Noho Mercury - arrived.

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 4:25 pm

Both of the Mercurys look really nice.

Darth Stang · Post by **Darth Stang** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 6:24 am

How did these guy s fuck up the Noho thing so badly? They look awesome, they definitely could have turned that into something marketable

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 9:46 am

Darth Stang wrote:[06154d2cda14978ff1bea5d1003e7822.jpg[/img]

How did these guy s fuck up the Noho thing so badly?

IIRC it was Aug more than DDD, and the answer is alcohol and misogyny.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:19 pm

NickD wrote:...and the answer is alcohol and misogyny.

Yeah, but that's your answer to everything Nick.

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:44 pm

benecol wrote:
NickD wrote:...and the answer is alcohol and misogyny.
Yeah, but that's your answer to everything Nick.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 3:05 pm

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 4:12 pm

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Tue Mar 30, 2021 12:11 pm

I said this in another thread a while ago, I don't remember which, but the Noho neck is bowed and can't be fixed by the truss rod as that's as tight as it will go. I thought about fixing it, and Hurb offered to take a lok at it, but I never really loved the neck profile anyway, it's much too flat on the back - like a really skinny D. Obvious issues here, the neck pocket shape and that fact that it's virtually impossible to get a 24" left handed neck. Anyway fast forward a few months and I saw that those cheap Chinese necks on eBay now are available in 24" lefty! So I took a punt...for Ã‚Â£51 shipped, it was worth a try. It arrived today and it's pretty good! The work seems decent, the headstock is small strat shape type - not completely accurate but who cares. The rosewood looks nice, with some interesting figuring. Frets are mostly good, they are nicely seated, but there are a couple of sharp ends that need sorting out. It's nicely sanded and on the face of it doesn't seem to have anything particularly wrong with it. Oh, apart from the fact the side dots are on the bottom

I guess they just have a bunch of pre-prepared right handed fretboards. No biggie.

So the plan is to route out the neck pocket, get some tuners, a neck plate, sort out the fret ends, roll the fretboard and finish the neck. Will probably start a project thread when I get started...it may take some time

Post by **Hurb** » Tue Mar 30, 2021 12:20 pm

Ah nice one! The original headstock was butters anyway!

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Tue Mar 30, 2021 12:24 pm

Totally

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Tue Mar 30, 2021 12:46 pm

I've had only bad luck with cheap Chinese necks that I ordered from Aliexpress. Two came with not working trussrods, I sold one as it is and the other I threw into a dumpster being in a bad mood. One more came slightly twisted but upon sitting on my desk for two weeks became completely twisted out of its normal shape. I guess they are using wood which isn't properly dried. I got a partial refund because I thought I could live with a slight twist and now I have no fucking idea what to do with it. I ordered the fourth neck and it also came a tad twisted. At this point I have no wish to deal with any of it. I'll probably fucking burn them or use as a club to murder stray cats, pigeons, old people and baby otters.

The project looks super fun. I hope your neck is of better quality than mine are and will look forward to see it completed

Post by **Doog** » Tue Mar 30, 2021 1:16 pm

That's gonna look great with that neck!

I was thinking "matching orange headstock" too, but then saw "matching WHITE headstock" in my mind's eye, and, well, it looks great.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Mar 30, 2021 1:23 pm

That neck grain actually looks really nice! Agreed with Doog matching white headstock would look pretty great!

Post by **Doog** » Tue Mar 30, 2021 2:15 pm

Good luck with the angled neck pocket tho :/

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue Mar 30, 2021 4:55 pm

Leave the neck pocket, but grind the fuck out of the butt of the neck.

Post by **dots** » Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:10 pm

again w/ your butt grinding, paul...

srsly, i do get curious as to how those guitars have faired 15'ish years on. hopefully, your neck issues aren't systemic...

Post by **Mike** » Tue Mar 30, 2021 6:03 pm

Take a mitre saw to the neck like. ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s what theyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re for

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Tue Mar 30, 2021 6:25 pm

sunshiner wrote:The project looks super fun. I hope your neck is of better quality than mine are and will look forward to see it completed

Thanks man - me too!

Doog wrote:I was thinking "matching orange headstock" too, but then saw "matching WHITE headstock" in my mind's eye, and, well, it looks great.

Nick wrote:That neck grain actually looks really nice! Agreed with Doog matching white headstock would look pretty great!

Oh damn! Yeah... FFS... lol

dots wrote:srsly, i do get curious as to how those guitars have faired 15'ish years on. hopefully, your neck issues aren't systemic...

Lol I bet they are though!

Bacchus wrote:Leave the neck pocket, but grind the fuck out of the butt of the neck.

Mike wrote:Take a mitre saw to the neck like. ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s what theyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re for

God dammit...you're right, but this is a whole different project!

Doog wrote:
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God dammit again! You might be right...!

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue Mar 30, 2021 7:15 pm

It's whether you'd end up fouling the truss rod.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Mar 30, 2021 7:27 pm