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Wozzlepop
PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:34 am 
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Hi. I picked this old Czech guitar up recently on ebay but the neck has a 'wobble'. It appears loose:

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I can only see one obvious way the neck is secured to the body:

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Is that just a nut in to a threaded insert in the body? It looks like an old clock winder! Odd shape of nut?!

I have read that it is some kind of adjustment, but I'm thinking its literally that simple. eek

Thought I'd ask as I want to re-fret this instrument and removing the neck would make that a LOT easier.


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Chris Pile
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Chris Pile wrote:
Your pictures do not show up.


Hopefully fixed! oops_sign
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Wozzlepop
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Well I ordered a brass clock winding tool ..

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Which did the trick. I was brave and unscrewed the thing.

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It was indeed just a single threaded insert and a bolt holding the neck on. I really appreciate the utility of that - it has lasted over half a century and still works fine. [:Y:]

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It sounds like a good story - but I am afraid that I still can't see the pictures.
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