Abused Martin Acoustic | Willie Nelson 'TRIGGER HOLE' REPAIR

This Martin acoustic guitar is in desperate need of some repair. It's been covered in duct tape, has a cracked side, loose binding, bad electronics, and to top things off, it's go the beginnings of a Willie Nelson style "TRIGGER HOLE" in the top. Also the sound hole has broken away in places. In this video, we'll fix the crack and stabilize the soundboard by filling the Trigger Hole and repairing the broken sound hole. We'll also overspray lacquer to help seal in all the repairs.
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0:00 Introduction & Inspection
2:50 Pulling Frets
5:09 Installing New Frets
7:09 Nipping Fret Tangs
11:52 Finishing Fret Ends, Filing, Polishing
14:43 Reinforcing Sound Hole
15:13 Removing Duct Tape & Repairing Sides
18:02 Filling Trigger Holes and Lacquering
23:28 Installing New Nut
24:21 Completion and Demo

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