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Taylor 310 Top Crack, Finish Delaminating
So this 310 came into the shop and had a pretty gnarly crack that splinters some toward the lower left bout. Going to do a crack repair with the TJ Thompson crack corrector and some hide glue. The issue I’m inquiring about is the finish is delaminating around the area. I’m curious as to what type of finish it is. Seems a bit flexible and spongy…
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Reply to Local builder mandolin neck reset
Much appreciated. Might just skip straight to the heat stick and soldering iron then.
Vincent McCusker and Doug Proper Guitar Specialist -
Reply to Local builder mandolin neck reset
I have not. It’s a fairly expensive instrument in cost, but not necessarily in quality. Local builder who has since passed away. It belongs to a friend of mine, and he was pretty adamant about having me do the work.
I was thinking to drilling a couple holes for my foam cutters to see if I can break it loose. My biggest fear at this point…
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Reply to Epiphone LP Limited Edition severe fall damage
At this point I’m thinking of doing a complete refinish of the back. Probably build up the finish with some Gluboost, level it and go from there. I might try to do some color matching with the gluboost powders to try and get it close then do a couple over coats of color or clear to blend and hide. @ianhatesguitars and @guitarspecialistinc…
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Reply to Local builder mandolin neck reset
Okay, update time. Finally carved out some time to heat the neck off. Unfortunately it didn’t give me much evidence as to the cause of the neck releasing. At this point I’m suspicious that the neck block could’ve come loose perhaps, however I’ll admit at this juncture I’m beyond my expertise to diagnose. Amy ideas from you mandolin people would be awesome.
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Local builder mandolin neck reset
A friend of mine gave me his locally built mandolin for a neck reset. The glue in the dovetail has started to fail, and left a large gap at the bottom and a separation from the fingerboard and body. I’ve taken my brownstone and tried to heat the joint up enough to soften things up, but to no avail. I have no idea what type or where the joint…
Jedd Kettler and Doug Proper Guitar Specialist -
Epiphone LP Limited Edition severe fall damage
Okay gang I have a doozy of a crack repair. Young guy brought in a Epiphone LP Limited Ed. He had picked up the case while it was unlatched at the guitar took a nasty tumble. Severe finish damage, and the wood has a shear split in it as well. The undercoat is thick with a thin layer of nitro color on top. Spoke with a sweetwater rep and they… Read more
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I’m not sure this belongs in this subcategory, but not sure where else to post it. Could use another set of eyes and expertise on this.
Customer came through yesterday wanting to sell a 1950 Gibson L-48. It’s been played and loved quite a bit, but despite that it plays and sounds very well. The tuners are cheap replacements, the fingerboard…
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I had a very unique instrument come into the shop yesterday. It’s an American built Weissonborn/lap guitar (*spelling). The top has separated from the kerfing and sides on the lower left bout, and was raised significantly while under string tension when the customer dropped it off. I have a two fold problem as I see it. Applying horizonal…
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This 60’s Gibson LG0 mahogany came in with a little bit of the finish scraped off just to the right of the bridge as you can see. I’m curious if anybody has any tips on how to touch this up? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Jon W Queno Musical Instruments and Ian Davlin The Looth Group
