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Dan Erlewine's videos are among the best luthier's how-to and educational videos around... anywhere! "Neck Resetting" is no exception. Dan covers in explicit detail how to remove and precisely calibrate and reset the neck of every kind of guitar from yard sale specials to high end vintage guitars. To top the whole thing off, he brings in the ace of neck resetting, Bryan Galloup of Galloup guitars. Bryan takes you step by meticulous step through steaming off a vintage Martin 018 guitar neck using a home made steam machine and a neck removal jig as well as the tricky Gibson J-45 neck. He also shows how to avoid some potential problems and shows you some fixes for little "glitches" that can happen along the way. He is such a cool operator- never gets excited at all about the little things that go awry. Both Dan and Bryan discuss different variations of neck joints (easier ones and harder ones too)in different popular makes and models of guitars. They cover just about all you need to know to get you started in neck resetting. Very highly recommended video... a must have for the repair tech both newbie and veteran.