Factory 2nd PRS-1S (1/2 Spalted)

[wazkelly]

Not sure what the middle shot is but there was definitely too much stain on the heel going into the neck pocket.

Glue left behind in 3rd shot looks more like contact cement based on the colour shown otherwise you gotta wonder why it looks so greenish in colour?

[nDR01d]

Thanks Wazkelly; The middle shot is looking down the neck to show how deep the mould went. The glue is definitely Titebond original. It wasn't stringy or anything and it was literally the first use straight out of the bottle. I had bought it only a few weeks prior. I am sure it's mould that has coloured the glue. If I remember correctly, it was a dreary day with no rain, but it must have been too moist in the air. As for the stain on the heel, That's my mistake/head explosion. I don't know what I was thinking about going down that far. As it's turning out, this has been a steep learning curve for glueing a neck. Still, a bit of a scrape, a bit of a sand with 60 grit (or there abouts) and then hit it with some mould killer before I evenly spread some glue on the thing, on a warm and sunny day should see this saga come to a close. I hope.

[wazkelly]

Warm and sunny day.......have you checked this weekend's weather forecast for Southern inland Qld as it is looking the opposite of what you require.

Presume you have a wood heater to keep warm indoors and if the missus doesn't mind maybe she will let you place the guitar near the heater once you have re-glued the neck. The warm dry air near one of those heaters for a couple of days should do the trick.

Not sure about the mould if that is what it is? Probably best just to scrape it clean and lightly sand to remove any glue residue and do same on the neck heel to rough things up a bit to assist with the re-gluing. Introducing moisture through mould inhibitors may add more problems than you are trying to solve.

[nDR01d]

Warm and sunny day.......have you checked this weekend's weather forecast for Southern inland Qld as it is looking the opposite of what you require.

I didn't actually mean anytime soon because of the current weather patterns for SE Qld. It is annoying though, it's not quite cold enough to start the fire (we only have a wood fire heater). I think I'll just go and sharpen my chisels or something else "interesting".

[wazkelly]

How wet was it today in SEQ!!!!

Raining or not when next gluing the neck plenty of stable warm dry air should do the trick. I did mine in summer when daily temps were about 30ish and overnights in the 20's and found 24 hours was all it needed. Mind you I didn't string it up for about another 4 - 6 weeks afterwards as was so obsessed with trying to blend the finish around the neck joint area it took way longer than planned.

[nDR01d]

I know right! We had about 20mm just on Sunday. So yeah, I'm kinda thinking this might go into the "To Be Finished In November" pile The good news on the other hand means that I can save up for another kit between now and then! And seeing as though I obviously need practice with set necks, maybe the world needs another LP kit

[wazkelly]

I'd go for something a bit different like a Firebird, or double cutaway LP Junior as both come in Mahogany which not many other kits do.