Brewboy Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Held my breath watching this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 You got that right. Just waiting for that neck heel to snap. If anyone questions why a neck re-set costs what it does, this should help explain it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Dave Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 That was like watching one of those videos when you're expecting something to jump out of you - uncomfortable to say the least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvguit Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I'm not a luthier but I do this sort of thing when I feel like it and I've got a good candidate. On my first neck set I was really careful at that part. On the last one I just yanked that sucker back and forth until it popped off!! The dovetail joint really is an amazing feat of old school engineering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvguit Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 ****** I should add that I don't do neck sets on Gibsons, just old Harmonys and Kays. Sovereigns are my favorite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliasphobias Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 ****** I should add that I don't do neck sets on Gibsons, just old Harmonys and Kays. Sovereigns are my favorite! I have pulled the neck off of a few as well. I would not recommend a Guild for a first try. There is something about that wide, flat heel that is intimidating and rightly so. I must admit that when it does finally yield (without breaking) it is a little bit beyond satisfying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Medieval surgery. Painful to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Yikes!!!....Like doing major surgery.....I was in suspense..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchabalk Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 woah, i always thought that was a much more peaceful process than that. is that the normal way of doing that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 woah, i always thought that was a much more peaceful process than that. is that the normal way of doing that? seemed a bit impatient to me, but he got it off i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 seemed a bit impatient to me, but he got it off i guess Not sure, I've seen it stated before the process shouldn't be laboured over too much so that it's not overly steamed. Ye'd certainly want to be the handy type to be trying that at home though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Not sure, I've seen it stated before the process shouldn't be laboured over too much so that it's not overly steamed. Ye'd certainly want to be the handy type to be trying that at home though... i guess so , the quicker it comes off the quicker its away from the steam . its kinda like when you see surgery videos and they have band saws and vices like a car workshop . softly softly doesnt always catchy monkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 i guess so , the quicker it comes off the quicker its away from the steam . its kinda like when you see surgery videos and they have band saws and vices like a car workshop . softly softly doesnt always catchy monkey Yep, I recently saw the aftermath of a kidney & spleen being removed. Cut from the pubic bone area to the chest plate. Looked like they'd lost a fight with Jaws. I've got pics too, but a bit frightening looking and likely to draw responses of "jesus christ PM'. Back on guitars, I saw a luthier fix some work on an electric of mine once, like a hammer frenzy... a few f-words were running through my mind but 5 mins later I was playing it again and it was spot-on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Yikes, that's scary! I've seen this done calmly by Kim Walker, who once headed up Gruhn's repair shop. What really bothers me about this video is watching the luthier grind those strings (why are they still on this neck? To save $7 on a $400 job?) into what looks like the minty finish on the back of that 1930s neck. Stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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