair
Starting with some 5 dollar broken ones from the flea market and watching some very good youtube folk
twoodford, jerry rossa
Two very different styles but excellent craftspeople
With 4 or 5 neck resets under my belt I decided to pull the neck off my fg 335
With the guidance of a Yamaha guru who's name escapes me I reset the neck, put one a new set of frets, bone nut and saddle and new ebony string pins.
There is a reason that neck resets cost big money, it is a hella work! And very exacting
When I got the guitar back together I was a little scared that I had overset the neck causing the saddle to be slightly higher than original spec.But when I strung it up and got the nut and saddle dialed in I could not believe how beautiful it sounded and what a pleasure it was to play
Yamaha FG335, how old is it?
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I suppose it is never to late to sing the praises of the fg 335
I bought mine new in 1978 from a piano store at the mall that I worked at
Put it on layaway
It was my first quality guitar and the one I penned all the greats on
I have other acoustics that are worth more but if the house was on fire it is the one I would grab
After the family is safe of course
Over the past few years I have been learning the craft of guitar repair
Starting with some 5 dollar broken ones from the flea market and watching some very good youtube folk
twoodford, jerry rossa
Two very different styles but excellent craftspeople
With 4 or 5 neck resets under my belt I decided to pull the neck off my fg 335
With the guidance of a Yamaha guru who's name escapes me I reset the neck, put one a new set of frets, bone nut and saddle and new ebony string pins.
There is a reason that neck resets cost big money, it is a hella work! And very exacting
When I got the guitar back together I was a little scared that I had overset the neck causing the saddle to be slightly higher than original spec.But when I strung it up and got the nut and saddle dialed in I could not believe how beautiful it sounded and what a pleasure it was to play
It just sings
May this tread never die