Rehorning a telecaster - FRETS.NET2024-03-29T15:47:33Zhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/rehorning-a-telecaster?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A146047&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI've used surgical tubing oft…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-05-01:2177249:Comment:1461202015-05-01T14:12:13.626ZJohnhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/John631
<p>I've used surgical tubing often for difficult clamping arrangements, its my preferred method for clamping fingerboards. In this case I felt I wouldn't be able to see the joint well enough to know it was aligned properly. </p>
<p>I've used surgical tubing often for difficult clamping arrangements, its my preferred method for clamping fingerboards. In this case I felt I wouldn't be able to see the joint well enough to know it was aligned properly. </p> I am sure the owner will trea…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-04-30:2177249:Comment:1457682015-04-30T04:26:54.093ZSteve Williamshttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/SteveWilliams53
<p>I am sure the owner will treasure this guitar. I almost want to get a tele and bust it up so you can fix it. So cool !</p>
<p>I am sure the owner will treasure this guitar. I almost want to get a tele and bust it up so you can fix it. So cool !</p> I came back to this repair to…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-04-30:2177249:Comment:1462082015-04-30T02:29:00.128ZJohnhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/John631
<p>I came back to this repair today and came up with this clamping arrangement. It needs a bit of fine tuning but it will do the job.…<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167750004?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167750004?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167750318?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167750318?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a></p>
<p>I came back to this repair today and came up with this clamping arrangement. It needs a bit of fine tuning but it will do the job.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167750004?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167750004?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167750318?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167750318?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p> Have you thought of using ela…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-04-26:2177249:Comment:1458772015-04-26T19:55:36.297ZKeith Somervillehttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/KeithRailton
<p>Have you thought of using elastic or bungee?</p>
<p>Have you thought of using elastic or bungee?</p> That's a great plug Mark and…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-04-26:2177249:Comment:1458752015-04-26T03:55:13.392ZJohnhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/John631
<p>That's a great plug Mark and I think pocket screws would work well, but, my father uses them for everything and is constantly trying to get me to use them for everything. If he found out I used pocket screw's in a repair I'd never hear the end of it. </p>
<p>That's a great plug Mark and I think pocket screws would work well, but, my father uses them for everything and is constantly trying to get me to use them for everything. If he found out I used pocket screw's in a repair I'd never hear the end of it. </p> I like to go to the mechanic…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-04-26:2177249:Comment:1460732015-04-26T03:31:53.560ZJohnhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/John631
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167750143?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167750143?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167750246?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167750246?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a> I like to go to the mechanic that actually fixes my car as opposed to the mechanic that replaces parts until it works. While there are parts that need to be replaced periodically, some are replaced because the person doesn't have the skills or imagination to…</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167750143?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167750143?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167750246?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167750246?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a>I like to go to the mechanic that actually fixes my car as opposed to the mechanic that replaces parts until it works. While there are parts that need to be replaced periodically, some are replaced because the person doesn't have the skills or imagination to repair them. Here's a Taylor machine head with a broken pin, in twenty minutes, I drilled a small hole where the pin used to be, inserted a slightly larger pin from an old Sperzel and sent the customer to his gig. </p>
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<p>We could have replaced the set or waited for a new one to come in from Taylor but those options wouldn't have had him playing his guitar that night. </p>
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<p>I agree that the 70s weren't banner years for Fender, but often people grow up and buy the guitar they always dreamed of. </p>
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<p>This is not an impossible repair, it will take me a half an hour set up and cut a loose tenon joint with a router. In the end I'll make money on the repair and the customer will have his mostly authentic 70s Tele for less than the cost of a good replacement/not authentic body. </p>
<p>I was looking for variations on clamping and strengthening the joint, thank you to those who offered those options. </p> I recommended Titebond in thi…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-04-26:2177249:Comment:1457442015-04-26T03:31:02.630ZMark Foglemanhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MarkFogleman
<p>I recommended Titebond in this situation as insurance to prevent flexing of the joint and fill any small voids near the surface, not for its adhesive qualities in endgrain to endgrain glue-ups. Epoxy would work fine too but is not something I like to use unless there is no other option because it is an irritant and I have to wear a vapor filter mask to prevent an asthmatic reaction. I would not expect it to be a reliable stand-alone adhesive in an endgrain to endgrain join…</p>
<p>I recommended Titebond in this situation as insurance to prevent flexing of the joint and fill any small voids near the surface, not for its adhesive qualities in endgrain to endgrain glue-ups. Epoxy would work fine too but is not something I like to use unless there is no other option because it is an irritant and I have to wear a vapor filter mask to prevent an asthmatic reaction. I would not expect it to be a reliable stand-alone adhesive in an endgrain to endgrain join either. </p>
<p>As far as the pockethole plugs showing...the front plugs will be covered by a pickguard. With the plug cutter I referenced, the plug isn't invisible but is hard to see if you pay close attention to matching and peening the plug as I suggested. Just use a sharp bit when you cut the pocket hole for clean edges. Here is a photo from the manufacturer that matches my results with the same cutter:</p>
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<p></p> I did some wood repair to a 7…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-04-26:2177249:Comment:1459462015-04-26T02:14:49.112ZJeff Highlandhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/JeffHighland
<p>I did some wood repair to a 70's Fender strat a few years ago.</p>
<p>It too had been dehorned but in this case it was the top horn which had been cut back to a stub by Kevin Borich (local Australian Guitar hero)</p>
<p>The repair was not to the horn, but filling in the body and neck wood to defloyd it,</p>
<p>The horn was left as a stub so that the finished product looked as it appeared on the album cover,</p>
<p>I did some wood repair to a 70's Fender strat a few years ago.</p>
<p>It too had been dehorned but in this case it was the top horn which had been cut back to a stub by Kevin Borich (local Australian Guitar hero)</p>
<p>The repair was not to the horn, but filling in the body and neck wood to defloyd it,</p>
<p>The horn was left as a stub so that the finished product looked as it appeared on the album cover,</p> Thanks for broaching another…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-04-26:2177249:Comment:1459442015-04-26T01:57:04.005ZPaul Verticchiohttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/PaulVerticchio
<p>Thanks for broaching another subject I didn't have the guts to address, Jeff. Many of the ultra desirable "vintage pieces", too, have their design flaws & warts.</p>
<p>70's era Fender guitars are essentially JUNK. They are not coveted by collectors "in the know" or by players. ESPECIALLY players. Except for one or two over the last 20+ years, their quality is substandard to even Fender's current Squire line. In the 70's and 80's, both Fender & Gibson seemingly courted MIJ imports to…</p>
<p>Thanks for broaching another subject I didn't have the guts to address, Jeff. Many of the ultra desirable "vintage pieces", too, have their design flaws & warts.</p>
<p>70's era Fender guitars are essentially JUNK. They are not coveted by collectors "in the know" or by players. ESPECIALLY players. Except for one or two over the last 20+ years, their quality is substandard to even Fender's current Squire line. In the 70's and 80's, both Fender & Gibson seemingly courted MIJ imports to supplant them as those companies abandoned quality for profit and "market over-saturation'. The latter, unfortunately continues.</p>
<p>It's your customer's guitar and you can invest as much time as he/she can afford. That's your call. I'm sure the end product will be to his/her spec's. NO ONE can argue that 'a customer's expectation' isn't a valid compass. :)</p>
<p>Along with Rusty, I too consider 'replacing a broken component' a REPAIR. If not, I've been overcharging customer for decades by replacing tuning machines, jacks, pots, switches, nuts, saddles, pickups, bodies... etc, [when it was appropriate and cost effective], for 'REPAIRS' that were 'never?' performed. </p>
<p>Given any conclusion, good luck & best regards.:)</p>
<p></p> I have long since ceased bein…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-04-26:2177249:Comment:1459422015-04-26T00:45:33.935ZJeff Highlandhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/JeffHighland
<p>I have long since ceased being overawed by "vintage" instruments.</p>
<p>This situation is not really about the practicalities of repair, but about the belief that old instruments have some magic or mojo due to the age of the wood or the skill of the workers in the factory etc or the past ownership of the instrument by a famous player.</p>
<p>So in this case you have to preserve that 70's wood and 70's polyurethane to keep the magic.</p>
<p>I have long since ceased being overawed by "vintage" instruments.</p>
<p>This situation is not really about the practicalities of repair, but about the belief that old instruments have some magic or mojo due to the age of the wood or the skill of the workers in the factory etc or the past ownership of the instrument by a famous player.</p>
<p>So in this case you have to preserve that 70's wood and 70's polyurethane to keep the magic.</p>