1953 Italian classical guitar, by Vincenza de Bonis: type of neck joint? - FRETS.NET2024-03-28T21:55:21Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/1953-italian-classical-guitar-by-vincenza-de-bonis-type-of-neck?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A193255&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI would prefer to remove the…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2020-08-30:2177249:Comment:1932552020-08-30T00:39:11.599ZDave Richardhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/DaveRichard983
<p>I would prefer to remove the neck, to reglue the separated heel: I believe it will be a better fix. The joint is open, but not enough to coat the entire glue surface with fresh glue.</p>
<p>I would prefer to remove the neck, to reglue the separated heel: I believe it will be a better fix. The joint is open, but not enough to coat the entire glue surface with fresh glue.</p> Yes, I understand. Are you go…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2020-08-29:2177249:Comment:1931632020-08-29T21:17:13.035ZGreg Mirkenhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/GregMirken
<p>Yes, I understand. Are you going to try to reglue the heel without removing the neck? Might work fine; it was probably glued with hide glue, but if you took it off you could clean the joint and maybe add a vertical spline for insurance.</p>
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<p>Yes, I understand. Are you going to try to reglue the heel without removing the neck? Might work fine; it was probably glued with hide glue, but if you took it off you could clean the joint and maybe add a vertical spline for insurance.</p>
<p></p> Yes, I was surprised to see t…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2020-08-29:2177249:Comment:1932532020-08-29T16:57:42.494ZDave Richardhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/DaveRichard983
<p>Yes, I was surprised to see the spruce block. At least it is removable, in theory, in case a neck reset is needed(I can't string it up to tension yet, because the neck heel glue joint-not the neck to body joint- has separated, and needs to be reglued).</p>
<p>Yes, I was surprised to see the spruce block. At least it is removable, in theory, in case a neck reset is needed(I can't string it up to tension yet, because the neck heel glue joint-not the neck to body joint- has separated, and needs to be reglued).</p> Hard to believe a handmade Eu…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2020-08-28:2177249:Comment:1932412020-08-28T19:15:47.101ZGreg Mirkenhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/GregMirken
<p>Hard to believe a handmade European classical guitar from that era wouldn't have a Spanish slipper-foot. The only thing I can think of is maybe he was primarily a violin-family maker and used a violin style tapered joint like the Hofner instruments. That would jibe with your neck block description.</p>
<p>If you separate the fingerboard extension from the soundboard it should practically fall apart in your hands.</p>
<p>Hard to believe a handmade European classical guitar from that era wouldn't have a Spanish slipper-foot. The only thing I can think of is maybe he was primarily a violin-family maker and used a violin style tapered joint like the Hofner instruments. That would jibe with your neck block description.</p>
<p>If you separate the fingerboard extension from the soundboard it should practically fall apart in your hands.</p> To clarify: the glue joint in…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2020-08-22:2177249:Comment:1931912020-08-22T00:33:53.838ZDave Richardhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/DaveRichard983
<p>To clarify: the glue joint in the neck heel has separated, not the heel joint to the body.</p>
<p>To clarify: the glue joint in the neck heel has separated, not the heel joint to the body.</p>