I've been wanting a classical ever since I gave the Vibra away. When this poor guitar showed up in the local classifieds I couldn't resist the challenge to rebuild. Along the way I decided to try my hand at a B-Band pickup system installation as well.

This poor Yamaha Classical was advertised as a "Fretless Classical"

Woah! Definitely something bad has happened here!

Still it isn't in terrible shape aside from the hapless fretboard.

I planed the fretboard flat and got rid of the nasty chips, then installed a new nut and complete set of frets.

Oh, and a new Saddle

It turned out nicer than I'd hoped. It has a wonderful classical tone.

Now that the guitar is certified playable again and since it didn't come with a pickup system....
I really wanted to try my and at this, I picked up a B-Band under saddle system with Pre-Amp.

A little nervous about cutting holes through the side of this guitar.

Everything fits nice. I didn't get a picture, but I did clean up the edges of the holes, even though it'll never be seen after the cover is on.

The bridge had to be drilled to accommodate the under saddle transducer.

End Pin Jack installed.

Final installation is nice and clean. It sounds great plugged in!