cost to heat treat a guitar?
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check out web site www.frensterguitars.com/repair.shtml.
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First thing, most electric gitar saddles are made of metal with grooves precut.  Unless you know what you are doing I would suggest that you take it to a luthier or guitar repair shop. If you accidently cut the groove to deep your string won't sit properly and you'll have to replace the saddle. If you aren't careful you might leave a microscopic burr on it which can cause your strings to break. If you are bent on doing it yourself you should buy or check out some books on guitar repair and talk to any luthier you can find.\n\nThe first link is guitar anatomy, the second is Steve Mason an excellent luthier who I used to work for. He does reply to email.
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Go to Guitar Center or your local guitar shop and ask them what they would sell it for. I would choose your local place first, cuz GC might short-change ya.
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Everything depends on the level of that person as a guitar player. If the person is a beginner, a Yamaha beginner set should do. It will cost you less than $200. If the person is more advanced and you want to surprise them, look for Ibanez and Ovation. Fender also has some interesting acoustic guitars. Prices can go from $200 to whatever you can imagine. If I were you, I will check a couple of internet stores before going to the store. Look at guitarcenter.com since they have a very large selection.
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Search google using "oilcan effect" in quotes and you will get many hits from squeeking floors to the oilcan reverbs in some guitar amps.  If an article is lengthy, use "edit" if you have it in your toolbar and use "find" to highlight the term.  Good luck.
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It depends, if your HD is bad then your screwed, however if your software is bad i suggest burning your music on a disk, and then restoring your computer to factory settings, \n\nIf you are a computer person it should only cost about $35 to fix a HD problem, but If your not it will cost $80 and up.
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It's a complicated procedure! And it really depends on the rough material. \n\nIn the US, Ted Themelis sells special ovens and equipment for heat treatment.  He also gives courses.  You can reach him via his website: http://www.themelis.com/\n\nGood luck!
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Depending on who made your guitar, it is finished with lacquer, polyester, or epoxy.\n\nIf you really don't care how it looks, go ahead and scuff the old finish down with 320 grit sandpaper and go for it. Otherwise, leave it alone since the different original finishes require different techniques for a quality job.\n\nI would suggest, BEFORE you decide to repaint it, to go to a music store and ask if the instrument has any value. High quality guitars- even with a lousy finish- may be worth lotsa money.
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A Standard Fender American Stratocaster costs about $950.00\nA Mexican Fender Stratocaster costs about $370.00
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Take your guitar to a music shop IMMEDIATELY and let them get the broken piece out--DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DO IT ON YOUR OWN!!! The same thing happened to me, and when I tried to do it myself, it messed up the intonation and it never sounded the same again. So get a professional to do it!
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take a string and pluck all of the strings. if you have a guitar, then use the frets too. congrats, you have just learn the resonance theory. sound is vibration, too.
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If it's an acoustic guitar, buying a mic will do it.  If it's an electric guitar purchase a guitar port.  You can get them for $99.00 from www.musiciansfriend.com.  With this you can use the computer to add effects, amp modeling and recording.  The next thing you will need is multi-track software like acid wave or n-tracks (which is cheaper).  You can download a demo of n-tracks, just run a google search.  Good luck!
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The thicker the string the slower the vibrations occuring when plucked. A thin string is light-weight, so it is free to vibrate at a faster frequency, giving the sound a higher pitch. The thicker the wire, the slower the vibrations will be. Guitar strings can be wrapped with copper to add weight to the string, slowing down vibration capacity, giving it a lower pitch.\n\nThe tightness of the string will also affect the pitch. The more lose a string is, the WIDER the vibrations occur, causing the pitch to lower. The tighter the string, the tighter the vibration, causing the pitch to be higher
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You can but they are hard to get the glue residue off if you ever wish to remove them. After they've been on for awhile and you remove them the guitar will look like poop because the areas that are stickered will fade at a different rate than the rest of the guitar.
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Yes and no -- you need to be careful of second hand guitars because if they weren't properly taken care of the neck might be warped. When this happens you have to put a lot of pressure on the strings to get the right sound from them. It makes it hard for beginners to actually enjoy learning how to play.\nI bought my kid a guitar a few years ago and it ran me a little over a hundred dollars. But you can get a new one on clearance from Sam Ash -- for about $60. Please visit the link listed as my source-- also you can search for music stores on the web you might come across a sale. Try to stick with nylon strings in the beginning-- metal ones can cut your fingers to shreds if you haven't built up callouses.
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Go to ebay and see what similar PCs are going for.  Consider the money you spent on your songs a lost, unless you can burn them to keep or sell locally.
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Usually, you can hear it. The strings tend to be difficult to tune correctly and will snap with the slightest turn of the tuning pegs. But heres something you can try. Carefully remove your strings, boil a pot of water and place them in it for a few minutes. The boiling water will remove all the dirt, sweat and grease that always builds up. Try it. When you replace the strings, your guitar will have a trebly, "bright" quality to them. I can't explain the sound, you just have to try it. And its free! No need to buy a replacement set just yet.