It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
Subscribe to our Patreon, and get image uploads with no ads on the site!
Base theme by DesignModo & ported to Powered by Vanilla by Chris Ireland, modified by the "theFB" team.
Comments
I'm aiming for between 16/17mm in total which will give me about 2.5mm extra 'meat' on the back of the headstock and still allow enough clearance for the tuners to get through.
Bibbity Bobbity Boo...
Time to work on the transition:
I didn't get any pics at this point as I was keen to get on....and forgot basically.
Anyway, I carved the transition, tidied up the edges with the router and we're currently here:
An afternoon of hand sanding and grain filling awaits....
(formerly miserneil)
After some more shaping and sanding, it's time for grain filler, that is until I noticed that i'd need those all important tuner holes!
So I drill those out and, as expected, I bugger it up, push the drill too hard and get some tear out on the G tuner hole...
Now, what I should have done....and what I was actually going to do when thinking about it when I woke up this morning....but didn't cause I was too busy thinking about the next stage....was drill the holes before I thicknessed the headstock which would have given me perfectly clean holes. But, to be honest, it's no biggy given the extent of the main repair and a small dab of wood filler tomorrow will sort it out and, to be fair, the tuner body covers it pretty much fully anyway. But, just another one of those things which makes me shout "Neil, You Tit!!"
Here's a quick back and side shot of the headstock smeared with grain filler. I think I have another 2mm behind the truss rod cover than before so i'm happy.
(formerly miserneil)
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
agree with icbm but how do tuners work so ones nearer top stick through more or do you get sets for taper headstock?
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Totally appreciate the vintage aspect of it, you certainly have my ‘vintage cork sniffer’ side all of a dither but, as it’s no longer ‘Gibson’ thickness now anyway and, ultimately, i’m very happy with it, That’s what it’s going to be
(formerly miserneil)
The greater thickness at the nut end does add strength though. I have no idea whether that's why they were like that originally - I'd probably guess it was some sort of quirk of the manufacturing process.
Looking at the pics, I think it would be pretty close to the '48 at both ends if you thicknessed the new piece down to nothing at the far end, which would definitely lose the tear-out.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Happy now?!!
What with your pedantry getting my vintage cork sniffing in a tizzy....I couldn't not do it...got nowt else to do on a Sunday night have i....
(formerly miserneil)
Look on the tear-out as a hidden intention .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Now the wait before I can polish it out and age it to match the rest of the guitar. I've also just ordered some yellow ink so I can re-stamp the serial number in original 50's font.
(formerly miserneil)
https://i.imgur.com/tYRq9G8.jpg
Instagram
(formerly miserneil)
(formerly miserneil)
@WezV - is that a 50s one, or a '72?
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein