Hi guys & gals. So a couple weeks ago I posted about my Godin LG P90 rehab project. it's going... slow... but it's going ok. I'm still having problems circumventing the cuts in the wood (where top ferrules would normally be). Anyway, I've had some contact with Godin customer service and now they've gone silent on me. Here's my last email to them. Maybe somebody here can help out.
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I'm having an issue with the strings slicing in to the wood at the point of top-entry on the string-thru-body design. I'd attach a picture, but I know this is a common problem that I'm sure you're aware.
My proposed solution was to add top-ferrules to the guitar. I found some in black, 4mm, that looked very nice on the guitar (which is red with black hardware). Unfortunately, because of the "slotted" design, the ferrules tipped over towards the neck when I tuned the strings (and took off some finish!). The slotted design prevents adding top-ferrules because the ferrules don't sit in a "circular" hole as much as a "U" shape hole. The open face of the "U" hole is the direction that the strings pull on the ferrules (how ironic).
I also noticed that there are little brass rings in the string-thru holes? My guess is that Godin put them there for a reason, but I'm not sure why since they neither act as top or bottom ferrules. Can you tell me what they are / what purpose they serve? If I were to stack a bunch of them on top of each other, would that effectively create a "full-body ferrule" and prevent the wood degradation?
Aside from getting a drill press and drilling new ferrule holes, I'm out of ideas. As I'm fully rehabbing this guitar, I don't want to settle for anything less than a nice taut string that rests on proper edges. My hope is that by now someone at Godin had designed top-ferrules that actually fit in the LG slots???
Lastly, I saw a message board post where somebody wrote this:
"The other bummer with my Godin is it's an early model. No ferrules for the strings on the top side. That means the E and B have been cutting into the wood. The guys at Godin suggested pushing some ball ends on the face of the instrument...a total cop out. I mean, it works, but it's such a ***** fix for something I paid good money for."
I don't know what "pushing some ball ends on the face of the instrument" means, but this person claims it works (sort of). I doubt this is the nice aesthetic solution I was hoping for, but I'm open to ideas. Also, he mentions "it's an early model" - do new models have ferrules and if so, do they fit the old models?
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Thanks!
Anthony
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I'm having an issue with the strings slicing in to the wood at the point of top-entry on the string-thru-body design. I'd attach a picture, but I know this is a common problem that I'm sure you're aware.
My proposed solution was to add top-ferrules to the guitar. I found some in black, 4mm, that looked very nice on the guitar (which is red with black hardware). Unfortunately, because of the "slotted" design, the ferrules tipped over towards the neck when I tuned the strings (and took off some finish!). The slotted design prevents adding top-ferrules because the ferrules don't sit in a "circular" hole as much as a "U" shape hole. The open face of the "U" hole is the direction that the strings pull on the ferrules (how ironic).
I also noticed that there are little brass rings in the string-thru holes? My guess is that Godin put them there for a reason, but I'm not sure why since they neither act as top or bottom ferrules. Can you tell me what they are / what purpose they serve? If I were to stack a bunch of them on top of each other, would that effectively create a "full-body ferrule" and prevent the wood degradation?
Aside from getting a drill press and drilling new ferrule holes, I'm out of ideas. As I'm fully rehabbing this guitar, I don't want to settle for anything less than a nice taut string that rests on proper edges. My hope is that by now someone at Godin had designed top-ferrules that actually fit in the LG slots???
Lastly, I saw a message board post where somebody wrote this:
"The other bummer with my Godin is it's an early model. No ferrules for the strings on the top side. That means the E and B have been cutting into the wood. The guys at Godin suggested pushing some ball ends on the face of the instrument...a total cop out. I mean, it works, but it's such a ***** fix for something I paid good money for."
I don't know what "pushing some ball ends on the face of the instrument" means, but this person claims it works (sort of). I doubt this is the nice aesthetic solution I was hoping for, but I'm open to ideas. Also, he mentions "it's an early model" - do new models have ferrules and if so, do they fit the old models?
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Thanks!
Anthony
