Post by valvetronix on Sept 17, 2006 20:44:46 GMT -5
So, I bought this hollow body, which was marked down quite a bit becasuse of this neck problem it has.... The pic is lame, but i drew in a black line where the crack is. Along the neck and fretboard, from about the nut, to 4th fret, the fretboard is comming loose. In most cases I would remove the fretboard with steam, and reglue it. But I didnt know how strong the neck would be with the crack already in it. The dotted line is the neck/headstock joint visible line.
So what I did WAS. I found the smallest drill bit I had, I didnt even see what measurment it was, and measured 1/2 way to 1/2 way of they fretboard (as to not get glue into the truss rod channel), tape off the bit so that only that length shows, and drill in at these dots. I drilled straight into crack. I then got a plastic needle and syringe to inject warmed hide glue into the wholes. But the needle wouldnt fit.... SO, i put the hideglue over the wholes in large quantity and used the air compressor, in quick sweeps to blow the glue into the holes (dont just blow on the glue non-stop, you can chill it, and fuck everything up). I then clamped the neck down with some glue resistant band clamps and let it sit overnight.
After it was done drying, i removed the clamps and sanded down the excess glue out the side of the neck, cleaned the nut slot, and glued in the nut (water/woodglue 3/1). I proceeded to sand the neck down and oil with linseed oil... but thats just me... Works like a charm!
After all this dried
So what I did WAS. I found the smallest drill bit I had, I didnt even see what measurment it was, and measured 1/2 way to 1/2 way of they fretboard (as to not get glue into the truss rod channel), tape off the bit so that only that length shows, and drill in at these dots. I drilled straight into crack. I then got a plastic needle and syringe to inject warmed hide glue into the wholes. But the needle wouldnt fit.... SO, i put the hideglue over the wholes in large quantity and used the air compressor, in quick sweeps to blow the glue into the holes (dont just blow on the glue non-stop, you can chill it, and fuck everything up). I then clamped the neck down with some glue resistant band clamps and let it sit overnight.
After it was done drying, i removed the clamps and sanded down the excess glue out the side of the neck, cleaned the nut slot, and glued in the nut (water/woodglue 3/1). I proceeded to sand the neck down and oil with linseed oil... but thats just me... Works like a charm!
After all this dried
