altering headstock for tele shape

briancarr82 · 14-10-2011 2:47pm #1

hi all, i have a gorgeous vintage icon v 52 t style guitar. It's a copy of a '52 tele and plays and sounds a dream. The headstock on it though is more like the headstock of a strat than that of a tele. I'm wondering where could i get the headstock shaped into a class tele shape, i know this can be done just not sure how to go about it. The guitar is roadworn so it's not a proble about paintwork/gloss etc. All help appreciated, here's what i have and what i'm looking for

CianRyan · 14-10-2011 4:34pm

A custom guitar maker/luthier could probably do it and so could you.
If you're not comfortable with it thought, look around for a good luthier, Haze Guitars recently had a good write up on the forum.

To save everyone the bother of .bmp

Demeyes · 14-10-2011 4:40pm

I wouldn't bother personally but it looks like it should be easy enough. You could get a tele headstock template, tape it on or draw it on your headstock and then go at it sanding, or with a router if you have one and are confident with it. It looks like most of what you have to take out is the hump.
Another option would be to buy a tele replacement neck with the headstock you want.

Ravelleman · 15-10-2011 10:24am

If you want a real Tele headstock, buy a Fender Tele. Otherwise just live with it.

briancarr82 · 15-10-2011 11:13am

Ravelleman wrote: »

If you want a real Tele headstock, buy a Fender Tele. Otherwise just live with it.

Re elk an I'm simply enquiring about the possibility, I already have a tele just windering if it's possible. It's MY decision what to do with MY guitar

Ravelleman · 16-10-2011 4:08pm

Indeed.

wild turkey · 16-10-2011 7:00pm

It would be fairly easy to do
mark out the shape you want to cut with a thin line & cut it with a coping saw taking your time then give it a rub of some sandpaper
my issue would be getting the colouring right on the raw finish

altering headstock for tele shape

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