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Cracked Fingerboard Fill ? (’66 Jose Ramirez)
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Cracked Fingerboard Fill ? (’66 Jose Ramirez)
1966 Jose Ramirez 2A Flamenco with a split/cracked fingerboard. It’s been cracked for years, and is in stable condition at humidity.
Spans from 11/12th fret to the sound hole.
I’ve filled smaller splits/cracks with ebony dust and superglue, or black superglue in the past, and had great results.
Do any of you ever use ebony shavings to spline these? (likely need to pull frets for that)
I’d love to hear how you approach these, and when you decide to repair vs leave as-is.
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I’ve never used ebony shavings. That’s getting pretty wide, though and it’s on a nice guitar, so I might try if going for best results.
The main problem is the frets. Are you planning on a refret ? If not it could be fussy getting the spline up to the fret in a meaningful way.
On fingerboard repairs, I really like epoxy putty. I get the JB Weld wood fill from Home Depot and and mixol black pigment. No matter how much you polish it, it never produces a high sheen like CA tends to do. That sheen difference is usually the give away for the fill on a bare wood board.
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I’m not sure what “it’s getting pretty wide means, but if you don’t plan on refretting , I would leave it alone. Looks neat and frets will limit “progression”
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