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I don't know if it would be popular, but maybe a DIY section on basic guitar maintenance like checking and fixing intonation, simple repairs, replacing nuts and saddles etc? Any call for that sort of stuff? What do you think?
Statistics: Posted by PickerAUS — Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:58 am
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Your single clamp method is a bit different. Was there any damage to the back of the neck using one clamp?
Statistics: Posted by PickerAUS — Wed Sep 30, 2009 5:59 pm
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Statistics: Posted by johnnyb — Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:32 am
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1. Unstring it.
2. Site down the neck from both ends and work out where the bend is. If it's around the heel and if the heel is not loose then you use a counter weight.
3. Mark (crayon) where the bend is.
4. Build a simple clamping rig. You need 2 large carpenter's clamps (more is better), 2 straight hardwood planks (or 4 old floorboards) cut to size and time.
5. Straddle the bend on both sides with the clamps, using the planks as sacrificial pieces, one on top of the fingerboard and the other along the neck. I suggest you pad both planks with heavy cloth so it like a sandwich- plank-cloth-neck-fingerboard-cloth-plank.
6. Screw the clamps down medium to hard. Check the bend every 24 hrs for signs of improvement and don't overdo it!
If it's at the heel, then place the guitar on a table, fretboard up with the neck overhanging.
Clamp the heel/neckblock with cloth pads in place, weigh the rest of the body down with books, bricks etc and hang a weight off the 2nd fret. About 2-4kg (5-10 lbs) should do the trick. Check every 24 hrs.
Mind you, he uses guitar 'forms' and straps the body down. He also made a matching reverse that cups the back of the neck.
Re-string with light strings.
The proper fix involves taking off the fretboard, routing a channel and gluing 2 metal strips in the channel (on their edges, side by side), and replacing the fretboard or making a new one. The idea is that you don't overstraighten the neck.
He also used a small fan radiator to keep gentle heat on the spot if it's accessible. Steam can also be used, but too much will loosen glue joints as most older guitars are built with hide or fish glue and are prone to 'creep' in high humidity.
Statistics: Posted by PickerAUS — Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:51 pm
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I don't know how to fix a bowed neck that has no truss rod. I would think it would cost more than it's worth with this guitar.
Based on other guitars I've seen, I suspect the white dots cover the tops of bolts that help hold the bridge on the guitar. Stick your hand in the guitar and feel what's inside it where the dots are.
I've replaced missing handles by stringing rope or nylon webbing through the parts that held the original handle on. That may not work in your case, since those holes are so tiny. Maybe put a thin bolt and nut through the little holes on each side and then put rope through. Or use coat hanger? Or pirtch the case and get a cheap gig bag?
-Scott
Statistics: Posted by cheepaxes — Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:52 pm
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Thanks
Statistics: Posted by OneLostGuitarist — Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:59 am
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