]]>
john
Statistics: Posted by johnnyb — Fri Dec 03, 2010 7:49 am
]]>
You are definitely right about glue being stronger than wood and the cost of replacing a neck on a set neck guitar.
Anyway, it's my concern about maintaining a playable neck after the repair that made me think the job was best suited for a professional and therefore perhaps cost prohibitive. I guess on the other hand freemandnj973, and his Grandpa can give the repair a shot and see what happens. I certainly don't believe much harm can be done trying a repair given the current state of the neck.
good luck with the repair freemandnj973, but keep a close eye on fretboard alignment.
Statistics: Posted by VintAxe — Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:29 pm
]]>
" i was contemplating just having a shop cut the neck off and add a bolt on neck if its a cheap guitar"
You're really over simplifying what is required to put another neck on this guitar. It would be a very time consuming and expensive repair, costing far more then this guitar is worth. Save your money to put towards a better,playable guitar. Fix it yourself or use it for wall decoration or fire wood.
Statistics: Posted by Spud1950 — Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:18 pm
]]>
If I have misinterpreted the repair strategy feel free to set me straight my appreciated contributors.
Statistics: Posted by VintAxe — Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:07 pm
]]>
i also just found out that he and les paul were very close friends he helped les paul design and improve the pickups for his guitars back in the 60's. when i said he was full of it he pulled out one of Mary Ford(les pauls wife) personal acoustics she autographed and gave to my grandfather. what a small world lol
Statistics: Posted by freemandnj973 — Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:51 pm
]]>
I've played a few Egmond guitars that were a bit earlier than this, and they were VERY cheap and cheerful, with a pretty bad reputation for flat fretboards, dodgy neck joints and crap cheap materials
However- this has got a set neck, and if it's made of solid woods I'd be inclined to look favourably upon it
To be honest- fixing the neck yourself would be pretty easy unless you're cursed with two left hands.
Statistics: Posted by Mgeek — Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:18 pm
]]>
]]>
]]>
Sorry you've had no luck getting a manufacturer ID on your Les Paul copy so far, but these guitars are almost impossible to ID without some very specific information. First, you must realize that any company that ever built a copy guitar had a Les Paul copy in their line. So we are talking about hundreds (if not thousands) of potential builders. Many of these companies also sourced hardware from the same sources so a general "look see" at the instrument is not much help.
The good news for you is that your guitar has a fairly unique headstock shape, that helps with an ID, but a clear picture of the entire headstock would help more. A picture of the neck plate is also sometimes useful. Is the guitar solid wood, or plywood? The more detailed pictures you can include the better the chances that someone may recognize who built your guitar. The brand name on the headstock is just a distributor and doesn't tell us much about the true builder.
As far as restoration, that is a nasty crack in the neck. I don't see a cost effective way to repair it. If you replace the neck, it's not the same guitar. If you love it for sentimental value, hang it on the wall "as is" and love it. If you want to play it, I suggest buying a different instrument that's similar. I don't think you would ever recover the cost of a repair to fix it.
As usual, just my opinions.
Statistics: Posted by VintAxe — Mon Nov 29, 2010 11:45 pm
]]>
[/img]Statistics: Posted by freemandnj973 — Fri Nov 26, 2010 1:53 pm
]]>