A little horror story.... - FRETS.NET2024-03-29T08:50:26Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/a-little-horror-story?feed=yes&xn_auth=noi always say i'd rather fix a…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-09-24:2177249:Comment:1880412019-09-24T04:43:37.781ZWalter W Wrighthttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/WalterWWright
<p>i always say i'd rather fix a guitar that had been dragged on a rope behind a truck than one that somebody tried to fix themselves</p>
<p>i always say i'd rather fix a guitar that had been dragged on a rope behind a truck than one that somebody tried to fix themselves</p> Don'tcha just love it when pe…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-09-23:2177249:Comment:1880382019-09-23T18:40:34.407ZScott Supakhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/ScottSupak
<p>Don'tcha just love it when people get all DIY with their instruments?</p>
<p>Don'tcha just love it when people get all DIY with their instruments?</p> Yep, and...as usual..."StewMa…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-09-23:2177249:Comment:1881432019-09-23T14:34:29.786ZMike Kolbhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MikeKolb
<p>Yep, and...as usual..."StewMac's got 'em". Handy little buggers for that last touch in getting a piezo element to lay dead-flat. </p>
<p><a href="https://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Types_of_Tools/Files/Saddle_Slot_Levelers.html" target="_blank">https://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Types_of_Tools/Files/Saddle_Slot_Levelers.html…</a></p>
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<p>Yep, and...as usual..."StewMac's got 'em". Handy little buggers for that last touch in getting a piezo element to lay dead-flat. </p>
<p><a href="https://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Types_of_Tools/Files/Saddle_Slot_Levelers.html" target="_blank">https://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Types_of_Tools/Files/Saddle_Slot_Levelers.html</a></p>
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<p></p> Saddle bottom file? I have n…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-09-23:2177249:Comment:1881392019-09-23T09:03:57.894ZMark McLeanhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MarkMcLean
<p>Saddle bottom file? I have never heard of such a thing - but as soon as you say it I feel like I need one........</p>
<p>Saddle bottom file? I have never heard of such a thing - but as soon as you say it I feel like I need one........</p> Yeah... that was the first me…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-09-23:2177249:Comment:1879642019-09-23T01:14:19.374ZMike Kolbhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MikeKolb
<p>Yeah... that was the first method of attack, but the "superglue remover" let me down! I soaked the saddle pretty good and let it set for about 10mins but it wouldn't budge. </p>
<p>The bottle of the stuff I have here must be at least 5yrs years old now... do you know if it has a shelf-life or not? Might give it another shot on a test piece to see if it's still viable or needs replacing.</p>
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<p>Yeah... that was the first method of attack, but the "superglue remover" let me down! I soaked the saddle pretty good and let it set for about 10mins but it wouldn't budge. </p>
<p>The bottle of the stuff I have here must be at least 5yrs years old now... do you know if it has a shelf-life or not? Might give it another shot on a test piece to see if it's still viable or needs replacing.</p>
<p></p> Oddly enough, after all was s…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-09-23:2177249:Comment:1880322019-09-23T01:10:08.734ZMike Kolbhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MikeKolb
<p>Oddly enough, after all was said and done "in there", the saddle slot was relatively clean, so just some scraping of the walls with a miniature chisel cleaned it up. Then few passes of a saddle-bottom file to clean the bottom and it was good to go.</p>
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<p>Oddly enough, after all was said and done "in there", the saddle slot was relatively clean, so just some scraping of the walls with a miniature chisel cleaned it up. Then few passes of a saddle-bottom file to clean the bottom and it was good to go.</p>
<p></p> yeesh!
i might have tried soa…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-09-22:2177249:Comment:1880292019-09-22T23:18:11.010ZWalter W Wrighthttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/WalterWWright
<p>yeesh!</p>
<p>i might have tried soaking the saddle in superglue remover in hopes that enough got down there to soften up the CA</p>
<p>yeesh!</p>
<p>i might have tried soaking the saddle in superglue remover in hopes that enough got down there to soften up the CA</p> Seems like you'll have to re-…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-09-22:2177249:Comment:1882112019-09-22T23:01:10.323ZGreg Mirkenhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/GregMirken
<p>Seems like you'll have to re-rout anyway to clean up that mess.</p>
<p>You should charge accordingly.</p>
<p>Seems like you'll have to re-rout anyway to clean up that mess.</p>
<p>You should charge accordingly.</p>