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Anthony Kreher Kreher Guitars replied to the discussion Stripped Out Trussrod in the forum General a year ago
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no. heat it with a soldering iron and then the EZ out again? What are the chances of the hex nut coming off and being able to be replaced?
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Ian Davlin The Looth Group replied to the discussion Stripped Out Trussrod in the forum General a year ago
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Interesting. Did you try heat ?
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Anthony Kreher Kreher Guitars replied to the discussion Stripped Out Trussrod in the forum General a year ago
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No, i slowly gave more and more elbow grease and nothing. The neck was coming out of the vise. but no turning.
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Ian Davlin The Looth Group replied to the discussion Stripped Out Trussrod in the forum General a year ago
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I cant tell if the easy out got it turning.
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Anthony Kreher Kreher Guitars replied to the discussion Stripped Out Trussrod in the forum General a year ago
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I went out and bought a set of allen style torx wrenches. i got one to seat really snugly with some taps of a hammer. No luck turning. Tapped in an EZ out. got that bad boy gripping real good. Verdict is, this thing is seized up real good. I had already sprayed a dash of penetrating oil in there the other day.
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Thom Abell String Theory Guitar Repair started the discussion Any Looths near Artesia, New Mexico? in the forum General a year ago
Any Looths near Artesia, New Mexico?
Hey Looths! I’ve got a potential customer in New Mexico who wants to ship me his Carvin bass to my area, Nashville, TN, for some repair work. He was referred by another customer. He reached out to me because he lives in a very rural area and guitar repair folks are scarce. I’ll gladly accept the job, but I’m hoping we may have a local…
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Anthony Kreher Kreher Guitars replied to the discussion Stripped Out Trussrod in the forum General a year ago
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Thats a great idea! i have a set of Ez outs
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Josh Rippingale Federal Strings replied to the discussion Greven Guitar in the forum Neck Reset Database a year ago
Hi Corey, American Lutherie (GAL’s mag) ran a two-part article by John Greven called “How I Build 48 Guitars A Year With Almost No Tooling” a while ago. It’s been a long time since I read it but I recall it contained photos and descriptions of the whole build process and probably has some information on the neck joint and maybe photos too. It…
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Corey Williams Noank Guitar Repair started the discussion Greven Guitar in the forum Neck Reset Database a year ago
Hey everyone!
My repair mentor was visiting my shop today and was talking about a customer of his who has a greven that needs a neck set. He has never reset one before and I was curious if anyone here has and knows any details about the neck joint. Thanks!!!!
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Tony Lewis Skypilot Guitar Repair replied to the discussion Stripped Out Trussrod in the forum General a year ago
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Oh gosh, and forgot to mention…..DO NOT USE a ball end hex wrench……The groove where the hex rod meets the ball end is considerably thinner than the dia. of the hex rod, especially on a 4mm or 1/8″ wrench. The ball end snaps off quite easily.
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