Elderly Instruments Latest - Videos - Instrument Building & Repair http://elderly.com/list/newitems?catlist=960 en-us copyright 2009 Elderly Instruments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:52:30 -0500 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:52:30 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 720 webmaster@elderly.com In this follow-up DVD, Denny personally teaches: installing a pickup, shielding a guitar: taming the single coil hum, wiring modification (Telecaster), adjusting intonation, tools of the trade, tech secrets, more. Includes printable wiring shematics. 117 min. ($26.99) ]]> Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/videos/items/49-DVD320873.htm http://elderly.com/videos/items/49-DVD320873.htm Denny Rauen is a nationally acclaimed master luthier whose clientele includes many top musicians and collectors from around the world - including Keith Richards, Buddy Guy, Leo Kottke, Roger Glover and more. In this must-have instructional DVD, Denny personally teaches: acoustic guitar setup; electric guitar setup; jazz guitar setup; slide guitar setup; Floyd Rose setup; adjusting the truss rod; and many trade secrets! 118 min. ($26.99) ]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/videos/items/49-DVD320748.htm http://elderly.com/videos/items/49-DVD320748.htm Ten DVD set. Mike starts with a pile of wood and ends up with a beautiful gypsy jazz guitar. Along the way he carefully explains and demonstrates every step of the building process. Following the original Selmer plans he explains in detail how they where made in the 30's; each section mixes the latest techniques with old world luthier skills. This is a great reference for experienced luthiers and a step-by-step course for the first time builder. Covers: molds and patterns, laminating the sides and back, making the soundboard, gluing the back and sides, building the fretboard, making the bridge, final sanding and finishing, lots more. 14 hours. ($143.95) ]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/videos/items/720-DVD1.htm http://elderly.com/videos/items/720-DVD1.htm Two DVD set. Designed to show guitarists how to set up the Gypsy jazz guitar. Covers many of the guitar's weak points and shows you how to get the best out of your guitar. All avenues of improving the playability and sound are covered. The entire process is broken down into individual steps: history, tuners, nut, fretboard, bridge, tail piece and set-up. 133 min. ($26.95) ]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/videos/items/720-DVD2.htm http://elderly.com/videos/items/720-DVD2.htm Two DVD set. Made for first time guitar finishers using water-based nitrocellulose lacquer. Shows you how it is possible to achieve a great finish in your home workshop. Basic finishing skills and knowledge are required. Easy to use, much safer than solvent based nitrocellulose lacquer, water-based lacquer cleans up with soap and water, dries quickly, has practically no smell, is non-explosive and provides a deep finished shine after final buffing. Covers application with a brush, foam roller and spray-gun. The entire process is broken down to each individual finishing step with close-ups and instructional graphics. 180 min. ($35.95) ]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/videos/items/720-DVD3.htm http://elderly.com/videos/items/720-DVD3.htm Applicable to both steel string and classical acoustic guitars, this DVD provides a comprehensive step-by-step overview of how to install, level, crown and polish fret wire. The various hand tools, special tools and power tools that are used during the process are discussed and shown. Dedicated tools designed especially for fret wire installation, leveling and crowning are also reviewed. Gives the beginning luthier specific knowledge of fret installation, leveling, crowning, filing fret ends, polishing and basic fret set-up procedures. 35 min. ($22.45) ]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/videos/items/720-DVD4.htm http://elderly.com/videos/items/720-DVD4.htm Applicable to both steel string and classical acoustic guitars, this DVD provides a comprehensive step-by-step overview of how to locate, mark and saw fretboard slots. The various hand tools, fixtures, special tools and power tools that are used during the process are discussed and shown. Also covers the Tangent Line method of locating and marking fret slots. Gives the beginning luthier specific knowledge of how to locate the fret positions, use a guitar scale ruler, check the fretboard for squareness, saw fret slots using a miter box, use a miter box fret locating jig and calculate fret positions using the tangent line method. 35 min. ($22.45) ]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/videos/items/720-DVD5.htm http://elderly.com/videos/items/720-DVD5.htm Applicable to both steel string and classical acoustic guitars, this DVD provides a comprehensive step-by-step overview of how to inlay, position, glue and finish sand the fretboard dot markers and side markers. The various hand tools, special tools and power tools that are used during the process are discussed and shown. Also covers the final radius sanding of the fretboard. Gives the beginning luthier specific knowledge of the dot marker positioning, drilling, gluing and sanding procedures. 20 min. ($15.25) ]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/videos/items/720-DVD6.htm http://elderly.com/videos/items/720-DVD6.htm Kendrick Amplifiers President Gerald Weber has overhauled and serviced over 15,000 vacuum tube guitar amplifiers, designed dozens of new model amplifiers and has produced thousands of boutique tube guitar amplifiers. This DVD will transform your experience of tube guitar amplifiers forever. Topics covered include: AC and DC voltage and current, resistance, capacitance, capacitive reactance and how this affects frequency response, voltage division and how this principle is used over and over again in an amp, rectification (half-wave and full wave), tone shaping (how to sculpt tone from a tube circuit), vacuum tube types and how they work (diode, triode, tetrode, pentode), preamps and the anatomy of a gain stage, Class A and Class AB differences, and much, much more! Nearly 4 hours! ($62.95) ]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/videos/items/49-DVD332895.htm http://elderly.com/videos/items/49-DVD332895.htm