I had one just like that. Got it from a Salvation Army thrift store that my ex worked at. She saw it and grabbed it. Mine had a sort of tiger striped paint job on it. Had for a while there till it just wore out. Lol.
Brought back from the dead. I have a similar old archtop found in an abandoned house. Neck is seriously loose but heat and pressure hasn't let me remove the neck even though it's loose. Feels like it has a fastener. I have done the hammer and block without success. Still considering more aggressive methods.
Good luck! I'm surprised this one came off as easy as it did. It did break off a bit as you can see in the video, but mostly intact. Who knows what has happened in the last 50 years, so somebody may have put a screw in there somewhere. Thanks for watching, I hope you get it resurected!
Yeah, they will be cursing you. Using Titebond II which is water resistant it makes it hard for someone trying to get the glue to soften with steam. That is why people use Titebond original with the red label.
FYI the bridge is not supposed to be glued on its a floating bridge held down by string tension movable for intonation. I have 4 of these guitars ranging from 1944 to 1968 Made in America and made to last ❤ I didn't understand why when you had the neck off why you didn't reset the angle.
I left the bridge unglued, that is what I figured it should be, I had to really cock it to get it to intonate correctly. I probably should have checked the neck angle, but I just put it back to where it was. To me the string hieght is quite good now, I don't think it needs a different angle. Thanks for watching!
Perhaps you should look at a few videos from some other crafts people but what the heck. I guess it works. Not too sure what the next guy will do when they need to get the neck off.😂
These old arch top guitars have a unique sound, very different than a flat top, so do not expect to get a flat top sound Also, use acoustic guitar strings. Electric strings do not compliment an acoustic in most cases. I would use 11 - 52 or thereabout.
I wanted to use acoustic strings but didn't have any laying around, also I use 13s on my guitars, and didn't want to go too much tension just in case. Thanks for watching!
I had one just like that. Got it from a Salvation Army thrift store that my ex worked at. She saw it and grabbed it. Mine had a sort of tiger striped paint job on it. Had for a while there till it just wore out. Lol.
Which wore out? The guitar or your ex? 😅😅Thanks for watching!
Brought back from the dead. I have a similar old archtop found in an abandoned house. Neck is seriously loose but heat and pressure hasn't let me remove the neck even though it's loose. Feels like it has a fastener. I have done the hammer and block without success. Still considering more aggressive methods.
Good luck! I'm surprised this one came off as easy as it did. It did break off a bit as you can see in the video, but mostly intact. Who knows what has happened in the last 50 years, so somebody may have put a screw in there somewhere. Thanks for watching, I hope you get it resurected!
Yeah, they will be cursing you. Using Titebond II which is water resistant it makes it hard for someone trying to get the glue to soften with steam. That is why people use Titebond original with the red label.
Thanks for the information, that will be a problem for future me! Thanks for watching!
FYI the bridge is not supposed to be glued on its a floating bridge held down by string tension movable for intonation.
I have 4 of these guitars ranging from 1944 to 1968
Made in America and made to last ❤
I didn't understand why when you had the neck off why you didn't reset the angle.
I left the bridge unglued, that is what I figured it should be, I had to really cock it to get it to intonate correctly. I probably should have checked the neck angle, but I just put it back to where it was. To me the string hieght is quite good now, I don't think it needs a different angle. Thanks for watching!
Perhaps you should look at a few videos from some other crafts people but what the heck. I guess it works. Not too sure what the next guy will do when they need to get the neck off.😂
Ha ha, I don't waste my time doing it right! Just glueing and praying over here! Thanks for watching!
These old arch top guitars have a unique sound, very different than a flat top, so do not expect to get a flat top sound Also, use acoustic guitar strings. Electric strings do not compliment an acoustic in most cases.
I would use 11 - 52 or thereabout.
I wanted to use acoustic strings but didn't have any laying around, also I use 13s on my guitars, and didn't want to go too much tension just in case. Thanks for watching!