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Ferengi Ambassador of Trade
let it go ---- here is the solution..............
EPIPHONE T-310 TELE STYLE ELECTRIC GUITAR 1992 MIK KOREA NICE! | eBay
EPIPHONE T-310 TELE STYLE ELECTRIC GUITAR 1992 MIK KOREA NICE! | eBay
Epiphone '310' Basketcase:
- Thread starter Inspector #20
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OP
I looked at the photo again. You are correct, Gball, I thought it was the old "3 barrel" style.
Who knows? Sentiment? I do know, he's pretty tight too...
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He won't hear of it. I suggested a replacement.
And he's all hung up on the "Gibson" TRC. I just smile and say, "Ok. "
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He picks in the 10th/14th fret region, so the edges of the maple neck are worn off at an angle...
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Update:
The neck had a very pronounced negative bow when unstrung and measured with a feeler gauge.
As previously posted, the hex is stripped, but I was able to engage it with a long 27 Torx....it took almost 3/4 turn to get the board level!!!!!
If it were me, I would buy a $149 Ibanez from Guitar Sinner and move on.
Come to find out, the guitar belonged to his brother who passed a year and a half ago...sentiment I suppose.
I will do my best!
The neck had a very pronounced negative bow when unstrung and measured with a feeler gauge.
As previously posted, the hex is stripped, but I was able to engage it with a long 27 Torx....it took almost 3/4 turn to get the board level!!!!!
If it were me, I would buy a $149 Ibanez from Guitar Sinner and move on.
Come to find out, the guitar belonged to his brother who passed a year and a half ago...sentiment I suppose.
I will do my best!
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I suggested a new neck and a partial refret. Because it's his deceased brother's guitar, he ask that I try to preserve all the frets.
I turned it into railroad track....
I turned it into railroad track....
You did some good work. Low but it should work.
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
Well done. That'll take him some getting used to but as anyone that has played a '70's Custom can attest, once you get used to them there is just nothing like the feel.
OP
Just enough left to crown.....
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Thanks, Man...
I was going to leave them flat (like a LPC as you have pointed out, but thought I could get away with crowning....
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Ok...I ground these frets a little on a descending taper - thinner at the nut and slightly thicker at the heel. This was because of the extensive damage on the first five frets.
Before:
After:
Thoughts????
Before:
After:
Thoughts????
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No way to raise the neck pickup on these????
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
You have to remove the pickguard. The adjustment screws are hidden underneath.
OP
Thanks, Man...I can dig that he wants to keep the same frets his brother played, so I'm trying...by there ain't much left!!!
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Thanks....I might leave it low due to Wolftones, but I wanted to know how to do it...
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Just measured the frets - they are .031" off the wood at the nut and the graduate up to about .038" at the heel...
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Will finish it up tomorrow. If anything ever needed frets, this one is it....but, I did what the fellow asked me to.
Hopefully the bridge saddles will drop enough. If it works, this will have very low action.
I worked on this from 2pm until 9pm...Tired!
Hopefully the bridge saddles will drop enough. If it works, this will have very low action.
I worked on this from 2pm until 9pm...Tired!
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Even the old maple board responded favorably to polishing...
