[Peter Meyer Peter Meyer Stringed Instrument Repair]

Hey Jay

i was looking for a Shenanadoah neck reset and found yours .Ive been trying to pull this neck today ive done lots of resets before but this one is a Bear! i still cant get it to release it seems to be stuck around the truss area i started with heats sticks then moved on to steam everything is free except that mentioned area im going to back off for the moment as not to create any damage any ideas? ps . i also drilled a hole under the neck block area up into the bottom of that dovetalled area to get heat and steam up there to get it to release so for no go

[Peter Meyer Peter Meyer Stringed Instrument Repair]

Well” here’s the update

I finally got that neck to release just as the old saying goes “perseverance furthers” this had to have been one of the most difficullt neck pulls ever encountered and yes that glue is some weird stuff the source of the issue was the dovetailed insert around the truss rod was loaded with glue and very stubborn .I worked a good chunk of Friday trying to get this neck free this was the first time i encountered the particular joint style proving to be a real bear! Thinking the better of it i knew to was time to stop and rethink my approach.as i walk way from the bench i Knew i was going to have to go old school on this neck i decided i was going to have to cut the to the fretboard off at the 12th fret to reveal the joint i didn’t relish the thought but couldn’t figure any other way to do it .So with a weekend break to clear my head the help of heat sticks,a hot knife water and steam and about 2 hours! it came free Tough stuff !! I’m now officially relieved. Thanks for the post Jay and Ian’s response yes i did pull the neck horizontally and not vertically,, so in the end this one was a tough one and the worst is behind me. I hope that this post will be useful to someone down the road who may encounter a similar problem

All the best from a fella wrestling with guitar problems somewhere in a basement in Maine

[Peter Meyer Peter Meyer Stringed Instrument Repair]

HI there i’ve repaired sitars I’ve studied playing them as well i may be able to help ill come up with a link or two to I’ve found helpful

Feel free to contact me if you’d like

[Peter Meyer Peter Meyer Stringed Instrument Repair]

SITAR REPAIR & other services – hacklemanshop

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SITAR REPAIR & other services

This shop specializes in expert repair and set-up of the family of Indian classical instruments which use “ jawari ”: Sitar, Surbahar, Rudra Veena, Tambura and the like. I also do limited repair...

[Peter Meyer Peter Meyer Stringed Instrument Repair]

This is great thanks