This is a Martin. The fingerboard fell off by itself...
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Is that a typical glue application technique for a fingerboard? I don't build, but I would have expected something less random.I miss the 80's (girls) !!!
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Was the instrument heated in a car or something? That glue comes loose if exposed to high temperatures.Join me in the fight against muscular atrophy!
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Just a couple of VERY thin squiggles of glue?! Really?!!
That's Martin quality?
(No wonder it came off.)
That's not how I glue my fretboards on. I cover the entire surface with enough glue to squish out all over when clamped. I've NEVER had a fretboard come off...EVER. And it's next to impossible to purposely take it off if you wanted to.
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Here's a clue.... the label inside says "Made in USA" but the plywood neck is made in Mexico. Also, a closer look reveals that the adhesive used to glue in the dots wasn't scaped clean and flat before gluing the fingerboard to the neck. This is a failure of inspection standards in mass production.aka Chris Pile, formerly of Six String Fever
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That guitar has been played out and left out, LOL! I know because I own 2 just like it.
Definitely a poor glue job either way. Looks like they didn't get enough clamping pressure on the board to squeeze the glue out, so it was basically 30% attached.
What's funny is that it wouldn't have cost them any more money or time to do it well!
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Originally posted by JamesPaul View PostIs that a typical glue application technique for a fingerboard? I don't build, but I would have expected something less random.
If Im glueing it's getting both sides and squeegied evenly
Im forwarding this to my Martin Factory guy -and asking lol
“For me, when everything goes wrong – that’s when adventure starts.” Yvonne Chouinard
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Originally posted by NegativeEase View Post
My question too... jeez
If Im glueing it's getting both sides and squeegied evenly
Im forwarding this to my Martin Factory guy -and asking lolI miss the 80's (girls) !!!
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Originally posted by LLL View PostSee guys, this is what happens when you try to pull incendiary pick sweeps on an acoustic...
I believe the fingerboard failure is related to when the Guitarist started doing the recent scourge of instagram acoustic funk slapping and popping. Which is forbidden.“For me, when everything goes wrong – that’s when adventure starts.” Yvonne Chouinard
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Maybe the Martin factory down there rations glue? Or time it takes to actually spread it out? They should post it on Martin's social media.Administrator of the SDUGF
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