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| Author: | dubell [ Sat Apr 22, 2006 9:29 am ] |
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I glued my soundboard to the headblock today. This was done by removing material from the top of the headblock equal to the thickness of the soundboard. I noticed several problems when I removed the clamps. The biggest issue is that the soundboard is not sitting level with the neck. It is level on the bass side and 1/32" below flush with the neck on the treble side. I am thinking of starting over by ungluing the joint and leveling off the shelf. What's the best way to unglue the joint? Thanks |
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| Author: | Bruce Dickey [ Sat Apr 22, 2006 10:44 am ] |
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Momma's iron and a palette knife. good luck. Heat will allow the glue to release. |
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| Author: | dubell [ Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:32 am ] |
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Hi Bruce. Hope your doing well. Worked like a charm! I have been bummed all day thinking how ugly shims on the soundboard will look (my original solution). I leveled off the shelf and glued a peice of 3/32" back on. Now I'm back to where I was before I screwed it up. I'll be much more careful this time!! Thanks a million. |
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| Author: | John Elshaw [ Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:53 am ] |
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Doug, I'm not exactly sure what your process is, but I know I learned the hard way that it is usually better to leave the soundboard just a hair proud as opposed to flush, or lower. You can always sand a little more when you add the fingerboard, but if you're not careful, you'll end up shimming the fingerboard later. I learned that mistake the hard way. Cheers! John |
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| Author: | dubell [ Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:10 pm ] |
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Ok.. Good idea John. I'll go proud.....Thanks |
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