so am I right in saying the neck is ok, just the fret board is lop sided?
If so you can have it right even with hand sanding in a short time.
This will still be killer
so am I right in saying the neck is ok, just the fret board is lop sided?
If so you can have it right even with hand sanding in a short time.
This will still be killer
Stan's LP Build for my Sister: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3146
Benson Pickup Strat mod: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=5229
Epiphone LP headstock fix: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3410
Martin Backpacker Repair: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...?t=5038&page=3
'57 Harmony Jazz guitar project: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=2972
Yeah it's lop sided. My only concern is due to the shear amount of "lop sidedness" (there's a new word) is how much meat's going to have to come off to get it back to level. I can see possibly sanding off the side dots in the process which is going to make it look shithouse. As I said earlier, I'm not going to know the true extent of the problem until I can mark with chalk and give it a swipe with a radius block (that I don't own).Originally Posted by stan
So, got hold of a 12" radius beam and attacked the wonky neck (cheers Adam) today. As you can see in the pics, after a few swipes with the block I was pretty right with my estimation, and the dip in the finger board extended from the 7th fret to the nut and took up 3/4 of the fingerboard on the bass side.
Last edited by bargeloobs; 01-08-2015 at 06:52 AM.
So after quite a bit of sanding, checking, rechecking and more sanding the fingerboard is now even and level with the trussrod in a neutral position, which in my opinion is a great start.
Luckily the fret dots (both top and side) came away unscathed too.
While I'm still f*@cking spewing that I got sent this piece of crap neck in the first place and had to fork out extra cash I didn't have to make it right, I'm taking the positives out of it. I learned a few different techniques, I've got some good tools that will serve me well in the future, and I get to finish the fingerboard to my standards rather than a half done factory effort.
If anyone has any tips on re-cutting fret slots and knocking them back in and filling I'm all ears.
Last edited by bargeloobs; 31-07-2015 at 02:53 PM.
Nice work barge. Just out of curiosity whereabouts did you get your radiused beam? Looks like it (and you) have done a great job!
Nice save Barge and good positive in learning new skills. You'll be building your own necks before you know it!
Current Projects
#Planning 5 String Bass
to recut the slots you needa proper fret saw, or one with a very thin kerf. i've got one with a depth stop, and happy to post it to you as a loaner. Got it from Realparts I think. If you have slots left, simply use those as your guide. Wouldnt be too hard for someone like you to make a mitre box to keep it all square.
Two best ways to get them back in i can think of are - use a fret caul (make or buy) in a drill press, or budget and works just fine, use a soft dead blow hammer - one of those ones with urethane at one end and brass on the other: get it from your favourite green shed.
Nice fix up job mate
Stan's LP Build for my Sister: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3146
Benson Pickup Strat mod: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=5229
Epiphone LP headstock fix: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3410
Martin Backpacker Repair: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...?t=5038&page=3
'57 Harmony Jazz guitar project: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=2972
Thanks man, I got that block through ALS
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Fingerboa...item3cff35fff7
Unbelievably expensive for a hunk of wood imo, but necessary I guess.
Cheers Andrew, I can't wait until I'm in a position where I can do it all myself. I like the idea of only being able to blame myself if something get's stuffed up.
Hey thanks for the offer Stan, I got a saw the other day, the missus bought me an early Christmas present :-)
So I just need to re cut the slot ever so slightly deeper than the fret tang??
In regards to getting them back in, I've actually got a hand operated press for putting lids on bottles, i wonder if that could somehow be re purposed into the right tool for the job, I don't own a dead blow hammer (although it's on the long list of wants).
I'm having second thoughts about reusing those old frets now, this is bearing in mind that they were knocked into a wonky fingerboard AND I leveled them. What would you guys do, reuse or replace? I'm totally open to suggestions.
Posting Permissions
