Guitar Neck Angle Repair Accomplished
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Robbie O'Brien
Mar 31, 2010, 9:59:02 AM3/31/10
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This was posted to my private guitar building forum and I thought some here might find it interesting as well.
DJ took Brian's guitar repair and set up and class and executed the repair of a high end Ramirez guitar flawlessly. Guitars are delicate creations and require constant control of relative humidity so that they can remain playable.
Nice job DJ!
Robbie
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Subject: Neck Angle Repair Accomplished
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:27:17 -0600
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DJ took Brian's guitar repair and set up and class and executed the repair of a high end Ramirez guitar flawlessly. Guitars are delicate creations and require constant control of relative humidity so that they can remain playable.
Nice job DJ!
Robbie
From: d...@djellis.net
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Subject: Neck Angle Repair Accomplished
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:27:17 -0600
Due to string tension, dry conditions or other mistreatment a transverse brace on my Ramirez classical came loose which caused the fretboard to dive into the soundhole. The top of the guitar cracked along both sides of the fretboard and the neck pitch became so altered that the action was terribly high and the guitar did not play in tune.
I was advised by Brian Deckebach (Red Rocks Repair and Setup Instructor) to clean the joint between the brace and top, clamp the guitar in such a way to bring it's neck angle back and then re-glue the brace. I did this and now the guitar plays wonderfully! It has great action and plays in tune!
Thank You Red Rocks Lutherie for helping me salvage this instrument. This repair is worth the tution alone! I recommend the Repair and Setup class to anyone. Here are some photos of my neck repair and a few notes.
Thanks Again!!!
Clamps were used to push the neck back to re-set neck angle that was diving into soundboard...
Glue was forced into joint between top and brace with eyedropper and a shopvac with a tube attatched to suck glue into the gap.
The transverse brace in clamped to the top and the new neck angle is glued in place! I used little wood blocks to wedge the top up a little to make the cracks along the fretboard level on each side.
I was advised by Brian Deckebach (Red Rocks Repair and Setup Instructor) to clean the joint between the brace and top, clamp the guitar in such a way to bring it's neck angle back and then re-glue the brace. I did this and now the guitar plays wonderfully! It has great action and plays in tune!
Thank You Red Rocks Lutherie for helping me salvage this instrument. This repair is worth the tution alone! I recommend the Repair and Setup class to anyone. Here are some photos of my neck repair and a few notes.
Thanks Again!!!
Clamps were used to push the neck back to re-set neck angle that was diving into soundboard...
Glue was forced into joint between top and brace with eyedropper and a shopvac with a tube attatched to suck glue into the gap.
The transverse brace in clamped to the top and the new neck angle is glued in place! I used little wood blocks to wedge the top up a little to make the cracks along the fretboard level on each side.
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Didn't I see this guitar on an episode of 'Grey's Anatomy?"
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