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| Author: | SJBikesaws [ Wed Feb 19, 2014 3:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Steam off a solid neck joint? |
I have repaired and glued up a few neck joints that were broke loose. Right now I find myself needing to pull a neck off an archtop silvertone from the late 50's that is still solid at the joint. I have heard of pulling a fret, drilling a small hole, and steaming. Unfortunately, I have never seen it and I am not even sure where to start. |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Wed Feb 19, 2014 5:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steam off a solid neck joint? |
Works great if you can cobble up some gear. I used to have the needle to air up a basketball, some rubber tubing, and a tea pot. I would think these days you could use one of those little hand-held Shark steam cleaners. Just modify it a bit, and you're in business! I also used a large hypodermic needle (veterinarian supply) full of boiling water and a drop of liquid soap. You'll have to be careful, and clean up the mess as you go. Be prepared to touch up the finish afterwards, either way you choose to go. |
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| Author: | B. Howard [ Thu Feb 20, 2014 8:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steam off a solid neck joint? |
If the archtop has a floating fret board you need to pull the heel cap and drill into the joint from there. |
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| Author: | SJBikesaws [ Thu Feb 20, 2014 9:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steam off a solid neck joint? |
Thanks for the replys, I will give it a shot, and if I run into problems I will be back here begging for help. |
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| Author: | Set-Neck [ Fri Mar 28, 2014 12:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steam off a solid neck joint? |
Chris Pile wrote: Works great if you can cobble up some gear. I used to have the needle to air up a basketball, some rubber tubing, and a tea pot. I would think these days you could use one of those little hand-held Shark steam cleaners. Just modify it a bit, and you're in business! I also used a large hypodermic needle (veterinarian supply) full of boiling water and a drop of liquid soap. You'll have to be careful, and clean up the mess as you go. Be prepared to touch up the finish afterwards, either way you choose to go. I use a very similar setup. This is the best way to do it. Just keep in mind, the more steam exposure to the glue the better its going to come apart. |
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| Author: | Michiyuki Kubo [ Sun Mar 30, 2014 5:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steam off a solid neck joint? |
To add in, I saw a small device specifically designed to steam hats and coats. It was about 30-40€ and may be worth looking into if you do not have a steam producer already. |
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