[Dave Fengler DWF Guitars]

Thanks! It’s hard to believe I’ve been a member for 2 years, but I have rarely participated or even checked the group. Working 9-10 hours per day and working on guitars until bedtime doesn’t leave much time for anything else. I was VERY busy with Yamaha work for 1 solid year, until June, when it started to be too painful to continue. Shoulder surgery on 9/3 has been very successful, so far, although a full recovery is 6-12 months..

Last night I removed a neck for the first time in over 6 months!! https://yamahavintagefg.boards.net/thread/612/1958-59-silvertone-620?page=1&scrollTo=7129 The neck wiggling was tiring, but no pain. And I should have used the heat sticks, but I was just hot to get that thing off!! Next is removing the frets and replacing the binding. After I finish this one, I’ll remove the neck of one of my FG’s, to see if I’m ready for customer work.

[Dave Fengler DWF Guitars]

I have some SolidWorks 3D models of a few neck joints. What’s a good file format? It helps to have an assembly and parts to be able to see how they fit together.