John Carey Guitarworks of North Jersey
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John Carey Guitarworks of North Jersey replied to the discussion binding a 1953 Guild archtop in the forum Quick Questions 11 months ago
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Thank you Ian
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John Carey Guitarworks of North Jersey replied to the discussion binding a 1953 Guild archtop in the forum Quick Questions 12 months ago
Reply to binding a 1953 Guild archtop
Upon measuring the binding channel, once I took a piece of binding off, the channel measures 3/32 thick and 6/32 tall. I figured I would have to go slightly over both measurements. say 4/32 and 7/32 or slightly above. I have checked and I cannot find a supplier that has any white celluloid binding with these measurements. The thickness seems…
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John Carey Guitarworks of North Jersey replied to the discussion binding a 1953 Guild archtop in the forum Quick Questions 12 months ago
Reply to binding a 1953 Guild archtop
Thanks for your suggestions Ian . I appreciate them. Scott gave me a few more.
I ‘ll keep a post here as I move along with it. Thanks again
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John Carey Guitarworks of North Jersey replied to the discussion binding a 1953 Guild archtop in the forum Quick Questions 12 months ago
Reply to binding a 1953 Guild archtop
Scott
I appreciate the reply. I understand the procedure you outlined. I have used fill n finish with the q tips so I am familiar with that aspect. Since I have not done a complete re bind on an archtop with cutaway, I was assuming I should heat and pre bend the binding ( after sizing) and tape in place to get a close general shape before…
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John Carey Guitarworks of North Jersey replied to the discussion binding a 1953 Guild archtop in the forum Quick Questions 12 months ago
Reply to binding a 1953 Guild archtop
I can use an airbrush with tinted lacquer. I have in the past cut the shellac down with alcohol and sometimes tint it slightly and brush on with a very small brush. Usually I have to lightly sand and put a second coat or so on it. I have also brushed on tinted lacquer and sanded
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John Carey Guitarworks of North Jersey replied to the discussion binding a 1953 Guild archtop in the forum Quick Questions 12 months ago
Reply to binding a 1953 Guild archtop
Ian, I was planning to try strapping tape on the back of the headstock to see if any issues.. The binding seems to come off rather easily without chipping the finish, using a scalpel. I usually stick the tape to my shirt to cut down on the adhesive stick if I worry. I was going to pre cut the binding down on the stew mac binding trimmer…
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John Carey Guitarworks of North Jersey started the discussion binding a 1953 Guild archtop in the forum Quick Questions a year ago
Just a quick question. I am doing my first complete binding replacement on a 1953 Guild archtop with single rounded cutaway. I was going to cut the binding slightly oversized and heat it to pre bend and tape it to the top. I would also try to pre size it so it is just a few thousands over sized to cut down on scraping. Then glue a section at…
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Taylor 410CE possible bad output jack
I have a customer bringing in a Taylor 410CE with intermittent problem pickup output cutting out. It has the 2 AA battery system I understand that Taylor no longer makes any repair parts for this system. If it is the output jack assembly causing the problem, I assume then that the whole system would have to be replaced. I have also heard…
