HI,
I'm new to this board. My name is Vincent, I'm 29 and living in France. Already build a solidbody of my own design, and I have some questions to ask to more experimented woodworkers than me.
A friend of mine gave me an old Les Paul copy from Aria (bolt-on neck, made in Japan). From some research I did, this guitar was made in the late 70's. The neck is made of three mahogany pieces covered with a maple fretboard, and this very fretboard was somehow "repaired" by a non-qualified person. The damages are not fixable so I am going to replace the whole board and I need advice to achieve that correctly :
Does anyone know what kind of glue was used back then and if steam can soften or alter it ?
If the glue joint can be undone with steam, is there a risk to delaminate the three neck pieces ?
Does anyone know what kind of finish was used on these guitars ?
Would you recommend me to remove the board "mechanically" with a router, a plane and a sanding stick ?
Thank you all in advance for your help, I will try to find a way to take some acceptable pics of it.
