Need help with 1970s Vega dread neck reset - FRETS.NET2024-03-29T10:17:05Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/need-help-with-1970s-vega-dread-neck-reset?x=1&id=2177249%3ATopic%3A112809&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI'm back to working on this g…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-01-18:2177249:Comment:1258922014-01-18T12:04:53.532ZTodd Rosehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/ToddRose
<p>I'm back to working on this guitar. With the neck off now, another step is to reglue the celluloid bindings, which have pulled away from the waist. I'm looking for advice now on what glue to use. Started another thread with that question here:…</p>
<p>I'm back to working on this guitar. With the neck off now, another step is to reglue the celluloid bindings, which have pulled away from the waist. I'm looking for advice now on what glue to use. Started another thread with that question here: <a href="http://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/glue-choice-for-regluing-celluloid-bindings-on-1970s-vega-dread" target="_blank">http://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/glue-choice-for-regluing-celluloid-bindings-on-1970s-vega-dread</a></p>
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<p>Would greatly appreciate your input, Frank. Thanks!</p> I did an Epi FT550 last year,…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-07-23:2177249:Comment:1132982013-07-23T14:57:08.889ZMark Pollockhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MarkPollock
<p>I did an Epi FT550 last year, and it was a bolt and four dowels. It didn't take a lot of heat to loosen up that mess, luckily.</p>
<p>I did an Epi FT550 last year, and it was a bolt and four dowels. It didn't take a lot of heat to loosen up that mess, luckily.</p> Mark - Sorry, going off-topic…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-07-23:2177249:Comment:1131202013-07-23T10:15:07.343ZIan Barkerhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/IanBarker
<p>Mark - Sorry, going off-topic here - which Epi was it? I have an FT-570 (Jumbo) which has a bolt, and I 'd like to know what joint is in there before I get into it.</p>
<p>Mark - Sorry, going off-topic here - which Epi was it? I have an FT-570 (Jumbo) which has a bolt, and I 'd like to know what joint is in there before I get into it.</p> Interesting. In this case, t…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-07-23:2177249:Comment:1131162013-07-23T01:28:57.210ZTodd Rosehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/ToddRose
<p>Interesting. In this case, that apparent bolt hole does not go all the way through the neck block, and there was no bolt. Odd.</p>
<p>Interesting. In this case, that apparent bolt hole does not go all the way through the neck block, and there was no bolt. Odd.</p> Huh - that looks exactly the…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-07-22:2177249:Comment:1132912013-07-22T22:00:51.719ZMark Pollockhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MarkPollock
<p>Huh - that looks exactly the same as a mid-70's Japanese made Epiphone I did last year. Three dowels, and one bolt. What I discovered when I put it back together was that the bolt was insufficient to hold the neck in place on its own, so I ended up putting a nice long screw in through the existing strap button, and that held it all together.</p>
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<p>Odd about the similarity, though. What a pain in the butt joint those are.</p>
<p>Huh - that looks exactly the same as a mid-70's Japanese made Epiphone I did last year. Three dowels, and one bolt. What I discovered when I put it back together was that the bolt was insufficient to hold the neck in place on its own, so I ended up putting a nice long screw in through the existing strap button, and that held it all together.</p>
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<p>Odd about the similarity, though. What a pain in the butt joint those are.</p> Got it apart, just heating th…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-07-22:2177249:Comment:1131092013-07-22T17:59:04.659ZTodd Rosehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/ToddRose
<p>Got it apart, just heating the heck out of the heel with my heat gun and racking/pulling the joint apart. No damage to the lacquer. I see now that the FB extension didn't separate as cleanly as I would have liked, but it will be all right.<br/><br/>Happy to have gotten this far with it. Now, I might be setting it aside for a while to work on other stuff, but I'll post more when I've made more progress.</p>
<p>Got it apart, just heating the heck out of the heel with my heat gun and racking/pulling the joint apart. No damage to the lacquer. I see now that the FB extension didn't separate as cleanly as I would have liked, but it will be all right.<br/><br/>Happy to have gotten this far with it. Now, I might be setting it aside for a while to work on other stuff, but I'll post more when I've made more progress.</p> Thanks, Thomas! I'm going to…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-07-20:2177249:Comment:1130022013-07-20T14:18:37.630ZTodd Rosehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/ToddRose
<p>Thanks, Thomas! I'm going to try using heat to get the joint apart. I started a thread on this on the OLF, too, where we've discussed a couple options for how to approach this --</p>
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<p>If it doesn't come apart, out comes the saw. In either case, once the neck…</p>
<p>Thanks, Thomas! I'm going to try using heat to get the joint apart. I started a thread on this on the OLF, too, where we've discussed a couple options for how to approach this --</p>
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<p>If it doesn't come apart, out comes the saw. In either case, once the neck is off, I'll convert it to a bolt-on.</p>
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<p>I'll keep you all posted.</p> Will do, Mike!tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-07-20:2177249:Comment:1129692013-07-20T14:13:51.398ZTodd Rosehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/ToddRose
<p>Will do, Mike!</p>
<p>Will do, Mike!</p> Thanks, Frank!tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-07-20:2177249:Comment:1130002013-07-20T14:13:31.744ZTodd Rosehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/ToddRose
<p>Thanks, Frank!</p>
<p>Thanks, Frank!</p> I was just thumbing through T…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-07-19:2177249:Comment:1127502013-07-19T20:58:13.984ZThomas Jameshttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/ThomasJames
<p>I was just thumbing through Teeter's Volume 2. Page 83. He shows a "Netherlands Built Vega" with a loose neck joint. It has three wooden dowels. His solution is to replace the bottom dowel with threaded rod that matches the old dowel in size. Then taps the neck heel to receive the new metal rod. Finishes with an epoxy glue joint.</p>
<p>I was just thumbing through Teeter's Volume 2. Page 83. He shows a "Netherlands Built Vega" with a loose neck joint. It has three wooden dowels. His solution is to replace the bottom dowel with threaded rod that matches the old dowel in size. Then taps the neck heel to receive the new metal rod. Finishes with an epoxy glue joint.</p>