re-setting a neck

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 1:16 am

cur wrote:If it is just the fretboard holding it on slap a hot cloths iron across the frets on that part of the neck.

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Cheers for the tip I actually have an old iron awaiting a trip to the recycling centre, which I shall now rescue from a box of junk in the garage.

cur · Post by **cur** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 1:46 am

Go fuck that shit up son.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:10 pm

One of my mates told me that this was the same type of guitar Adrian Utley used on 'the Rip' except he got his forÂ£4 and in good nick. Even sent me a pic of Adrian playing his. Made me realise how fucked this guitar is... now I know what I'm aiming to restore it to.

Here's the video he got the pic from - he plays the guitar at 9:15
http://www.sonicstate.com/news/2008/07/ ... shead-pt3/

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:13 pm

Just priced liquid hide glue costs twice as much as the guitar did - so It's titebond 111 for me.

Chris Fleming · Post by **Chris Fleming** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:31 pm

It'll do the job. Just make sure it all goes back together nicely before gluing it up. Are you going to refinish it in any way?

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 3:07 pm

Chris Fleming wrote:It'll do the job. Just make sure it all goes back together nicely before gluing it up. Are you going to refinish it in any way?

Not sure I'm new to this fixing stuff carry on, I'll see how the repairs go and if that turns out ok I'll be back asking questions about how to do a refinish... I hope it works cause its a cool wee guitar, I'd like to save it from the bin.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 7:46 pm

cur wrote:Go fuck that shit up son.

Thanks again for the iron tip sat the old iron on the neck for 5 minutes and it just lifted off... top tip chap

cur · Post by **cur** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 8:48 pm

I'm not a luthier, but I play one on shortscale.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 10:26 pm

cur wrote:I'm not a luthier, but I play one on shortscale.

What gauge of strings do you put on him?

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 5:48 pm

neck off and joint cleaned up, ready to go back on...

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:55 pm

Looking great buddy!

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 3:17 pm

finally got round to trying to re set this.

cur · Post by **cur** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 3:24 pm

guitar B&D.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 3:50 pm

cur wrote:guitar B&D.

S & M repair shop... or should that be dungeon?

cur · Post by **cur** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 3:53 pm

dezb1 wrote:
cur wrote:guitar B&D.
S & M repair shop... or should that be dungeon?

sit it backwards in the corner and toss fresh cut banana slices and lag bolts at it.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 3:55 pm

cur wrote:
dezb1 wrote:
cur wrote:guitar B&D.
S & M repair shop... or should that be dungeon?
sit it backwards in the corner and toss fresh cut banana slices and lag bolts at it.

Is this how fender does its relecing?

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 4:43 pm

Going to test my work re-string imminent...

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 1:04 am

well - all seems to have gone to plan, the strings are on and the neck hasn't come back off... this is a surprisingly nice sounding guitar.