1970's Tama drednaught neck reset - FRETS.NET2024-03-28T10:54:50Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/1970-s-tama-drednaught-neck-reset?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A184343&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThose dowels look like a good…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-04-19:2177249:Comment:1844472019-04-19T17:34:13.815ZJoshua Levin-Epsteinhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/JoshuaLevinEpstein
<p>Those dowels look like a good guide for your bolts and inserts.</p>
<p>Those dowels look like a good guide for your bolts and inserts.</p> Hi Paul, yes, I used a thin b…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-04-19:2177249:Comment:1845512019-04-19T12:29:11.462ZDave Richardhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/DaveRichard983
<p>Hi Paul, yes, I used a thin blade(.010"), no-back saw, with no set. I worked it from all angles, and, with that truss rod channel in the way, it would not have been possible without my previously having removed the fingerboard extension. The neck heel is ok, but some wood loss (from the face of the neck heel)was inevitable.</p>
<p>Hi Paul, yes, I used a thin blade(.010"), no-back saw, with no set. I worked it from all angles, and, with that truss rod channel in the way, it would not have been possible without my previously having removed the fingerboard extension. The neck heel is ok, but some wood loss (from the face of the neck heel)was inevitable.</p> Pretty tidy job cutting the n…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-04-18:2177249:Comment:1845482019-04-18T18:36:50.708ZPaul Breenhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/PaulBreen
<p>Pretty tidy job cutting the neck off Dave. Looks like you will have almost no touch up to the finish surrounding the neck heel. Must have been a very thin blade with no, or almost no tooth set. Appears as though you did most of the cutting from the top down and bottom up? Hope the neck heel worked as well as what I see in the image you posted. The hard part is done!</p>
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<p>Pretty tidy job cutting the neck off Dave. Looks like you will have almost no touch up to the finish surrounding the neck heel. Must have been a very thin blade with no, or almost no tooth set. Appears as though you did most of the cutting from the top down and bottom up? Hope the neck heel worked as well as what I see in the image you posted. The hard part is done!</p>
<p></p> Bingo, five dowels. As a form…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-04-17:2177249:Comment:1843452019-04-17T13:18:59.450ZDave Richardhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/DaveRichard983
<p>Bingo, five dowels. As a former furniture maker & repairman, I avoided using dowels in stressed joints. Obviously these were well made, but still, I'm surprised it hadn't loosened over the years. What an unfortunate choice for guitar construction.<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2055333800?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2055333800?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p>Bingo, five dowels. As a former furniture maker & repairman, I avoided using dowels in stressed joints. Obviously these were well made, but still, I'm surprised it hadn't loosened over the years. What an unfortunate choice for guitar construction.<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2055333800?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2055333800?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p> A common wood screw is what I…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-04-15:2177249:Comment:1844442019-04-15T20:04:25.024ZRoger Häggströmhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RogerHaeggstroem
<p>A common wood screw is what I use, no need for a threaded insert. With the wood screw you don't have to remove as much wood in the neck heel. The hole should only be as wide as the center "stem" of the screw. The screw should have high and thin threads (see picture). The hole in the neck heel can be reinforced with thin superglue.…<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2010435251?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2010435251?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a></p>
<p>A common wood screw is what I use, no need for a threaded insert. With the wood screw you don't have to remove as much wood in the neck heel. The hole should only be as wide as the center "stem" of the screw. The screw should have high and thin threads (see picture). The hole in the neck heel can be reinforced with thin superglue.<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2010435251?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2010435251?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p> Palle, thanks very much for y…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-04-15:2177249:Comment:1845462019-04-15T12:26:22.150ZDave Richardhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/DaveRichard983
<p>Palle, thanks very much for your replies.</p>
<p>Palle, thanks very much for your replies.</p> Exactly :-)
Can't remember wh…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-04-15:2177249:Comment:1843432019-04-15T12:24:59.729ZPalle Clausenhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/PalleClausen
<p>Exactly :-)</p>
<p>Can't remember what threaded insert I used, but probably fine thread. Don't think it is that important.</p>
<p>Exactly :-)</p>
<p>Can't remember what threaded insert I used, but probably fine thread. Don't think it is that important.</p> So, a thin bladed, no-set saw…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-04-15:2177249:Comment:1845452019-04-15T12:10:34.358ZDave Richardhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/DaveRichard983
<p>So, a thin bladed, no-set saw for the cut(I don't have Frank's nifty oscillating bone saw), and, what type of threaded insert: brass, fine thread? I tend to feel, if someone else has done it, then, durn it, I can do it too...</p>
<p>So, a thin bladed, no-set saw for the cut(I don't have Frank's nifty oscillating bone saw), and, what type of threaded insert: brass, fine thread? I tend to feel, if someone else has done it, then, durn it, I can do it too...</p> Yep, redrilled the dowel hole…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-04-15:2177249:Comment:1843422019-04-15T12:01:42.613ZPalle Clausenhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/PalleClausen
<p>Yep, redrilled the dowel holes once the neck angle was done. I also installed a threaded insert and a bolt through the neck block.</p>
<p>Yep, redrilled the dowel holes once the neck angle was done. I also installed a threaded insert and a bolt through the neck block.</p> And then, correct the angle,…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-04-15:2177249:Comment:1845442019-04-15T11:59:56.287ZDave Richardhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/DaveRichard983
<p>And then, correct the angle, and install new dowels?</p>
<p>And then, correct the angle, and install new dowels?</p>