Hunter Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Hey, I was thinking about buying a StewMac neck for my project. I was wondering if it is possible to take the black inlays out, and change them to Abalone dots (Which I prefer, of course). Can anyone tell me if this is possible, and if so, give me some tips on doing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batfink Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Of course you can change them but on a finished neck it's a bit tricky. Try the search facility as i'm sure there's a tutorial somewhere but basically; drill with a brad point bit the old one's out...superglue the new one's in. The problem you'll find is (sorry, i can't get on SMc's site for some reason at the moment) if it's a maple board it'll be laquered over so drilling out the old dots will make a mess and you'd really have to re clear the neck. Also, the fact that's a complete neck you'll have to make sure that all the dots are in at the same angle or else it'll look weird ! I'm sure i saw, within the last few days, that SMc's necks are made by Carvin (may be totally wrong) so why not give SMc's a call and see if they can offer the neck with different dot material as a special order....and no doubt for some SMALL upcharge, but it's better than making a mess of a new neck. Jem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted June 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Yeah, maybe they could. Abalone with Birdseye is the Shiznat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batfink Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Definately sounds like a plan to me Jem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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