Blake Cantrell Blake Guitars
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Thanks all. I widened the slots with a bigger blade and deepened them a bit. It’s to the point where they kinda slide in and I’m using CA glue to get them all the way there. Hammering them in just doesn’t appear to be an option. All using Stewmac wire which I prefer.
I’ve tried the Dunlop wire from Allparts and while I love them for so much stuff but not the fret wire. The tangs are so shallow it doesn’t allow for much room for error.
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For anyone still following along, I was able to get down some color on the neck and I am (hopefully) in the home stretch. Feeling good!
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do you happen to know what kind of glue was used on the previous repair?
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For anyone following this I think we are done with the headstock. Took full string tension and nothing exploded. Thanks the feedback on here. And extra thanks to Ted Woodford and his videos. I did my best to steal some of the amazing stuff you do and apply it here.
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Calling it quits on the back of the neck. Moving to the front next.
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This looks more like a guitar. Any advice on how to keep everything as level as possible in relation to the neck as I keep sanding? It’s hard because I don’t really have anything to reference off of other than my magical eyeballs
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My monster backstrap is in progress. I’m hopeful.
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I’m assuming you put foam side down onto the surface with the veneers? Interesting move. I like it. Thank you.
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Thank you. That makes sense. I have peghead veneer that is a bit too thick to bend into there but those thin ones you posted would work.
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For anyone still interested, I’m going to go forward with a backstrap. No splines. Getting close to slapping it on there. I’m pretty optimistic at this point. But we shall see! 🙂
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Thank you and makes sense. Unfortunately that seems way out of my league. Any risk in trying what Ethan suggested first and then if that does not hold going the scarf route?
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Thank you and super encouraging. How did you take apart the previous repair? Steam it off? And did you go with hide glue or epoxy or something else?
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This headstock break was previously sanded and uneven. My guess is whoever did this previously did not use a sanding block. As a result, the left side (as you look down from the top of the headstock) has a dip in it from just after where the nut would sit that extends about 2.5″ up towards the tip of the headstock until it levels out again. My thought was to put some Quikwood in there as it would easily adapt to those odd contours and could be sanded back quickly to level. From there I would then slap a new veneer on w/ Titebond and cover up all that ugly stuff.
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haha ok. What is the risk? That it breaks again but in a different spot that is even worse? I just wiggled the head off this evening. It is looking baaaad.
