How long do you spend on a neck reset? - FRETS.NET2024-03-29T07:32:06Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/how-long-do-you-spend-on-a-neck-reset?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A287272&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi, as all reset jobs are dif…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2022-12-23:2177249:Comment:2872722022-12-23T20:39:22.339ZTaffy Evanshttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/TaffyEvans
<p>Hi, as all reset jobs are different I give a customer a couple of estimates between my quickest and the painful longest. My longest involved a lot of structural work on the neck and upper bout. The easiest is normally due to bad manufacturer fitting of the neck in the first place.<br/> Merry Christmas Taff.</p>
<p>Hi, as all reset jobs are different I give a customer a couple of estimates between my quickest and the painful longest. My longest involved a lot of structural work on the neck and upper bout. The easiest is normally due to bad manufacturer fitting of the neck in the first place.<br/> Merry Christmas Taff.</p> Most of the time not long eno…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2022-12-23:2177249:Comment:2874882022-12-23T11:56:51.363ZRoger Häggströmhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RogerHaeggstroem
<p>Most of the time not long enough... It's a roll of the dice in any restoration or repair, you will need some luck even with the best of plans.</p>
<p>Most of the time not long enough... It's a roll of the dice in any restoration or repair, you will need some luck even with the best of plans.</p> I invariably wind up spending…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2022-12-21:2177249:Comment:2874822022-12-21T22:52:42.876ZEric Gleasonhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/EricGleason
<p>I invariably wind up spending at least two full days of shop time, and more if there are finish touch ups to do. When I first started doing resets, I figured it was no big deal and that I'd get faster. I am not getting faster.</p>
<p>I invariably wind up spending at least two full days of shop time, and more if there are finish touch ups to do. When I first started doing resets, I figured it was no big deal and that I'd get faster. I am not getting faster.</p> Guilty. I spend a long time,…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2022-12-21:2177249:Comment:2872682022-12-21T15:50:37.442ZMike Kolbhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MikeKolb
<p>Guilty. I spend a long time, too ...mostly because I really don't want to screw it up! Sure, there's the "built-in" waiting of letting the dovetail areas thoroughly dry after steaming, but I'll also take forever to measure and line-up the neck angle a hundred times before committing! </p>
<p>Another time-consumer for me is consciously deciding to limit the use of chisels and "sneaking up" on the targeted amount of neck-material to be removed with sandpaper "pulls" and files for the whole…</p>
<p>Guilty. I spend a long time, too ...mostly because I really don't want to screw it up! Sure, there's the "built-in" waiting of letting the dovetail areas thoroughly dry after steaming, but I'll also take forever to measure and line-up the neck angle a hundred times before committing! </p>
<p>Another time-consumer for me is consciously deciding to limit the use of chisels and "sneaking up" on the targeted amount of neck-material to be removed with sandpaper "pulls" and files for the whole process. Definitely slower but it seems to give more control and be less prone to overshooting.</p>
<p>Hard to say how much actual clock-time I put in, but will usually tell a customer "two weeks" to give the job a wide cushion.</p>