Barnsey's RCM-1

[Adam Barnes]

ive used this its a bit more resistant to water and susposed to stronger than pva i would think i havent cleaned the timber properly or not enough glue the other 3 guitars have held fine

[Simon Barden]

Well, it won't respond to steaming then. That Aquadhere Exterior is heat resistant to 110°C, and waterproof, so steaming simply won't touch it. A red hot spatula is likely to be the only way, but you'll have to have it hot enough that it's going to scorch the wood and the finish around the joint.

So I'd probbaly try and get a syringe with a needle, fill it with glue and try and and get as much glue in the gap as possible, then really clamp it. Make a notched wooden block so you clamp down on the fretboard, not the frets, a plain block underneath the neck, and use a G-clamp, which can apply a lot more pressure than one of those ratchet bar clamps. If it works you're fine, if not, you are in the same situation as before and can then try the very hot spatula method.

It really is not a good idea to use anything 'stronger than Titebond red label, standard PVA or hide glue for sticking necks on, just because those glues are strong enough, you don't plan to play guitar underwater so it doesn't need to be waterproof, and if you do need to remove the neck, then you can.

[nitroburner1000]

ive used this its a bit more resistant to water and susposed to stronger than pva i would think i havent cleaned the timber properly or not enough glue the other 3 guitars have held fine

This may be a silly idea but as a last resort could you 4 screw a chrome plate on like the bolt on necks have, would there be enough room for it?

[Adam Barnes]

Ill give a few things a try if i cant just cut it out and get a new neck. I had a look today and seemed to have come apart evan more. Ive been toying with the idea of making a mini hunbucker sized single coil pickups for it while the neck is out, i think it would be interesting to do have any of you guys had any success at such a project ?

[nitroburner1000]

Ill give a few things a try if i cant just cut it out and get a new neck. I had a look today and seemed to have come apart evan more. Ive been toying with the idea of making a mini hunbucker sized single coil pickups for it while the neck is out, i think it would be interesting to do have any of you guys had any success at such a project ?

Ive fiited different sized humbuckers and single pups in, and modified pick guards but never made a pup from scratch, not game enough. Lol

[Adam Barnes]

The actual making of it doesnt seem to hard , the winding and quality of materials look to be the tricky bit

[Simon Barden]

You could try hanging some weights off the neck whilst the guitar is inverted, say on a table with the neck sticking over the side and some weight on the body to keep it in place. Constant force might help pull the glue joint apart slowly. Nothing too drastic, as if there is a well glued piece, it's the wood that will give, not the glue.

You might then try heating the join with a hairdryer, as although the heat may not melt the glue, it might soften it a bit. There are quite a few materials that soften a long time before they actually melt.

[wazkelly]

Ive been toying with the idea of making a mini hunbucker sized single coil pickups for it while the neck is out

A while back I had my eye on doing one of these kits and thought these would be an economical choice to get somewhere closer to the true Ric sound. Tonerider Rebel 90's are another choice but a little bit dearer.



https://www.realparts.com.au/pickups...et-chrome.html

Cheers, Waz

[Adam Barnes]

A while back I had my eye on doing one of these kits and thought these would be an economical choice to get somewhere closer to the true Ric sound. Tonerider Rebel 90's are another choice but a little bit dearer.



https://www.realparts.com.au/pickups...et-chrome.html

Cheers, Waz

Ive got the tonerider reble90s going in the spalted es so got thet covered on that build. Not too keen on routing out the pickup cavity since its finished and the mini humbucker options are $50 a set or $300 a set, not much in the middle. Ive got some timber left from the pick guard wich i could use for the flat work aand make more of a jazzmaster style pickup and attach it to the mini mounting plate and cut out the top of the covers of the kit pickups, I'd need to buy the 42 awg wire and the 12 magnetic bobbins. For under $ 60 its worth a try plus would look pretty cool and i made it. my only query is getting the right quality magnets and wire

[Adam Barnes]

So i tightened the strings up a bit 2 nights ago and wamo it broke its back its like there's no glue wich is weird maybe the glue was a bit old.
While ive got the neck out im going to give the pickup making a go, ive orderd some 43 awg wire and alnico 5 slug magnets shouold be an intersting project