Well some of you probably read the thread I started last week about speeding the drying time on KTM. Well that was really helpful, but I don’t have the space for a drying box of any kind right now. So I had to respray the face of a peghead a little while ago and thought I would try another sugestion that I have had from a few people (on and off this forum). That was to let the neck dry in the sun for a few hours. I figured that I would give it a try. It couldn’t hurt right (wrong!
). So I stuck it outside this morning and checked on it periodically. It appeared to be doing just fine.
Well I brought it back into the shop this afternoon and was going to test fit it to the body. I began to work with it and noticed something strange. I had a gap between the body and the tongue of the fretboard on either side. This was weird because I have never had this problem before. Well it turns out that my tongue of my fretboard has gone slightly concave.
And now I don’t know what to do. One thing I know is that I am never going to stick anything outside to dry again. At least not in the direct sunlight.
So now that I have made this stupid mistake does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix it??? I was hoping to have this guitar done in the next few day but that will depend on if this problem can be solved. Any help would be appreciated.
And I guess the moral of this sad tale is, Don’t leave your neck in the sun. Your fretboard could go concave. Or you may get a sunburn.
Josh
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