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Post subject: Re: Ever replaced the entire neck on an acoustic with a new

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2015 3:08 pm

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Irving wrote:

Chris Pile wrote:

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I imagine it takes a higher temperature to release epoxy than titebond, no?

All glues commonly used in luthiery begin loosening as you approach 200 degrees.

Interesting that Godin would choose to put epoxy in their neck joints. I wonder if their reasoning is a financial one or whether it's because they feel it's somehow stronger or better than traditional wood glues. I had always been under the impression that it was basically sacrilege to use such a glue on a guitar.

With a traditional dovetail neck joint glue strength doesn't really matter if the joints cut well. Elmer's white glue would be good enough. If these are mortise and tenon or even but joints epoxy would hold up a lot better.

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