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Post by pete1951 on Nov 27, 2017 13:33:22 GMT
 Just got this small Taylor cheap as the top is split and the bridge has come off. What's the best way forward?  ? PT |
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Post by maui_chimes on Nov 27, 2017 14:32:30 GMT
Can't see the top split but the bridge is easy. Make certain both surfaces are free of glue and debris, then glue it up and clamp it. You are probably fine with some titebond wood glue and a few spool camps threaded through the pin holes if you don't have the big soundhole C clamps.
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Post by pete1951 on Nov 27, 2017 14:57:37 GMT
That's sounds good advice, but I have other plans! ![]() |
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Post by bonzo on Nov 27, 2017 15:00:20 GMT
Hi Pete, involving at least one resonator cone I dare say!
Best wishes to you all, John
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Post by pete1951 on Nov 27, 2017 15:05:48 GMT
 How did you guess. PT |
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Post by bonzo on Nov 27, 2017 15:46:25 GMT
First refusal if you move it on please!
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Post by Misterkevster on Nov 27, 2017 16:45:00 GMT
....seems a pity to wreck the Taylor as an experiment!!
But....Hey-Ho....!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 16:52:33 GMT
I have a Republic Hwy 61 resonator that I stuck on a Taylor neck with Taylor logo on headstock...called it “Bob Taylors Nightmare”....since put on a correct republic neck...
Dont do it...
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Post by bonzo on Nov 27, 2017 16:52:41 GMT
I think Pete has already done his experimenting, this will be a work of genius!
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Post by maui_chimes on Nov 27, 2017 18:26:30 GMT
Even better!
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Post by pete1951 on Nov 30, 2017 11:25:06 GMT
....seems a pity to wreck the Taylor as an experiment!! But....Hey-Ho....! I have had second thoughts and I think I will do the repair rather than a conversation. It's a simple repair and the body will look odd with a full sized cover plate. I was tempted to do a 'full metal jacket' but the Taylor is so lightly built it would need lots of reinforcing. The guitar has cost me £40, if anyone has a similar instrument with a badly damaged top I would love to buy it for that sort of money. PT. |
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Post by pete1951 on Mar 18, 2018 11:22:05 GMT
Second thoughts!
After starting what was going to be a simple bridge re-glue, I found the top had a small split, again not a hard repair. Then I found one X brace loose near the sound hole and also at the other end near the end block. I think it maybe back to plan A. Now where is my jig saw?
PT
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