Look what you and the JCF guys made me do!

[Pierre]

Look what you made me do:

The body seems flawless. Very few dings and such, the wood is left to be seen nowhere, the paint is intact. But the neck is another problem...

On the treble side, the laquer is almost all gone.
The scarf headstock joint doesn't seem to be holding too well...

And the 12th fret has some er... wood missing:

And the side dots are starting to wear off

My take is that the guitar has been refused a lot of TLC on the neck side. The strings were VERY old, I have .105 now (between .10 and .11: the low E is a .48) but I should have used .09s which have less tension since the headstock seems damaged ah well... Time only will tell.
So... what do you guys think this one needs? I liked the sound out of it (though I tried it on a Vox AC30, might be why ) but the neck worries me. For the price I paid for it, I can't really complain though so it's all good. I just hope to save it.

 

[beandip]

Re: Look what you and the JCF guys made me do!

I think the neck'll be just fine. Aint gonna hurt nothin with some finish missin on the trebel side. I actually like that kinda feel. I cant really tell if the headstocks starting to seperate in that pic. Just looks like there's a little dirt up in there. If you wanna ease your mind, just run some elmers wood glue in there with your finger after making the gap a tad bit wider, then clamp it back together. After a day or two it should be just fine.

 

[Pierre]

Re: Look what you and the JCF guys made me do!

It's not seperating but I can feel the difference in level between the neck and headstock at some place.

 

[Nite_Maresz_25]

Re: Look what you and the JCF guys made me do!

cool guitar. Whats up with that fret wire?

 

[Pierre]

Re: Look what you and the JCF guys made me do!

12th fret:

Treble neck side:

The fret appear to be level and don't have THAT much wear on it... but I still loads of buzz on the first frets... The action is relatively high and the relief is fine it seems. The logical thing that comes to mind is to shim the nut and lower the action on the bridge but that's way too complicated.

 

[Davey]

Re: Look what you and the JCF guys made me do!

remove neck, strip it down to bare wood, oil .. that will remove the laquer issue.

while you're at it, add some grlue to the joint, then leave it to dry, sand over. you should be feeling no gap now

 

[Pierre]

Re: Look what you and the JCF guys made me do!

Yeah but I have no idea how to do this, what to use, and especially, how much it'd cost and how long it'd take. Can any of you answer any of these questions? The reason why I bought is that I could do it myself and learn hehe...

 

[beandip]

Re: Look what you and the JCF guys made me do!

well, you'll need some clamps. Lemme see if I can find the kind you'll need on the net.

anyway, that'll be about 20 bucks. Then you're gonna need some elmers wood glue. That's about 4 bucks.

 

[Pierre]

Re: Look what you and the JCF guys made me do!

I'd also need laquer for the wood it seems
Why would I need clamps?

 

[beandip]

Re: Look what you and the JCF guys made me do!

http://www.girr.org/girr/tips/tips6/tool_tips/bar_clamp.jpg

this is the type of clamp you need. You need a clamp to put the seperation back to how it should be.

I wouldnt refinish it myself. That's a big step. If anything, strip it and use gunstock oil on it. If you prefer a satin finish, buff it a bit and it'll take the shineyness away.

 

[Willis]

Re: Look what you and the JCF guys made me do!

Other than the neck, it looks nice. I was considering getting one just like that.

 

[Pierre]

Re: Look what you and the JCF guys made me do!

Well right now it's shiny and not sticky, I love how it feels.
And the seperation of what? The headstock? Wow... I wouldn't even dare taking it off haha!

 

[beandip]

Re: Look what you and the JCF guys made me do!

The second peice of the neck. The headstock joint. You dont take it off, you just ensure it's stability.

 

[Pierre]

Re: Look what you and the JCF guys made me do!

So why do I need the clamp then? If it's fixed now, it won't move when I put glue into the dent to make it even will it? I'm lost...