Ice Cream Cone heel neck reset - FRETS.NET2024-03-28T21:05:36Zhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/ice-cream-cone-heel-neck-reset?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A285089&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noCheeks? ;-)tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2022-08-11:2177249:Comment:2851982022-08-11T18:01:14.573Zonewenthttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/onewent
<p>Cheeks? ;-)</p>
<p>Cheeks? ;-)</p> Thanks. That makes sense.
tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2022-07-31:2177249:Comment:2850892022-07-31T19:15:20.021ZNathan Peirsonhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/NathanPeirson
<p>Thanks. That makes sense.</p>
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<p>Thanks. That makes sense.</p>
<p></p> The part on the neck heel tha…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2022-07-31:2177249:Comment:2849882022-07-31T19:00:19.287ZRoger Häggströmhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RogerHaeggstroem
<p>The part on the neck heel that you normally sand to reset the neck. The heel surface that contacts the body. Maybe it has a name...</p>
<p>The part on the neck heel that you normally sand to reset the neck. The heel surface that contacts the body. Maybe it has a name...</p> Thanks Roger. It is a true Ma…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2022-07-31:2177249:Comment:2849842022-07-31T17:51:58.580ZNathan Peirsonhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/NathanPeirson
<p>Thanks Roger. It is a true Martin...has the stamps in the appropriate places, upside down on the heel block (interior). I am sorry to say I am not understanding the term "wings" in your advice. Would you be able to instruct me on this one? Thanks.</p>
<p>Thanks Roger. It is a true Martin...has the stamps in the appropriate places, upside down on the heel block (interior). I am sorry to say I am not understanding the term "wings" in your advice. Would you be able to instruct me on this one? Thanks.</p> Since the top of the heel can…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2022-07-31:2177249:Comment:2852852022-07-31T06:47:18.132ZRoger Häggströmhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RogerHaeggstroem
<p>Since the top of the heel can be thin on an ice-cone heel, it may be a better option to glue triangular shims, thicker under the fretboard, to the wings instead of sanding down the top of the heel as usual.</p>
<p>I also drill a hole almost through the heel with the fretboard off and epoxy glue a hardwood (birch) dowel in the hole to make the heel stronger. If the Martin have a true ice-cone heel with the grain in the wood going along the heel, this is not needed. Cheap parlors have the neck…</p>
<p>Since the top of the heel can be thin on an ice-cone heel, it may be a better option to glue triangular shims, thicker under the fretboard, to the wings instead of sanding down the top of the heel as usual.</p>
<p>I also drill a hole almost through the heel with the fretboard off and epoxy glue a hardwood (birch) dowel in the hole to make the heel stronger. If the Martin have a true ice-cone heel with the grain in the wood going along the heel, this is not needed. Cheap parlors have the neck and heel made from one piece of wood, and the heel is often cracked and glued.</p>