So I walked into a guitar shop for a thumbpick....
Jul 6, 2014 0:28:56 GMT
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Post by alexkirtley on Jul 6, 2014 0:28:56 GMT
I went into my local guitar shop yesterday because I needed a thumbpick as I snapped my only one at the folk club on Friday, I got a couple, a spare fingerpick and he gave me a bunch of strange picks made by "Plectro" which he was trying to get rid of, he then asked 'do you fancy a project?', I was a bit confused but said 'possibly', he then turned around and grabbed an old classical guitar from the 60's or 70's then said 'here you go'.
It has seen better days, the top has several cracks and the neck has come loose and broken from part of the heel but it is really not too bad!, the bridge is solid, no lifting, no major cracks anywhere, all just hairlines, although it may be classed as a 'cheap' guitar it is actually very nice!, the rosette is even all real wood inlay unlike the majority of cheaper classicals, I have seen some of these online mentioned as 'solid top' but it may even possibly be all solid, on the back the grain on the inside and outside does match up to an extent, chances are it is laminate B&S but it is a very nice guitar none the less!
The whole guitar is quite solid despite the neck and the cracks, it was at full tension when I got it!!
It has been Hippy-fied with the religious stickers which I will probably remove but I look forward to getting this playing, I actually really like it!
This is my repair plan:
fill the neck join full of wood glue, both down into the join and also in the heel where it has split then drill a hole into the fretboard through into the solid part of the neck heel then countersink a screw to pull the two parts of the neck together then fill over the screw head with rosewood sawdust mixed with wood glue to make it look less visible (this is what I was told to do who does repair guitars), considering is is only a nylon string guitar (I.E less tension) it may work by purely using the screw through the neck and not having to make a mess packing the join full of glue
Then I will use wood glue, slightly watered down then put down into the cracks in the top, then I will make a series of small wooden cleats to place under the cracks in the soundboard, well... that's the plan!
It has seen better days, the top has several cracks and the neck has come loose and broken from part of the heel but it is really not too bad!, the bridge is solid, no lifting, no major cracks anywhere, all just hairlines, although it may be classed as a 'cheap' guitar it is actually very nice!, the rosette is even all real wood inlay unlike the majority of cheaper classicals, I have seen some of these online mentioned as 'solid top' but it may even possibly be all solid, on the back the grain on the inside and outside does match up to an extent, chances are it is laminate B&S but it is a very nice guitar none the less!
The whole guitar is quite solid despite the neck and the cracks, it was at full tension when I got it!!
It has been Hippy-fied with the religious stickers which I will probably remove but I look forward to getting this playing, I actually really like it!
This is my repair plan:
fill the neck join full of wood glue, both down into the join and also in the heel where it has split then drill a hole into the fretboard through into the solid part of the neck heel then countersink a screw to pull the two parts of the neck together then fill over the screw head with rosewood sawdust mixed with wood glue to make it look less visible (this is what I was told to do who does repair guitars), considering is is only a nylon string guitar (I.E less tension) it may work by purely using the screw through the neck and not having to make a mess packing the join full of glue
Then I will use wood glue, slightly watered down then put down into the cracks in the top, then I will make a series of small wooden cleats to place under the cracks in the soundboard, well... that's the plan!