Patching a side - FRETS.NET2024-03-28T18:18:21Zhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/patching-a-side?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A98863&feed=yes&xn_auth=noNice job John!
I had a Marti…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-12-22:2177249:Comment:988672012-12-22T13:20:09.979ZHesh Breakstonehttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/HeshBreakstone
<p>Nice job John!</p>
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<p>I had a Martin 16 series that was a family heirloom too so replacing the side was not what the client really wanted. As others have said here I started with repairing and reinforcing the cracks and then went to patching.</p>
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<p>What really helped me with the process and made it pretty easy too, just time consuming..., was using rare earth magnets for clamping cracks closed AND level and other reinforcements as well. Once you learn how to use these…</p>
<p>Nice job John!</p>
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<p>I had a Martin 16 series that was a family heirloom too so replacing the side was not what the client really wanted. As others have said here I started with repairing and reinforcing the cracks and then went to patching.</p>
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<p>What really helped me with the process and made it pretty easy too, just time consuming..., was using rare earth magnets for clamping cracks closed AND level and other reinforcements as well. Once you learn how to use these high-powered magnets safely avoiding how they can jump and even hurt you.... and once you understand that they will kill your I-Phone speaker too.... it was a positive experience.</p>
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<p>Well done, that one was not easy by any measure, and she looks great today - good on you John!</p> I had to go back and look at…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-12-22:2177249:Comment:988632012-12-22T04:39:18.258ZNed Knepphttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/NedKnepp
<p>I had to go back and look at the thread where we talked about this last spring, John. That looks like an interesting acoustic to me. I like this sort of thing. I'm interested in how it turns out.</p>
<p>I had to go back and look at the thread where we talked about this last spring, John. That looks like an interesting acoustic to me. I like this sort of thing. I'm interested in how it turns out.</p> Since I closed my store last…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-12-22:2177249:Comment:990512012-12-22T04:20:37.954ZJohnhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/John631
<p>Since I closed my store last June, the day to day stuff has slowed down. I'm starting to get through some of these bigger, time consuming, interesting but not so lucrative jobs. I'm thinking that Hensel Minerva is next Ned. I don't own an interesting acoustic right now. </p>
<p>Since I closed my store last June, the day to day stuff has slowed down. I'm starting to get through some of these bigger, time consuming, interesting but not so lucrative jobs. I'm thinking that Hensel Minerva is next Ned. I don't own an interesting acoustic right now. </p> It looks really good, John. W…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-12-22:2177249:Comment:988622012-12-22T03:46:46.889ZNed Knepphttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/NedKnepp
<p>It looks really good, John. What's next?</p>
<p>It looks really good, John. What's next?</p> The arched top Gibson was a y…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-12-22:2177249:Comment:990502012-12-22T00:02:20.929ZRon Frazierhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RonFrazier
<p>The arched top Gibson was a year ago & I now am Working on a 1929 Gibson arch top round hole.This is the worst job I have seen . IT looks like about 20 years ago it was under water and came apart and they used it for a club and the sides and top were cracked and splintered awt warped beond repairable.But now it is about redy for finish. Any thing is fixable. The imposable takes a little longer. You did a good job & should be proud if it.. </p>
<p>The arched top Gibson was a year ago & I now am Working on a 1929 Gibson arch top round hole.This is the worst job I have seen . IT looks like about 20 years ago it was under water and came apart and they used it for a club and the sides and top were cracked and splintered awt warped beond repairable.But now it is about redy for finish. Any thing is fixable. The imposable takes a little longer. You did a good job & should be proud if it.. </p> I'm with Pierre, really nice…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-12-21:2177249:Comment:988522012-12-21T17:47:13.143ZEric Steven Johansenhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/EricStevenJohansen
<p>I'm with Pierre, really nice job.</p>
<p>I'm with Pierre, really nice job.</p> Kudos for finishing a hard wo…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-12-21:2177249:Comment:990422012-12-21T17:40:13.325ZPierre-Antoine Roironhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/PierreAntoineRoiron
<p>Kudos for finishing a hard work !</p>
<p>Kudos for finishing a hard work !</p> I finally got around to finis…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-12-21:2177249:Comment:990302012-12-21T04:55:28.084ZJohnhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/John631
<p>I finally got around to finishing this guitar.…<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167741876?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167741876?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167742654?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167742654?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a></p>
<p>I finally got around to finishing this guitar.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167741876?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167741876?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167742654?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167742654?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p> I have a gibson arch top it i…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2011-11-24:2177249:Comment:788312011-11-24T10:03:56.459ZRon Frazierhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RonFrazier
<p>I have a gibson arch top it it is a 51 that I used the top and back and neck. It is time to put the finish on .</p>
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<p>I have a gibson arch top it it is a 51 that I used the top and back and neck. It is time to put the finish on .</p>
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<p>Ron</p> I've had no trouble using ven…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2011-11-04:2177249:Comment:761762011-11-04T19:47:03.969ZJohnhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/John631
I've had no trouble using veneers to support side cracks before, I'm not sure how this would be different.
I've had no trouble using veneers to support side cracks before, I'm not sure how this would be different.