daveq Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 I spent a couple of months working on a fretboard that I really liked. Glued it on tonight, and noticed a gap towards the nut on one side. I tried steaming it and clamping but it won't budge. I have to remove it and see what's causing the problem. Once I do this, are the neck and fretboard reusable? How about the fretboard at least? I'm fortunate that I don't own a gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 brian re attaches the fretboard in his tutorial does he not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryeisnotcool2 Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 as long as they come apart nice yeah sand them down and try again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 Yuppers, clean them and reuse them.......why waste good wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted December 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 brian re attaches the fretboard in his tutorial does he not? I'll keep looking but all I can find is the one by Kevin Geier and I don't think he re-used them. It looks like Brian has confirmed what you were saying though so I guess I will give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted December 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 I read that tutorial a little closer today and now I'm wondering if I should expect more disaster. I have MOP inlay in the neck (some of it is fairly small). If I place the iron directly on the fretboard (no frets yet), will that crack the inlay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 I just had this same problem. I lightly hammered in a fret every few slots so that I had something to sit the Iron on without damaging the inlay. It worked great and the frets come out pretty easily with a little more heat and some steam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrock Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 Would it be possible to run a hot knife down under the fingerboard? Don't actually try this before one of the men in the know comments, mainly because I haven't got a clue and I don't want to be held responsable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 woopse, i always think that's one of biran's tutorials sorry kevin whabt a bout putting a shirt on the fingerboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted December 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 Well, here's the deal: I got it off without destroying anything (I think). The reason it had the gap in the first place was due to the damn staple. I have known about the staple trick for quite a while but never used it before this. This time, I wanted everything to go right, so I thought I would be extra careful about having it stay put by putting in the staples (see the stewmac site for details on this). When I was positioning it, one of them must have popped out but remained between the fretboard and the neck. No matter how hard I clamped, the gap would not close. This was my fear, and once the board was off, my fears were confirmed. I won't be using the staples anymore - I'm sticking to my older ways (I use drill bits once lined up). As for the removal process, the tutorial by Kevin Geire on this site helped quite a bit. I wish he included more than just the start and end pictures but still, the description did help. By the way, you do not have to actually put the frets in to hold the iron off of the fretboard - I just placed a few on top of the fretboard and let the iron sit on them. Then move them down as you go. Wow, that really sucked. All because I wanted to be "extra careful" and use the god damned staples. F THE STAPLES!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 heh. well as long as it gets done right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 well i've never had any troubles with the staples trick.. guess you just have to make sure there' good and in there before you put on the glue and stuff, but what ever works for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renablistic Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 can someone please explain the staples trick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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