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« 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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Re: guitar repairs
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2011, 12:00:09 PM »
Amazingly impressive neck repair on the Epiphone !!   PDT_003
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Re: guitar repairs
« Reply #2 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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« Reply #3 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.
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Re: guitar repairs
« Reply #4 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 :)
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Re: guitar repairs
« Reply #5 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  :)

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Re: guitar repairs
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2011, 06:01:11 PM »
the double splice on the 12 string is particularly impressive
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Re: guitar repairs
« Reply #7 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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« Reply #8 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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Re: guitar repairs
« Reply #9 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?
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« Reply #10 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.  :?
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Re: guitar repairs
« Reply #11 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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« Reply #12 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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Re: guitar repairs
« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2011, 01:26:53 PM »
Really nice work Paul!
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Re: guitar repairs
« Reply #14 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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