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Rick Andrews and other experts answers guitar repair questions
For almost one year, guitar luther Rick Andrews answered your guitar repair questions. After recieving over 500 questions
we put together the most popular questions and answers. Today, we are involving other great guitar
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find most of your guitar building and repair questions have already been answered in this section.
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A question about Glue
I have a Gibson 55er, a re-issue Les Paul from the early 70's. (72 I think)
I've owned it since the late seventies and play it for a living. It's
probably the lightest Les in the world because about 15 yrs ago I shaved the
back of the body to about 1/2 the thickness! Crazy kids. Anyway, I have
gigged with the guitar in so many humid climes that it now needs a neck
reset. Any tips on removing the neck and determining the proper angle. What
kind of glue? I have broken the headstock too many times to count and have
always used regular carpenters glue. Thanks!
Doug Horner
Rick Andrews Answers Your Question Below.
Well Doug,
That is interesting. The glue you have been using is good stuff but I
would suggest using Titebond wood glue. It is much better. I started many
years ago using Elmer's wood glue. It did good but today's glues are so much
better.
Now for part two of your question on the resetting the neck:
If the glue job holds well and you decide to stay with the present neck then I
suggest very carefully using a needle and very hot water to begin opening
the glue seam. It is a slow process. Once you have melted the glue loose
then you have to wiggle the neck around and back and forth until you get it
loose enough to come out just like a dentist pulling a tooth. You can make a
wood shim sloping from front to back thinning at the edge as thin as paper
and get thicker toward the other edge. Glue the shim to the bottom of the
neck block and then reglue the neck into position. That will be a good
solid glue joint again as well as provide the new angle you need. Of course
you are looking at a refinish job too.
Rick Andrews, Andrews Guitar
Truss rod on a Strat
I was checking out your page and have a question regarding a problem I've
encountered with my truss rod on my Strat that I'm curious if you've ever
seen. The dark wood at the bottom of the headstock through which one accesses
the truss rod seems to have cracked out of itself and is sticking up about
1mm out of the head stock. Have you ever seen anything like that or know
what may have caused it?
Thank you kindly.
Steve Siegel
Rick Andrews Answers Your Question Below.
Well Steve,
It sounds like the glue did not hold or the wood developed a strees crack
alongside the glue seam. You may want to consider taking a digital
photograph and email it to me so I can see more precisely what is happenng
there. I would rather give you a solid answer worthwhile and I I believe
this is a very good question. Send me a photo and I'll take it from there.
Rick Andrews
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