loose binding on a regal? parlor guitar - FRETS.NET2024-03-28T08:43:05Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/loose-binding-on-a-regal-parlor-guitar?feed=yes&xn_auth=noOh, it's pretty obvious it wa…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2017-12-07:2177249:Comment:1759822017-12-07T17:00:14.914Zonewenthttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/onewent
<p>Oh, it's pretty obvious it was back binding from the photo .. I was in a daze I guess..Tom</p>
<p>Oh, it's pretty obvious it was back binding from the photo .. I was in a daze I guess..Tom</p> Hello again! Roger and Tom th…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2017-12-07:2177249:Comment:1758822017-12-07T05:16:09.021ZLee Gendvilashttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/leegendvilas
<p>Hello again! Roger and Tom thanks so very much for the quick replies. I quickly made a caul like Roger suggested but I think the binding has shrunk enough that I won't be able to force it back down. So I am going to loosen the binding to where the two ends join, glue it and try to fill the gap. I am sorry I wasn't specific about which binding I was having issues with - it is the binding for the back, not the top. Thank-you both for the great suggestions and insight. This guitar has been real…</p>
<p>Hello again! Roger and Tom thanks so very much for the quick replies. I quickly made a caul like Roger suggested but I think the binding has shrunk enough that I won't be able to force it back down. So I am going to loosen the binding to where the two ends join, glue it and try to fill the gap. I am sorry I wasn't specific about which binding I was having issues with - it is the binding for the back, not the top. Thank-you both for the great suggestions and insight. This guitar has been real fun to work on, a great learning experience and you have been most helpful.</p> Very common on these old guit…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2017-12-06:2177249:Comment:1756822017-12-06T21:51:54.961Zonewenthttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/onewent
<p>Very common on these old guitars, due to the celluloid shrinkage, as Roger said. If you're going to reset the neck, while the neck is off, loosen the binding and reglue and the gap will hopefully fall under the finger board. Other option is to loosen the binding, and have the gap at either end, and either fill or let it be. I've not had much luck with the glue/caul/clamp method.</p>
<p>Down and dirty would be to cut at the gap, fill and glue, or just leave it be.</p>
<p>Tom</p>
<p>Very common on these old guitars, due to the celluloid shrinkage, as Roger said. If you're going to reset the neck, while the neck is off, loosen the binding and reglue and the gap will hopefully fall under the finger board. Other option is to loosen the binding, and have the gap at either end, and either fill or let it be. I've not had much luck with the glue/caul/clamp method.</p>
<p>Down and dirty would be to cut at the gap, fill and glue, or just leave it be.</p>
<p>Tom</p> Probably made of celluloid. T…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2017-12-06:2177249:Comment:1756212017-12-06T06:33:52.950ZRoger Häggströmhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RogerHaeggstroem
<p>Probably made of celluloid. The material is self destructing and shrinks with time. You may loosen the whole binding and reglue it, but you will get a void at the end of about 3 mm to fill. Or make a caul shaped like the side and use a clamp to force the loose binding in place and let the glue hold it. CA glue or some acetone based glue will work.</p>
<p>Probably made of celluloid. The material is self destructing and shrinks with time. You may loosen the whole binding and reglue it, but you will get a void at the end of about 3 mm to fill. Or make a caul shaped like the side and use a clamp to force the loose binding in place and let the glue hold it. CA glue or some acetone based glue will work.</p>