Search Results - Micarta

Comment on: Topic 'Help for the future! 3M Ritelok-any sources for the 2 ounce bottle?': minum top guitars. If ever there was a case for bolting a bridge on, that combination is one. Martin won't let us bolt 'em under the warranty, but we always suggest it to nonwarranty customers. Bolting may be a good choice for the "high pressure laminate" tops as well. . .…; Added by Frank Ford at 7:54am on October 8, 2010

Comment on: Topic 'Refretting a Micarta Fingerboard': ke a wood fingerboard - sand it, heat frets with a soldering iron, etc. and there will be no surprises. I find it hard to believe that Micarta doesn't need any leveling. After 21+ years of refrets, I still haven't seen a factory guitar that didn't need its fingerboard leveled. I wouldn't expect this guitar to be any different just because the fingerboard is a different material. Regarding glue, I prefer CA for fretwork. Say what you will about it, but I've never had a fret come loose, ever, and I've installed thousands of them. Should work fine with Micarta. …; Added by Christopher Parker at 11:07pm on December 31, 2016

Comment on: Topic 'Original string nut on this old Martin?': Frank, What did Martin use before the Corian nut and Micarta saddle era? Was it indeed ivory?; Added by Mark A. Kane at 6:57pm on December 9, 2013

Topic: How to shim a saddle ( follow up to my previous): I have a Norman ST 40 with a Tusq or Micarta saddle that I need to shim. Any ideas about what type of material to use?; Added by Wayne Walker at 8:11am on February 17, 2009

Comment on: Topic 'How to shim a saddle ( follow up to my previous)': If you use Micarta, your local countertop joint throws away enough scrap to stock you for yrs , of course if you live out in the sticks like Jim it might be hard to find a countertop fabricater; Added by Mark Dobbins at 10:34am on March 2, 2009

Comment on: Topic 'MICARTA?': Ok. I'm completely confused. John, if your position is that anything that isn't wood or animal in nature should be replaced, why are you asking about refretting a micarta fretboard?; Added by Ned Knepp at 9:36pm on February 17, 2012

Comment on: Topic 'How to shim a saddle ( follow up to my previous)': I would do. Jim…; Added by Jim Bancroft at 5:08am on March 2, 2009

Comment on: Topic 'D16 RGT neck shape.': esin. When I sanded it, it turned fuzzy, and no fine grits of abrasive nor any sanding or smoothing technique my pea brain could conjure ever made it smooth again. It remained fuzzy. Others may know better; I'd not attempt it again without "local knowledge". It occurs to me that I might have been sanding Richlite, not Micarta. It seems the two terms are used interchangeably, but I suspect the two materials are likely somewhat different in composition. …; Added by Mark A. Kane at 3:37pm on December 2, 2013

Topic: Sanding a saddle with formaldehyde smell .: s Len…; Added by Len Biglin at 12:32am on July 30, 2020

Comment on: Topic 'glueing spruce to carbon fibre - which glue?': really trust it so much. I've had good luck with medium viscosity cyanoacrylate. Cheers, Frank…; Added by Frank Ford at 4:26pm on August 5, 2008

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