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- Sat Nov 21, 2020 11:42 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Neck Joint Database
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1346
Re: Neck Joint Database
Yes. I love the discussion this has sparked. This is exactly what I'm talking about. There are so many different neck joints, and then different variations on each of them, even within the same make/models. Now if we had this information collected in one location then the next time someone needs to ...
- Fri Nov 13, 2020 3:16 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Neck Joint Database
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1346
Neck Joint Database
I'm doing a repair on an 70 era Alvarez guitar (J-200 clone lawsuit) and it's just a total mess. The current owner inherited it from his grandpa who took it upon himself to do a lot of work on it. Probably not the recommended way of doing things, and not something I could ever get away with, but he ...
- Fri Nov 06, 2020 11:27 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Gibson LG-0 bridge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4022
Re: Gibson LG-0 bridge
Here it is. I finished it and the customer is very happy with their new BRW bridge, courtesy of our very own Barry Daniels. Thanks again for the blank, Barry!
I made the bridge oversized to completely cover the old footprint and then routed the saddle slot after it was glued on.
I made the bridge oversized to completely cover the old footprint and then routed the saddle slot after it was glued on.
- Mon Nov 02, 2020 8:06 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: ? Strength of fiber veneer between fretboard and neck
- Replies: 5
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Re: ? Strength of fiber veneer between fretboard and neck
If you're worried about the fiber not holding you could sandwich a piece of maple veneer between the fretboard and neck. That would be a nice contrast and keep it all wood.
- Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:18 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Gibson LG-0 bridge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4022
Re: Gibson LG-0 bridge
That settles it. New bridge it is. It's kinda what I was figuring, but thought I'd give someone the chance to sway me the other way.
- Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:01 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Gibson LG-0 bridge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4022
Re: Gibson LG-0 bridge
Well, now I just feel silly.... :oops: I got the old bridge off, came off quite clean and not too hard. So, my eyes were really playing tricks with me and the complication of the whole thing just really psyched me out I think. This bridge is real rosewood, through and through. Based on the age and t...
- Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:16 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Another Gibson/Kasha encounter in less than a year?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2051
Re: Another Gibson/Kasha encounter in less than a year?
So, we had yet another one of these things come into the store this week; this time an MK35. What's the deal here? They didn't make very many of these things but they all seem to be in Joplin, Missouri. Go figure!
- Fri Oct 16, 2020 1:55 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Gibson LG-0 bridge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4022
Re: Gibson LG-0 bridge
The customer has agreed to just replace the bridge. So he will end up with a better guitar and we will get to the bottom of this mystery.
- Thu Oct 15, 2020 3:30 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Gibson LG-0 bridge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4022
Re: Gibson LG-0 bridge
Paul, YES! that's exactly what I have going on in here, with the 4 screws added as well. That link you provided helps me visualize what's going on. I agree that it does look like the bridge had been removed, some of the damage to the finish and the top, especially around the back side of the bridge,...
- Thu Oct 15, 2020 1:40 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Gibson LG-0 bridge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4022
Re: Gibson LG-0 bridge
Weird. It is not plastic. Sure looks like rosewood but that white layer is certainly not original. I recently removed a bridge that was the easiest method ever. I routed it down with a router sled to a layer about 1/32" thick and then used a little heat. It came up really cleanly. That should work ...
- Thu Oct 15, 2020 1:01 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Gibson LG-0 bridge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4022
Re: Gibson LG-0 bridge
Here are a couple pictures of what I have here. It *looks* like rosewood and even has a grain texture to it. This bridge had the 4 screws as you have shown. I've seen this in every example of the plastic bridge. But it also has two large bolts, probably 1/2" or so in diameter. I don't know what thes...
- Mon Oct 12, 2020 2:23 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Gibson LG-0 bridge
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4022
Gibson LG-0 bridge
I had a mid/late 60s Gibson LG-0 come into the shop. it has a cracked bridge along the line of the bridge pins. Seems simple enough, except that I allowed my eye to deceive me. First thing I did was repair the bridge plate. But I noticed something odd when I started the job. All the screws/hardware ...
- Mon Oct 12, 2020 1:14 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Another Gibson/Kasha encounter in less than a year?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2051
Re: Another Gibson/Kasha encounter in less than a year?
I want to know how your customer came to have this guitar - curiosity! Yes, Chuck, I wanted to know the very same thing. He told me that he bought it "a long time ago" (ambiguous, I know) at his local music store in Iola, Kansas. Before that, the owner of the store was gigging with it. How he came ...
- Mon Aug 03, 2020 5:52 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Another Gibson/Kasha encounter in less than a year?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2051
Re: Another Gibson/Kasha encounter in less than a year?
Okay, so I have got to the the bottom of this. After a few conversations with the good people at Gibson, they didn't have any helpful information. So I talked to Joe at Gruhn Guitars. He knew all about these guitars. Turns out my suspicions about this guitar were pretty right on. This guitar was in ...
- Mon Aug 03, 2020 4:28 am
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: This got me mad!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3278
Re: This got me mad!
ok cool.
- Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:12 am
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Custom 45 Style
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1922
Re: Custom 45 Style
Glad that you have such a happy customer! I like the sunburst. Which elements will you be bringing forward into your regular offerings? Thanks For one, the use of shell. I've never used shell as inlay material before. I've always just used wood, but I really liked the shell; it was a lot easier to ...
- Sun Aug 02, 2020 8:17 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Another Gibson/Kasha encounter in less than a year?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2051
Re: Another Gibson/Kasha encounter in less than a year?
Another little piece of the puzzle... I knew that when I researched these the first time that they only made these from 76 through 78. The serial number on this one indicates that it was made in February of 76, making this a VERY early model in this series. Maybe even before they actually went to pr...
- Sat Aug 01, 2020 7:26 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Custom 45 Style
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1922
Re: Custom 45 Style
A few more pics...
- Sat Aug 01, 2020 7:24 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Custom 45 Style
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1922
Custom 45 Style
I haven't posted any of my creations is quite a while. I just finished this one last week. It was a custom commission build for a local artist. We worked together on the design, mostly his ideas he brought to the table with a little inspiration from some of my standard designs. It's largely based on...
- Sat Aug 01, 2020 3:08 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: This got me mad!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3278
Re: This got me mad!
Dang, you're tough. Please don't watch any of my videos. (seriously) I encounter "bad repairs" all the time. I really try hard to not criticize. I don't know what experience, resources, tools, etc, that the guy before me had. I know I've made some poor decisions in some repairs I've attempted in the...