guitar repair

Cheeky monkey

i was wndering if any1 knew where to get a guitars frets or neck repaired

my dads sazuki les paul (he got it 20 years age) the neck is busted he tried to put in new frets and he completely messed it up and he left it for a while and i think it was near a radiator and now im thinking the neck is worped

basicly the neck needs replacing and i dont know where to go to get it done

your help would much apreciated

feylya

There is a place in Dublin that does incredible work but I can't remember the name of it. Is it a bolt on or set neck?

disgruntled

You could try the guitar workshop

Cheeky monkey

sadly its a set neck:( so theyde have to like cut it up which im kinda afraid of them doing

feylya

I've seen set necks being replaced before and it's not a small operation. Also, set necks on their own are next to impossible to find unless you know someone who can build you one.

Cheeky monkey

aww crap although my friends dad is a carpinder so mabye he could do it still thats kinds crap

feylya

Don't mean to insult your dads mate, but luthier is not the same as carpentery. Making a fretboard is a specialist skill in itself.

Cheeky monkey

oh i didnt know that i though it was all the same......hey do you know any shops that would like keep necks you know like to replace peoples old ones

feylya

TBH, if anyone got a neck replaced, the old neck is only good for fire wood. I do know a guy in Dublin who makes guitar necks. I'll give him a shout later, see if he can do anything for you.

Cheeky monkey

hey hows about u pm me his number and ill call him later

ps u know tht thing at the end of the reply page is that how u post a picture link?

feylya

I don't actually know his number. I know him through the net.

That thing at the end is for attaching files, like pictures or zip files.

Cheeky monkey

ok if u wanna see thecrapy work my dad did on the frets i can take a pic and post it i think

feylya

Please do. I thinking that the neck could still be repaired. Could be restraightened and refreted. Much easier than replacing the neck.

Cheeky monkey

**** the files r 2 big any ideas on what to do

feylya

Email them to me. feylya@campus.ie

Cheeky monkey

ok i mailed the pics 2 u they should be there

feylya

TBH, those frets are repairable and I can't see any problems with the neck from those photos.

Cheeky monkey

well the neck is bent sideways so u have to bend the frets when your putting them in thats the main problem

ps u now alot about guitars

feylya

Bent sideways as in towards the thicker strings? That's repairable too but not easily.

Ah, it's easy enough to understand guitar things.

Cheeky monkey

i was thnking of trying to do it again during the summer because i have the next 2 and a half mabye 3 months off......how would u go about repairing that anyway

feylya

Well, depending on the severity of the bend, I'd just clamp the neck straight. If the fret board was borked, I'd replace it probably. It all depends on the severity. Can you get a head on picture of the guitar so I can see how much of a bend there is?

Cheeky monkey

Originally posted by feylya
Can you get a head on picture of the guitar so I can see how much of a bend there is?

what do u mean by head

feylya

No, I mean looking straight at the neck so I can see the curve on the neck compared to the strings.

Cheeky monkey

do want me 2 take out one of the bent frets and take a pic

feylya

Yeah, spose you may as well. The fact that they can be easily taken out isn't good :dunno:

Cheeky monkey

all sent
are fret boards cheap?

feylya

Depends if you want them cut for frets, what material, radius, etc.....

Cheeky monkey

oh ok so what do u think about the pics

does the boards chat room work because i think that would be easier to talk in

feylya

Hang on a second. Do you mean bend in the fret as in the radius???

Cheeky monkey

ye bbend it at the sides so it looks like a bent 1

feylya

Do you mean the neck is bent like this??

Cheeky monkey

ye but mabye a bit more

feylya

Ah ffs, all electric guitars are like that!

Cheeky monkey

then how come when i went to waltons and got the frets they where all straight

feylya

Because frets are made straight. You have to radius them before you put them into a guitar.

Fret Bending:

Cheeky monkey

now it makes sense jesus christ but how r u suposed to get it right because last time i did it i spent 8 hours and i doesnt work its always buzzing

feylya

You get some radius gauges and find the radius of the fret board.
Level the fret board using the correct radius block
Install frets correctly
Level frets

You now have a nice, refretted guitar. Fretting is not an easy task by any means. You should have gotten an old piece of **** neck to practice on first!

Cheeky monkey

sh!t im so sorry for wasting ur time man thanku so much i ow u big time

feylya

No worries chap. I should have checked first :P At least you now know more about guitars

Cheeky monkey

thank u so so so so so so so so so so so so much

ps is the zoom 505 or the 505 II any good

feylya

Not really. Check my version of Mario in the "Check this guy out" thread. That was done with a 505-2 directly into a pc.

Cheeky monkey

thanks man