Advice on repairing a 50 year old guitar - HELP?

Question

i have a 50 years old guitar in gd need of some cleaning up and tuning. it is in ok nick, but there are a few screws loose and little bits broken. i want 2 be able 2 play it, but every time i dust it there is always more dirt coming off it( its been in a garage 4 50 years!) i some advice on getting it spick and span again with a low cost attached!??????

Answer 1

Hold the phone bro!!!! Take a deep cleansing brreath for you AND the guitar first off. Now, get yourself some stuff called "tung oil" from the hardware store. If they don't have any, go to the music instrument store and see if they have any kind of substitute. Now remove the old strings carefully as old strings can snap and cut you badly(I know, I have the scars to prove it too!) and deeply. Using a very well wrung-out wash cloth, wipe off the inside(I can only assume it's an acustic) and outside of the guitar. Next, check the screws for fit. If they wiggle a little bit, take a bit of oil-based wood epoxy and (mix well please) place a little onto the threads and re-install the screws just a little bit loose. This will help tighten them up some. You CAN get a really small drill bit and drill out the holes and use a small oak dowel from the hobby shop to wood epoxy and trim with a hobby knife level back in and then re-drill them to the right size, but that might be more effort than you want right now. For the neck nut, just get a new bone blank and carefully shape the new one to the old one using a good triangle and flat file. The triangle file for the strings and the flat file to shape. No finish like oil needed here, just patience and a steady hand. As for the bridge, if it's messed up, go to the music store and buy one. The frets and finger board can be cleaned using an extra fine steel wool rubbed from one side of the finger board to the other. DO NOT go side to side from fret to fret as this will not get the dirt and old oils and wax out. Now the fun part: Take a fresh, new cheese clothe and put some oil onto it. Not a lot, just a little at a time. Rub the oil into the wood with the grain until shiny. Do this for the outside AND the inside from crown to base, bac of the neck to the top of the body. Carefully get the new strings on and tune up carefully. If the guitar has one, check to make sure the neck is straight using the truss rod and that the strings are an even level all the way down the neck from the nut to the bridge. If the strings aren't level going to the bridge, you'll have to see if the shop can level the bridge fo ryou as this is really tricky and not something I'd want to mess up. Then, play to your hearts content AFTER you've gotten your beauty a very good guitar case and strap. Don't forget the extra strings and picks!!!

Answer 2

try vacuum cleaner.

Answer 3

eat it

Answer 4

BREAK It!!!!!!!!