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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: PRguitars on February 01, 2011, 07:06:12 PM

Title: guitar repairs
Post by: PRguitars on February 01, 2011, 07:06:12 PM: Just started a youtube channel to put some guitar repairs and guitars on there, two vids so far. Hope you enjoy :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIBPrqVVhsk
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Post by: Tellboy on February 02, 2011, 12:00:09 PM: Amazingly impressive neck repair on the Epiphone !! PDT_003
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Post by: JacksonRR on February 02, 2011, 02:41:45 PM: How do you like that fret press as opposed to hammering them in?
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Post by: Dr. Stein on February 02, 2011, 02:55:26 PM: I found the epi video quite uplifting actually. There's something so depressing about a broken seemingly-beyond-repair guitar that it's really nice to see it brought back to life like that.
Title: Re: guitar repairs
Post by: PRguitars on February 02, 2011, 05:38:58 PM: Quote from: JacksonRR on February 02, 2011, 02:41:45 PM
How do you like that fret press as opposed to hammering them in?

They don't spring back up with a fret press and there's no give in stainless steel frets, so you really need to use one lol :)
Title: Re: guitar repairs
Post by: PRguitars on February 02, 2011, 05:44:14 PM: Quote from: Dr. Stein on February 02, 2011, 02:55:26 PM
I found the epi video quite uplifting actually. There's something so depressing about a broken seemingly-beyond-repair guitar that it's really nice to see it brought back to life like that.

Just uploaded a few broken head repairs for you to look at :D

thanks for the comments :)

http://www.youtube.com/user/PRguitarsUK
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Post by: WezV on February 02, 2011, 06:01:11 PM: the double splice on the 12 string is particularly impressive
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Post by: jpfamps on February 02, 2011, 07:45:45 PM: Quote from: WezV on February 02, 2011, 06:01:11 PM
the double splice on the 12 string is particularly impressive

That sounds like an Olympic dive!
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Post by: Philly Q on February 02, 2011, 08:27:40 PM: Wow, great work! Those scarf joint (is that the right terminology?) headstock repairs are so neat.

It's quite cheering to see guitars rescued from the scr@pheap like that.
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Post by: JDC on February 03, 2011, 11:00:54 AM: I was very impressed with the headstock repair video too

Looking at this new one, since they are all the same style headstock, are these breaks a weakness in the design?
Title: Re: guitar repairs
Post by: Tellboy on February 03, 2011, 11:36:18 AM: Quote from: JDC on February 03, 2011, 11:00:54 AM
are these breaks a weakness in the design?

Necks have always seemed to be the weak point on some Gibsons (at body/joint end as well as headstock). Gibson have tried tweaking necks by adding volutes and altering joints but the thin angled headstock will always be a potential weak point.

Funny that was the only bit of my old 1963 SG that didn't get broken. :?
http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=22452.msg299107;topicseen#msg299107 (http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=22452.msg299107;topicseen#msg299107)
Title: Re: guitar repairs
Post by: PRguitars on February 03, 2011, 01:13:00 PM: That's just a few of the guitars I have done, I've lost count of all the broken head repairs lol :o
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Post by: MisterMuncher on February 03, 2011, 01:20:46 PM: It's something of a shame that the one sane change in the Norlin/Gibson days viz. the volute was abandoned, Chucking the baby out with the bathwater, a bit.
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Post by: FELINEGUITARS on February 03, 2011, 01:26:53 PM: Really nice work Paul!
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Post by: PRguitars on February 03, 2011, 01:28:58 PM: Quote from: FELINEGUITARS on February 03, 2011, 01:26:53 PM
Really nice work Paul!
Thank you :D nice to try and keep the old guitars alive :)
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Post by: ev1ltwin on February 03, 2011, 03:00:26 PM: really sweet work dude. that's impressive.

noob question: why do people complain about gibson headstocks breaking off all the time? they're not cheap guitars iirc.