Anyone remember Pascale Guitar Tools in New Jersey?
The best fret hammer I ever had came from them. I haven't seen one close to it.
They were the first place I bought any guitar tools from in 1982.
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- Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:41 am
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Pascale Guitar Tools
- Replies: 0
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- Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:28 am
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Best cam clamp wood
- Replies: 12
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Re: Best cam clamp wood
Thank you.
I like the idea of laminating 1/4" pieces.
Mortising 10+ holes is not something I'd want to do.
I like the idea of laminating 1/4" pieces.
Mortising 10+ holes is not something I'd want to do.
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 2:42 am
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Best cam clamp wood
- Replies: 12
- Views: 17380
Best cam clamp wood
I'm going to make some cam clamps.
What's the best wood to use?
I'm concerned about it splitting.
Thank you,
Mike
What's the best wood to use?
I'm concerned about it splitting.
Thank you,
Mike
- Sun Nov 19, 2023 8:05 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Gluing truss rod
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10597
Re: Gluing truss rod
Aren't Gibson and Fender truss rod tight fitting and likewise, unable to move? Most double action truss rod are encased in a plastic covering and will keep any glue from the gap in the rods. At some point the rods are no longer moving and solely exerting forced to the underside of the fingerboard. Y...
- Fri Nov 17, 2023 9:27 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Gluing truss rod
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10597
Gluing truss rod
Shouldn't a single/double action truss rod be as effective, regardless if the channel is full of glue?
How would any glue stop the rod from exerting force?
Thanks.
How would any glue stop the rod from exerting force?
Thanks.
- Wed Sep 27, 2023 1:03 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Filling in mahogany gap.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11636
Re: Filling in mahogany gap.
Very different grain but the fit was spot on.
African (current) on top of Honduran (1982)
Battle scar.
- Sat Sep 16, 2023 7:28 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Filling in mahogany gap.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11636
Re: Filling in mahogany gap.
I decided to take the advice and simply made a new cap. A simple template and some sanding gave me a near perfect fit. The grain was close but not an issue. The body has a light shellac finish but not the cap. Oh, after seeing a mahogany acoustic with rosewood binding, I think I might go that route....
- Mon Sep 11, 2023 11:02 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Best glue for rosewood binding
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4953
Re: Best glue for rosewood binding
Excellent.
Thank you.
Thank you.
- Sun Sep 10, 2023 8:31 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Best glue for rosewood binding
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4953
Best glue for rosewood binding
With Indian rosewood binding on a mahogany body, does the rosewood need to be wiped with any solvent/thinner to remove the oil?
What's the best glue?
Thank you.
What's the best glue?
Thank you.
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 5:12 pm
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Rust removal on flat double cut bastard file
- Replies: 2
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Rust removal on flat double cut bastard file
What the easiest way to removed the rust?
Hand sweat keeps getting it rusty.
Thank you,
Hand sweat keeps getting it rusty.
Thank you,
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 9:48 am
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Filling in mahogany gap.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11636
Re: Filling in mahogany gap.
I think you're right. I was trying to save as mush of the original wood and that just made the "patch" too complex. I will route more and square it off to make a tight fit much easier. The edge doesn't matter as I am going to add binding to both sides. 'Can't chose between white plastic, c...
- Thu Sep 07, 2023 11:50 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Filling in mahogany gap.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11636
Re: Filling in mahogany gap.
Bob,
Do you mean something like this, where I can inlay some strips of mahogany into the route channel?
Do you mean something like this, where I can inlay some strips of mahogany into the route channel?
- Thu Sep 07, 2023 9:40 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Filling in mahogany gap.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11636
Re: Filling in mahogany gap.
Would something like Timbermate be a simple solution?
- Thu Sep 07, 2023 6:18 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Truss rod broke through the rear of neck.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6675
Re: Truss rod broke through the rear of neck.
Hello. I just got back to working on this guitar. Lots and lots of distractions (and a horrible case of the shingles), but I'm back ready to get to work. The black dot is the area that the truss rod breaks through if there is any pressure on the rod. The wood is less than 1/16" thick there. Wha...
- Thu Sep 07, 2023 6:02 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Filling in mahogany gap.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11636
Filling in mahogany gap.
Hello. I just plugged the rear pickup cavity to an old solid body electric guitar. I used poplar and made it just shy of the back surface so I could inlay some thin mahogany for a flush surface. The mahogany came out okay. I had some gaps between the cavity and the thin mahogany piece. The cap was c...
- Wed Feb 22, 2023 2:45 pm
- Forum: Classified Ads
- Topic: SS guitar sets for sale
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8536
SS guitar sets for sale
Hello. For those in the Los Angeles area, I have some steel string guitar sets for sale. I've had them for over fifteen years, so they are nice and dry. I am no longer building an acoustic guitars. One is a very highly figured Koa I bought from a supplier in Hawaii, sanded to 3-4mm One is Indian ros...
- Wed Feb 22, 2023 2:39 pm
- Forum: Classified Ads
- Topic: WANTED: Waterslide decal
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7190
Re: WANTED: Waterslide decal
Thank you guys.
What about with water based top coats? (No spray equip)
What about with water based top coats? (No spray equip)
- Mon Feb 06, 2023 12:22 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: finishing a electric guitar
- Replies: 28
- Views: 41573
Re: finishing a electric guitar
Got it. Thank you!
- Mon Feb 06, 2023 12:19 am
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Cracked Corsair smooth plane
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8725
Cracked Corsair smooth plane
Hello, I have my dad's Corsair smooth plane from the 60's. It looks like it has a cast iron base. There's a crack on the side next to the blade area. It's the thinnest area of the base. I don't weld, but my buddy who does some basic welding said welding cast iron might cause it to be prone to furthe...
- Fri Feb 03, 2023 3:16 pm
- Forum: Classified Ads
- Topic: WANTED: Waterslide decal
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7190
WANTED: Waterslide decal
Hello,
I am refurbishing a guitar from 1982 that I never put a headtstock inlay on.
I'm looking to put my artwork, in black only, on a Rickenbacker style truss rod cover.
Anyone know of someone who can do that?
Thank you,
Mike
I am refurbishing a guitar from 1982 that I never put a headtstock inlay on.
I'm looking to put my artwork, in black only, on a Rickenbacker style truss rod cover.
Anyone know of someone who can do that?
Thank you,
Mike