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Old 09-19-2008, 07:30 PM
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SX fretless neck damage

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A few years ago I got the 'great' idea to epoxy my SX fretless neck - it didn't turn out so well, and a friend of mine volunteered to remove the epoxy. Well, he did a good job - all the epoxy is gone. However .... ... in a few spots he sanded too much off, and now the neck plays like crap, with buzzing and unevenness.

I've tried contacting Rondo music and Kurt was very helpful in terms of being able to send a replacement neck, however the cost would make it unattractive to me (being in Australia and all). I have no idea if the neck is repairable .... but would a local luthier be able to 'reshape' the fretboard profile so it least intonates properly? Or is a new neck the only option? My amateur opinion is that it can be fixed (as there's not that much 'material' removed) .... the only other option is to sell the remains for what I can get, and put the funds towards a new low-end fretless.
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Old 09-19-2008, 07:38 PM
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You could get a radius sanding block from stew-mac and re-shape the board. I believe it should be fixable.
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Old 09-19-2008, 07:51 PM
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^What he said.
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Old 09-19-2008, 07:52 PM
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Ahhhh .... good idea, thanks!

You mean these:
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Sa...ng_Blocks.html

What radius is standard for a bass neck?
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Old 09-19-2008, 08:29 PM
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My SX Fretless FB is 16" radius. I would recommend you to get this one http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Sa...ng_Blocks.html as it covers more surface and it's better for leveling the entire fingerboard.
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Old 09-19-2008, 08:32 PM
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Thanks for the radius info and block size suggestion. I'll order a 16" radius longer sanding block and see how I go!
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