Lifting Inlay on Gibson Les paul Standard! HELP! :-(

stenio83

So here's the thing, I re strung my Les Paul today, and i removed all strings to do my 6monthly lemon oil and fretboard treatment.

As i massaged the oil in i noticed that the 7th fret inlay was lifting and had some play when when touching. All other inlays are fine. Is this common? and easily fixed, Ive had the Guitar for 3 years and it was Purchased New from PMT Cambridge, im not sure if i still have my receipt but the guys there did take my details down on there computers. Is this something that can be fixed under warranty?

Its strange tho because i don't know how its happened to be honest i don't play her as much as she should my go to guitar is my strat but i love her all the same and she's in immaculate condition. 

All my guitars are in a room that is regulated with modern  aircon/heater unit, the temperature is always constant and humidity is as per the 40-60% healthy recommend humidity level. the the aircon switches between heat and cool as needed to keep the room the right temperature and humidity  I've always been quite ocd with the the room temp and humidity and i even got a  monitor to make sure even  the air purity is safe using some tech and a cloud based app.

Basically i know that environment is perfect! its not  damp, cold, dry or full of impurities so im not sure how it happened?

Any advice or if PMT are on here can they advise how i should proceed to get it sorted. is it common for this ti happen?

cheers everyone.

Bridgehouse

Has it come out completely (loose) or just sticking up a bit?

stenio83

Bridgehouse said:

Has it come out completely (loose) or just sticking up a bit?

Hey thanks for the reply. It's bassicall sticking up the centre seens to be still glued but the edges have come up about 2-3mm

Bridgehouse

stenio83 said:

Bridgehouse said:

Has it come out completely (loose) or just sticking up a bit?

Hey thanks for the reply. It's bassicall sticking up the centre seen still glued and the edges have come up about 2-3mm

So is it bent out of shape or still flat but sticking up at an angle?

You could find a friendly luthier to refit it - not an expensive job, or if you are handy I'd be tempted to get it out and reglue it.

sweepy

Superglue + Capo and a piece of greaseproof paper, sorted

stenio83

Bridgehouse said:

stenio83 said:

Bridgehouse said:

Has it come out completely (loose) or just sticking up a bit?

Hey thanks for the reply. It's bassicall sticking up the centre seen still glued and the edges have come up about 2-3mm

So is it bent out of shape or still flat but sticking up at an angle?

You could find a friendly luthier to refit it - not an expensive job, or if you are handy I'd be tempted to get it out and reglue it.

It's bassically still flat and straight but not to lifted like it's not going back to the curve in the fret board of that makes sense? 

Any idea why why its happened like I say I use a decent aircon unit to make sure my studio is at optimum air comfort and health. 

stenio83

sweepy said:

Superglue + Capo and a piece of greaseproof paper, sorted

I am so rubbish at anything involving glue lol but I guess I could have a go

stenio83

I was wondering if there was any one from pmt on here that could tell me if this is a free warranty fix?

Bridgehouse

stenio83 said:

Bridgehouse said:

stenio83 said:

Bridgehouse said:

Has it come out completely (loose) or just sticking up a bit?

Hey thanks for the reply. It's bassicall sticking up the centre seen still glued and the edges have come up about 2-3mm

So is it bent out of shape or still flat but sticking up at an angle?

You could find a friendly luthier to refit it - not an expensive job, or if you are handy I'd be tempted to get it out and reglue it.

It's bassically still flat and straight but not to lifted like it's not going back to the curve in the fret board of that makes sense? 

Any idea why why its happened like I say I use a decent aircon unit to make sure my studio is at optimum air comfort and health. 

Honestly? My guess is poor fit and finish from Gibson...

stenio83

Bridgehouse said:

stenio83 said:

Bridgehouse said:

stenio83 said:

Bridgehouse said:

Has it come out completely (loose) or just sticking up a bit?

Hey thanks for the reply. It's bassicall sticking up the centre seen still glued and the edges have come up about 2-3mm

So is it bent out of shape or still flat but sticking up at an angle?

You could find a friendly luthier to refit it - not an expensive job, or if you are handy I'd be tempted to get it out and reglue it.

It's bassically still flat and straight but not to lifted like it's not going back to the curve in the fret board of that makes sense? 

Any idea why why its happened like I say I use a decent aircon unit to make sure my studio is at optimum air comfort and health. 

Honestly? My guess is poor fit and finish from Gibson...

Yea I guess they are quite renowned for being a little sloppy every now and again 

Bridgehouse

stenio83 said:

Bridgehouse said:

stenio83 said:

Bridgehouse said:

stenio83 said:

Bridgehouse said:

Has it come out completely (loose) or just sticking up a bit?

Hey thanks for the reply. It's bassicall sticking up the centre seen still glued and the edges have come up about 2-3mm

So is it bent out of shape or still flat but sticking up at an angle?

You could find a friendly luthier to refit it - not an expensive job, or if you are handy I'd be tempted to get it out and reglue it.

It's bassically still flat and straight but not to lifted like it's not going back to the curve in the fret board of that makes sense? 

Any idea why why its happened like I say I use a decent aircon unit to make sure my studio is at optimum air comfort and health. 

Honestly? My guess is poor fit and finish from Gibson...

Yea I guess they are quite renowned for being a little sloppy every now and again 

It's an easy fix so don't sweat it - if you are worried about doing it find a local friendly repair guy. Where are you based?

stenio83

Bridgehouse said:

stenio83 said:

Bridgehouse said:

stenio83 said:

Bridgehouse said:

stenio83 said:

Bridgehouse said:

Has it come out completely (loose) or just sticking up a bit?

Hey thanks for the reply. It's bassicall sticking up the centre seen still glued and the edges have come up about 2-3mm

So is it bent out of shape or still flat but sticking up at an angle?

You could find a friendly luthier to refit it - not an expensive job, or if you are handy I'd be tempted to get it out and reglue it.

It's bassically still flat and straight but not to lifted like it's not going back to the curve in the fret board of that makes sense? 

Any idea why why its happened like I say I use a decent aircon unit to make sure my studio is at optimum air comfort and health. 

Honestly? My guess is poor fit and finish from Gibson...

Yea I guess they are quite renowned for being a little sloppy every now and again 

It's an easy fix so don't sweat it - if you are worried about doing it find a local friendly repair guy. Where are you based?

I'm based in Cambridgeshire near Peterbrough

Bridgehouse

stenio83 said:

Bridgehouse said:

stenio83 said:

Bridgehouse said:

stenio83 said:

Bridgehouse said:

stenio83 said:

Bridgehouse said:

Has it come out completely (loose) or just sticking up a bit?

Hey thanks for the reply. It's bassicall sticking up the centre seen still glued and the edges have come up about 2-3mm

So is it bent out of shape or still flat but sticking up at an angle?

You could find a friendly luthier to refit it - not an expensive job, or if you are handy I'd be tempted to get it out and reglue it.

It's bassically still flat and straight but not to lifted like it's not going back to the curve in the fret board of that makes sense? 

Any idea why why its happened like I say I use a decent aircon unit to make sure my studio is at optimum air comfort and health. 

Honestly? My guess is poor fit and finish from Gibson...

Yea I guess they are quite renowned for being a little sloppy every now and again 

It's an easy fix so don't sweat it - if you are worried about doing it find a local friendly repair guy. Where are you based?

I'm based in Cambridgeshire near Peterbrough

Not far from me!! John Haire could do that - he's a good guy

DaevidJ

When i lived near peterborough i used http://www.jonhaireguitar.co.uk/

rico

Stop with the multi quoting!

Bridgehouse

rico said:

Stop with the multi quoting!

Who, me?

Bridgehouse

I'll stop multiquoting when everyone else stops using photobucket.

I have now won 623 iPhone 7's and have enough viagra to keep an elephant going for 4 years.

stenio83

Bridgehouse said:

stenio83 said:

Bridgehouse said:

stenio83 said:

Bridgehouse said:

stenio83 said:

Bridgehouse said:

stenio83 said:

Bridgehouse said:

Has it come out completely (loose) or just sticking up a bit?

Hey thanks for the reply. It's bassicall sticking up the centre seen still glued and the edges have come up about 2-3mm

So is it bent out of shape or still flat but sticking up at an angle?

You could find a friendly luthier to refit it - not an expensive job, or if you are handy I'd be tempted to get it out and reglue it.

It's bassically still flat and straight but not to lifted like it's not going back to the curve in the fret board of that makes sense? 

Any idea why why its happened like I say I use a decent aircon unit to make sure my studio is at optimum air comfort and health. 

Honestly? My guess is poor fit and finish from Gibson...

Yea I guess they are quite renowned for being a little sloppy every now and again 

It's an easy fix so don't sweat it - if you are worried about doing it find a local friendly repair guy. Where are you based?

I'm based in Cambridgeshire near Peterbrough

Not far from me!! John Haire could do that - he's a good guy

Awesome! Yea I've used John before! He's a great guy he set up a strat for me absolutely spot on. I didn't now if it was to much of a inconvenience job for him tho I know he's very busy on set ups and pro musicians guitars. I guess I didn't want to inconvience him or wait a number of weeks to get it done. he's so popular and rightly so I will call him on Monday 

Bridgehouse

Worst he could say is no - and I find that unlikely.

You might have to wait, but in the meantime the worst that could happen is it falls out - which would save him some time anyway

stenio83

@Bridgehouse yea that's true cheers for your help man :-)

Bridgehouse

stenio83 said:

@Bridgehouse yea that's true cheers for your help man :-)

No worries mate. Hope you get it fixed soon.