Rockhorst Posted May 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 Well, since the RR4 is not exactly a collectable model you have the freedom to do as you please. You can either sand away a little from the straight sections of the wings and from the inside curve to remove enough material. Or you can cut a secondary angle on the tips. I don't really have any illustrations, but I personally I would go with the secondary angle. Any chances of a quick sketch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 Gotoh is a good trem...as long as it IS the hardened version...but make sure you use hardened pivot screws as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 The top is basically a standard wing tip, the lower is with a secondary angle. It allows you to remove the broken edge, keep the original angles and curves, but still fixes the break. Plus it gives it a little bit of a custom look. I would draw the cuts onto the body, maybe use some paper trimmed to the final shape to see how it will look and decide if that works for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae3 Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 I like the secondary angle, and it fixes your problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsnhavoc Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 I'm did a very smilar thing to ihocky's idea an RR body. The tip was chipped so I basically reflected the headstock point onto the end of the long horn. I just held a straightedge up to it, found the angle I liked, marked it, cut and sanded and then just re-bevel the top and back edge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockhorst Posted May 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 @ihocky2: thanks for the sketch. I've been looking at it some more and the front of the body still gives the illusion that the wing tip is pretty much intact, at least from a distance. So I think I'll be going with tidying up the area on the side and even it out, to keep that illusion going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakhahn Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 I like Ihocky2's idea. Gives it a little bit of a custom look. I never did understand the sharp edge on the RR or the King V's anyway, way to easy to damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 I have never chipped a guitar in almost 20 years of playing....and I have a king v,a kxk v,a home built beast,I had a mustaine king v,etc... Key word...straplocks...don't be so clutzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakhahn Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 I have never chipped a guitar in almost 20 years of playing....and I have a king v,a kxk v,a home built beast,I had a mustaine king v,etc... Key word...straplocks...don't be so clutzy Only damage I have ever done to a guitar is a stage light falling on one. It just seems that the used King V's and similar style instruments I see for sale have the same type of damage or wear to them. I suppose most of that can be attributed to the target market of that style of instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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