David Ivy Posted October 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Thank you ADFinlayson, I appreciate the advise. I am going to have to heat up the frets one by one and remove them. Then sand the fretboard down and take a little bit more off of the back of the neck to make it less thick. It feels like a baseball bat Lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 I concur with all above advice, glue the piece that broke out back in. And when taking the frets out I use two putty knives with sharpened edge, one left and one right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, David Ivy said: Thank you ADFinlayson, I appreciate the advise. I am going to have to heat up the frets one by one and remove them. Then sand the fretboard down and take a little bit more off of the back of the neck to make it less thick. It feels like a baseball bat Lol... Be cautious how you go about it. I did this a while ago and got impatient and caused myself a whole lot of work. My LPC3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted October 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Thank you Crusader, I don't know where the piece went. I didn't even notice it chipped off until I check the neck to make sure I got the wooden shims that I glued under the nut to raise it Then saw it was missing a piece. I think the fretboard was to thick to begin with because I didn't plan the neck blank when I got it. So it was too thick from the start. Another lesson learned the hard way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted October 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 I have order a pair of fretwire snipers some new fretwire. Someone suggested that I use the snipers to get under the edge of the fret heat it and slowly work the snipers under the fret a little at the time until it is raised out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 good news is - looks like your chip is only down to about where a normal fretboard would be. bad news is... that's a lot of wood to remove by hand. Personally, I'd try to mitigate some of that with a router and router sled first... but that's me (lazy). It's all just an opportunity to learn a few things. guitar is looking great tho so... you got this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted October 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Thanks MisterMikeV ! I'm going to take my time fixing this. But we got hit by a hurricane last night and we are without power. So no power tools for now. And as we all know you can't use a soldiering iron without electricity. Maybe a few days before I can do anything to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 1 hour ago, David Ivy said: Thanks MisterMikeV ! I'm going to take my time fixing this. But we got hit by a hurricane last night and we are without power. So no power tools for now. And as we all know you can't use a soldiering iron without electricity. Maybe a few days before I can do anything to it. sorry to hear that... keep safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 16 hours ago, David Ivy said: But we got hit by a hurricane last night and we are without power. You get much or any damage, or is the power thing it? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted October 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 Luckily no damage , a little water on the floor of my garage (workshop) Power outages through out Louisian. Might not have power back until sunday. Hopefully not longer than that but we'll see. Thanks for your concern. Much appreciated ScottR. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 Just now, David Ivy said: Power outages through out Louisian. That was mentioned even in our local county newspaper. Glad you're well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted October 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 Yes I am well, working. The company I work for was not affected by the storm. I have been charging my phone at work. I can't wait til they have the power back on. We take for granted all the comforts we have like hot showers after a long days work, or cooking food on an electric stove and so on. Thank you Bizman62 . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted October 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 Thank you @ScottR I can't wait to get power back so I can start repairing my guitar build and start a new one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 @David Ivy don't haste! One at a time should be enough... Or, you end up like myself thinking if I should redo the neck of my first build. If I managed to get it to the level of my current build, I'd then have to redo the neck of the second one as well. Oh, but I've already done that, a re-redo might not hurt, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted October 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) @bizman62 I am wanting to fix the neck of my SG first. Then I want to build a Stratocaster, which is a different neck style all together. I know everybody in the guitar building community knows this. I also have a Tele that I built the body out of pine and bought a replacement tele neck. But the pine was too soft and the string tention pulled the neck up. So I want to build a Tele body as well. Edited October 30, 2020 by David Ivy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 @David Ivy different style indeed. However, since you're building for yourself I suggest you to think if a certain neck profile makes you play differently which may open new fields of creativity, or would you rather play on a neck that just is you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted October 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) @Bizman62I play store bought gibson epiphones and fender teles and starts. I like playing both. When I build a Gibson style guitar I would like it to be as close to a Gibson as I can without copyright infringement. I eventually want to try my own body shapes and breadstick shapes. But there are so many out there that even originality is almost a copy of something that's already been done. Edited October 30, 2020 by David Ivy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 5 hours ago, David Ivy said: Yes I am well, working. The company I work for was not affected by the storm. I have been charging my phone at work. I can't wait til they have the power back on. We take for granted all the comforts we have like hot showers after a long days work, or cooking food on an electric stove and so on. Thank you Bizman62 . this is kind of a rolla coaster reply - at first I'm like "what? power out everywhere and you still have to work??!?" then I read the part about charging the cell and thought "well I spose that whole workin' thing is pretty fortunate!" hehe. I always keep some candles around for power outtages... but here in az if it happens in the summer - BRUTAL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 50 minutes ago, David Ivy said: @Bizman62I play store bought gibson epiphones and fender teles and starts. I like playing both. When I build a Gibson style guitar I would like it to be as close to a Gibson as I can without copyright infringement. I eventually want to try my own body shapes and breadstick shapes. But there are so many out there that even originality is almost a copy of something that's already been done. on that note... you are going to want to go over to mylespaul.com and do some searching on 'bartlet plans' and also '59 burst plans'. there are some guys there (a few visit here sometimes) that take 'as close to the original' to a whole nutha level. there are documents over there that were drawn from actual 59 bursts and such. they take it down to the exact placement of the control cavities and everything. It's really obsessive and I respect the hell out of it. Anywho, if you want to get close that's a great source for info - just thought you might appreciate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted October 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) @mistermikev I bet it is brutal. The hurricane brought a cold front with it so at least there is that. We are not burning up without Air conditioning, Lol... Edited October 30, 2020 by David Ivy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted October 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 @mistermikev Thank you for that suggestion. I do appreciate it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, David Ivy said: @mistermikev I bet it is brutal. The hurricane brought a cold front with it so at least there is that. We are not burning up without Air conditioning, Lol... I'm told it gets pretty brutal in Louisiana too... but I recon not this time of year anyway, right? Usually in AZ if the power is going out it's gonna happen during the monsoon which likely means it's not that hot (fortunately). Anywho, have to clean up the shop and organize the tools while you wait it out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 1 hour ago, David Ivy said: I play store bought gibson epiphones and fender teles and starts. I like playing both. When I build a Gibson style guitar I would like it to be as close to a Gibson as I can without copyright infringement. Fully understood. If a Gibby neck makes you play one way and a Fender neck another way, it's good for creativity. Also, copying is a good way to learn the basics, both in playing and building guitars as long as you understand why something is good practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted October 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 @Bizman62 yes sir,understanding the fundamentals helps you create something within the same guidelines. thank you sir. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted November 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 Well I got power back yesterday around 8:39 am. However I am waiting for a pair of nippers pliers to arrive in the mail to remove the frets on my SG build. I did start working on a telecaster body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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