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Post by pete1951 on Jun 16, 2023 13:17:11 GMT
You can get a cheap 3/4 classical guitar ( probably the most common starter instrument for many children) for £30-50., less second hand. They are made very badly. The one I want to repair has the neck held on by 2 dowels instead of a dovetail.  The super cheap method is to use a strap button with a large screw that goes through the heal and into the neck block This one is getting the deluxe treatment...... Pete |
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Jun 16, 2023 13:26:29 GMT
You're going to weld it, aren't you?
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Post by pete1951 on Jun 16, 2023 13:27:56 GMT
With a hole drilled the right size for an endpin I put a screw through the neck block and into the neck. I’m afraid there was little cleaning of the joint,so the Titebond stayed on the shelf and some epoxy was used.  You do need a very long screw driver and drill bit Pete |
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Post by bryanbradfield on Jun 19, 2023 23:51:59 GMT
Pete -
All I can say is wow. Your patience in drilling and then inserting the screw must have been incredible. After a bit of fumbling, did you leave the screw somewhat loosened, with the driver still in the screw head, as you applied the epoxy?
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Post by pete1951 on Jun 20, 2023 6:34:56 GMT
[quote author=" bryanbradfield" After a bit of fumbling, did you leave the screw somewhat loosened, with the driver still in the screw head, as you applied the epoxy?[/quote] Yes, after a dry run , I loosened the screw put in the epoxy and tightened it again, no need to clamp it. I could just see the screw head through the sound hole so not too hard to get the driver in place. Pete . |
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