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by Didier Savard
Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:09 pm
Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
Topic: Fixing a bad repair
Replies: 13
Views: 20982

Re: Fixing a bad repair

Couple of weeks later...... other problem arrived. After installing a brand new two way hotrod, re-installing the fretboard( client wish), i did some ajustements and the wood right under the neck close to the head start to push and crack forming a bulge. I have no space to add wood. do i put a metal...
by Didier Savard
Fri Feb 16, 2018 8:54 pm
Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
Topic: Fixing a bad repair
Replies: 13
Views: 20982

Re: Fixing a bad repair

Sorry about the mis understanding. It fit fine but it is 14'' long with a 3 to 4 inch gap, pass the end of the rod. It should be 17 to 18'' long in total. I'm planning of fitting a hotrod, but that's up to the owner.
by Didier Savard
Fri Feb 16, 2018 3:39 pm
Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
Topic: Fixing a bad repair
Replies: 13
Views: 20982

Re: Fixing a bad repair

Just as a follow up, the FB was removed, but it was attach with epoxy. Not fun to work with at all, but it's done.
The thing is , the truss rod look too small,so it will be probably change, depend on the owner.
by Didier Savard
Fri Feb 16, 2018 7:32 am
Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
Topic: Fixing a bad repair
Replies: 13
Views: 20982

Re: Fixing a bad repair

Thank you, will do that.
by Didier Savard
Thu Feb 15, 2018 6:13 pm
Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
Topic: Fixing a bad repair
Replies: 13
Views: 20982

Re: Fixing a bad repair

And here is the part that is unglue.
by Didier Savard
Thu Feb 15, 2018 6:09 pm
Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
Topic: Fixing a bad repair
Replies: 13
Views: 20982

Re: Fixing a bad repair

Here are 2 photo.
The thing is, the board radius is 15 at the nut and 12 at the 22 fret, it should be the otherway around, no?, so making the FB straight should be fine.
by Didier Savard
Thu Feb 15, 2018 2:20 pm
Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
Topic: Fixing a bad repair
Replies: 13
Views: 20982

Re: Fixing a bad repair

I dont know how to post photo, but replacing the fretboard is not the first option. Rosewood is very hard to get in canada and rosewood board pre-sloted is even harder.
by Didier Savard
Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:53 pm
Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
Topic: Fixing a bad repair
Replies: 13
Views: 20982

Fixing a bad repair

I just got an electric guitar with 2 problem. First, the neck was broken and fix but the FB came unglue around the 12 fret, That is giving a bump. On top of that, it look like the fret board was sanded, but not equally. The fret board is 3/16 at the nut and 1/8 at the 22 fret. So impossible to prope...
by Didier Savard
Sat Sep 27, 2014 12:09 pm
Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
Topic: Yamaha FG411 S-12 acoustic need neck reset
Replies: 4
Views: 5783

Re: Yamaha FG411 S-12 acoustic need neck reset

Sorry,
Could not get a good picture, need to get to know the new ipod.

Messured :12/64 or 3/16 under low e string
less on the high e string
bulge about 1/8 on each side
nut is 1/8 on low e
by Didier Savard
Tue Sep 23, 2014 6:15 am
Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
Topic: Yamaha FG411 S-12 acoustic need neck reset
Replies: 4
Views: 5783

Re: Yamaha FG411 S-12 acoustic need neck reset

Thanks
I will try to get picture.
The action is ok to high, will messure it after work.
The thing is free , so if it does not survived, there are no consequence. On top of that, i am not really a 12 string kind of player.
Converting it to a bolt on neck is an option too.
by Didier Savard
Mon Sep 22, 2014 7:30 pm
Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
Topic: Yamaha FG411 S-12 acoustic need neck reset
Replies: 4
Views: 5783

Yamaha FG411 S-12 acoustic need neck reset

I had this guitare for free. The back of the bridge has a small buldge, i don't want to shave the bridge of a 12 strings. So getting slowly to a neck reset, first one for me. I have all the instruction, the DVD and the tools. The only thing that's making me hesitated is that i just saw that on a 199...

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