I don't know about anyone else, but I love seeing guitars torn apart like this, knowing all the while that it is just a matter of a short time before it is all assembled again and making great music.
Kudos to you, Curt.
Another Other Guitar, Ric 12 neck reset needed.
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Feb 9, 2010 7:52 p.m. Ric12string:
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Feb 10, 2010 9:41 p.m. Curt:
Removing the sheet good inlay, this will be replaced with crushed shells mixed with an epoxy compound.
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Feb 10, 2010 10:13 p.m. MrAstroJet:
Love it Curt!
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Feb 11, 2010 1:19 p.m. johnbiscuti:
YES! Cannot wait for those inlays. Bye bye plastic-y stuff! :-)
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Feb 11, 2010 2:37 p.m. sassy:
UNREAL !!.........Love your repair threads Curt
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Feb 15, 2010 2:51 p.m. Just Dropped In:
My Ric has a much easier neck removal system...
BTW, nice work!
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Feb 15, 2010 4:27 p.m. johnbiscuti:
Nice 481! Any tips on removing it from your collection?
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Feb 15, 2010 5:51 p.m. Just Dropped In:
Thanks. I see you know your Rics! I'm probably going to hang on to it for a while. I had one in the '70s, and traded it in '79. Just got this one last year (found it in Australia, it's a '75).
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Feb 15, 2010 11:52 p.m. johnbiscuti:
What do you think of those slanted frets?
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Feb 16, 2010 11:50 a.m. Just Dropped In:
I like them, especially for practicing bar chords. For the most part, they don't seem all that different form regular frets. I'd prefer a little more radius/curve on the neck, as these had nearly flat fretboards. Another thing is the neck width, I wish Rics were a little wider (1 11/16ths"?). I have 2 others, an '87 360 and '89 John Kay 381, so I'm kinda use to the size.
When do you expect to have your 360 completed?
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Mar 11, 2010 12:39 p.m. Curt:
Looks like it's going to get the glue tonight!
Look at the size of that gap!
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Mar 12, 2010 1:05 p.m. Curt:
First three images are dry fitting shimming and the last is the actual glue up.
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Mar 15, 2010 2:06 p.m. johnbiscuti:
WOW!
How's she holding up Curt? Has the anesthesia worn off yet?
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Mar 15, 2010 5:10 p.m. dreamtrain:
Curt, that is too cool!
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Mar 17, 2010 4:39 p.m. Curt:
Top piece was glued in yesterday and I got up at 4 this morning to cut a small piece of maple to go under the neck pickup. Since you have a flat neck p/u I figured it was a good idea to fill in the gap and to keep some pressure at the joint. All that needs to be finished is sanding the inlays, attach the outside binding and then add clear where necessary. Most of the time and energy was spent repairing the back piece that split in half. When it split both pieces curled up like potato chips and I didn't think we were going to be able to use it. As a precaution I book-matched a piece of maple and planned it down to thickness while slowing clamping the original pice to make it flat again. I was able to use the original back but it needs to be sanded and cleared.
This has been quite a project but I'm feeling really good about it and I think it's going to a great guitar in a couple of weeks. Someone remind me not to do anymore resets on guitars that have had the necks switched because you never know what you're going to find. At this point it might be smart to replace the frets while the binding id off.
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Mar 18, 2010 6:43 a.m. doombuggy:
this must be an early model Ive only seen the square neck joint on reissues
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Mar 18, 2010 7:08 a.m. Curt:
Doom, it's a 67 body with an 80's neck.
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Mar 20, 2010 3:43 p.m. Curt:
Binding attached and a coat of clear.
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Mar 21, 2010 5:25 p.m. Curt:
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Mar 27, 2010 5:55 p.m. Curt:
I tinted the binding and matched the color on the body and blended it.
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Mar 27, 2010 8:27 p.m. gcat:
That tint does the job!
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Mar 31, 2010 7:45 a.m. Curt:
Just needs strings.
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Mar 31, 2010 10:33 a.m. sassy:
BEAUTIFUL !!!
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Mar 31, 2010 10:48 p.m. Curt:
Thanks all, last set of pictures it's completed.
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Mar 31, 2010 11:17 p.m. Jukka:
Wow! Can I have one?
