Fretboard help

Skylarkman · 10-27-2008, 09:20 PM

hey guys i need some advice form some more talented people than I, I have a Paul whos fretboard is starting to "come unglued" for lack of a better term where it meets the body to the end of the board is there a way i can get soem glue in there then Clamp the piss outta it? or am I going to have to remove the entire board and reglue it?

This is a New neck on this guitar the orginal had broken and when it was repaired a new showed up, then one after that, and another, and so on and so on by the time i was finished I swore i had more glue than headstock left so i had a new neck made.

Loserface300 · 10-27-2008, 09:30 PM

get superglue....

alexvdl · 10-28-2008, 05:49 PM

I wouldn't use superglue as it gets too brittle when dried up. Try to use some titebond mixed with a bit of water to make it more liquid and inject it with a seringe.

Skylarkman · 10-28-2008, 10:34 PM

thanks for the replys 1 last question before i do that should i take a knife or something and try and scrape out any of the old stuff (gaps big enough for me to fit one of my sharp putty knifes under it

alexvdl · 10-29-2008, 07:41 AM

Do you have a picture of the fretboard?

It sounds like you'd be better off removing the fretboard, cleaning it up and glueing it back.

jack briggs · 10-30-2008, 02:08 PM

CA being brittle would be a good thing for tone transfer, but it's hard to move quickly with clamps with the very short open time of CA glue. You also may run into problems with the old glue in the open joint, so a complete regluing may be best in the long run.

Cheers,

Skylarkman · 10-30-2008, 06:08 PM

kk thanks for the input guys
This project just got thrown on the back burner I just recived a old Ibanez RG 570 that needs a complete overhaul.. Were talking Mold on the FB and the cure for cancer growing in the lockers this poor things had a bad life but imma bring her back for the owner

10-27-2008, 09:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Skylarkman Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Fretboard help hey guys i need some advice form some more talented people than I, I have a Paul whos fretboard is starting to "come unglued" for lack of a better term where it meets the body to the end of the board is there a way i can get soem glue in there then Clamp the piss outta it? or am I going to have to remove the entire board and reglue it? This is a New neck on this guitar the orginal had broken and when it was repaired a new showed up, then one after that, and another, and so on and so on by the time i was finished I swore i had more glue than headstock left so i had a new neck made.

10-27-2008, 09:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
Loserface300 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Somewhere in the western area of FL Posts: 374 Thanks: 12 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Fretboard help get superglue.... __________________ Ive Got a jar of dirt, and guess whats inside it!! My Gear: Epiphone Les Paul Ebony Plain Top Standard Johnson Warrior Standard 15 amp Danelectro Black Liciorice Pedal Jackson MXPro Dinky

10-28-2008, 05:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
alexvdl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vlissingen, Netherlands Posts: 455 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Fretboard help I wouldn't use superglue as it gets too brittle when dried up. Try to use some titebond mixed with a bit of water to make it more liquid and inject it with a seringe.

10-28-2008, 10:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
Skylarkman Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Fretboard help thanks for the replys 1 last question before i do that should i take a knife or something and try and scrape out any of the old stuff (gaps big enough for me to fit one of my sharp putty knifes under it

10-29-2008, 07:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
alexvdl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vlissingen, Netherlands Posts: 455 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Fretboard help Do you have a picture of the fretboard? It sounds like you'd be better off removing the fretboard, cleaning it up and glueing it back.

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10-30-2008, 02:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
jack briggs Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Raleigh Posts: 127 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Fretboard help CA being brittle would be a good thing for tone transfer, but it's hard to move quickly with clamps with the very short open time of CA glue. You also may run into problems with the old glue in the open joint, so a complete regluing may be best in the long run. Cheers, __________________ Jack Briggs Briggs Guitars www.briggsguitars.com www.forum.briggsguitars.com

10-30-2008, 06:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
Skylarkman Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Fretboard help kk thanks for the input guys This project just got thrown on the back burner I just recived a old Ibanez RG 570 that needs a complete overhaul.. Were talking Mold on the FB and the cure for cancer growing in the lockers this poor things had a bad life but imma bring her back for the owner

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