1955 Gibson ES-225 Neck Joint?
What kind of neck joint does a 1955 Gibson ES-225 have, mortise and tenon? And, what is the best way to get this neck off to do a reset? I've done other neck resets on Gibson's, but not this particular model. I can't seem to be able to find any info on the net. Any help??
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Permalink Reply by Jeff Perkins on
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Also, if any of you have a picture of what it looks like, that would be helpful too.
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Permalink Reply by harrison phipps on
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It is a tapered dovetail. The 15th fret is located over the end of the neck tenon. Remove that fret, drill a small hole through the fingerboard and you have access for a steam tube into the dovetail mortice to help loosen the glue.
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Thanks! That really helps!
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Permalink Reply by Kerry Krishna on
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Drill TWO holes! One for steam and one for steam to escape. Otherwise you can do a lot of damage ...
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Thanks guys, she steamed right off. When I took out the 15th fret, I saw someone else had already reset this neck before. There was a hole already drilled....hmm...wrong glue I suppose..deff not hide glue.
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