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Topic: Gibson EH 185 loose fingerboard |
Kelvin Monaghan
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted 5 Feb 2013 10:35 pm |
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The Rosewood fingerboard has come loose on my Gibson Eh185 metal neck steel, any ideas what type of adhesive to glue the wood to metal.
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Tom Pettingill
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California, USA (deceased)
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Posted 6 Feb 2013 4:29 pm
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Those are pretty rare, but my best guess is that at that point in time, if it was glued down, then it was most likely originally attached with hide glue. PVA and aliphatic resin glues did not start gaining widespread popularity till a little while after that period.
I'd advise that whatever you do use, that it is reversible and hide glue would fit that bill. While not period correct, a quality double sided tape or sheet would get you back on the road and would be reversible should anyone wish to take it back to original. Perhaps you can find something like this 3M pickguard adhesive sheet down under http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Pickguards/Pickguard_materials/Pickguard_Adhesive_Sheet.html
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Kelvin Monaghan
From:
Victoria, Australia
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Posted 6 Feb 2013 5:51 pm
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Hi Tom,thanks I thought it may be Hide glue I will give it a go,I wanted to stay away from Epoxys etc. and I don't think Titebond would work.
Cheers |
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Richard Shatz
From:
St. Louis
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Posted 7 Feb 2013 8:56 am
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I have several of the 185/275 models.
The fretboards are attached by screws from the underside of the neck portion of the metal peghead, neck, body.
The wood cover on the back of the neck can be unscrewed. That will show you the screws that attach the fretboard. |
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Kelvin Monaghan
From:
Victoria, Australia
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Posted 7 Feb 2013 1:20 pm
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Thanks Richard,I noticed those screws protruding ,but there doesnt seem enough to hold the fretboard ,also there are remnants of some type of adhesive .
I will do as you suggest and remove the neck and take it from there.
Cheers |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 7 Feb 2013 4:58 pm
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| Kelvin, if you do decide to use hide glue, (and I use it all the time, mainly on acoustic instruments), remember that it's slow-setting, and can creep. I once mended the neck of a cello, which had been snapped, by using hide glue and C-clamps. The next day I found to my horror that the join had moved during the night, and I had to re-break the joint and glue it again, this time using several C-clamps in different directions. The glue is very slippery. |
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Kelvin Monaghan
From:
Victoria, Australia
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Posted 8 Feb 2013 9:21 pm
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Got it all sorted the screws as Richard said had pulled out ,I had to use some weld epoxy in the screw holes but its fixed.
Thanks for the advice.
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