Thunderbird Club

[TBird1958]

New Dress Day for a Gibson Girl.................

 

[GBassNorth]

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Yikes, slides are gonna be brutal on that neck!

Seriously, nice work!

 

[KaraQ]

Not directly Thunderbird related, but...

 

[Larry V]

Not directly Thunderbird related, but...

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Are you installing any wood dowels or just glue and clamp and hope for the best?

 

[PillO]

Are you installing any wood dowels or just glue and clamp and hope for the best?

I looked like such a clean break that I think it was at a scarf joint. If that were the case, I would just glue it back together (after removing all the old residual glue).

 

[PillO]

Not directly Thunderbird related, but...

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Any particular clamps you endorse?

 

[PillO]

I guess, yeah. I kinda see them as staying pretty stable in their tone from new until they die, for me something like four to five months later.

When I put new strings on, I stretch them reasonably aggressively. I saw how Doug Wimbish stretches his strings and I aim for that. So, the strings 'settle' really quickly.

For steel strings, I ended up with several sets of RS 66. I like how they sound and they are pretty stable for quite some time. But when they start to wear out, they go down hill quickly.

*L&M put RS 66 on sale regularly for about the same price as ProSteels and ProSteels are so cheap, that (factoring in shipping) they are cheaper than buying online.

 

[Larry V]

I looked like such a clean break that I think it was at a scarf joint. If that were the case, I would just glue it back together (after removing all the old residual glue).

I'd take the time to dowel it during the glue and clamp portion of the repair so that it all cures together. Maybe overkill but that's how I "build" when doing projects from the jump or repairs.

 

[PillO]

I'd take the time to dowel it during the glue and clamp portion of the repair so that it all cures together. Maybe overkill but that's how I "build" when doing projects from the jump or repairs.

Yes, I understand the logic of adding a dowel and I don't disagree. But, I also appreciate that if it is a factory scarf joint, that is probably plenty of gluing surface to hold everything together.* It is also a question of goals. Perhaps @KaraQ wants an ongoing source of projects.

*assuming the use of suitable adhesive.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Nice - yah, I like a bike that has a nice deep note - but overly loud... no. My cans have a baffle that can be removed but I left them in as they're loud enough for me.

One of the many cool things about the original Interceptor was how quiet it was stock.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Nice - yah, I like a bike that has a nice deep note - but overly loud... no. My cans have a baffle that can be removed but I left them in as they're loud enough for me.

Ducati patented the Desmo exhaust note..

 

[dagrev]

I'd take the time to dowel it during the glue and clamp portion of the repair so that it all cures together. Maybe overkill but that's how I "build" when doing projects from the jump or repairs.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

into my SVT II with a 1540 fridge...won't be using this rig tomorrow..

 

[Engle]

snip!

Doing network cabling for decades, it was common to find hand tools like that left in ceilings. I have 3 of those!

 

[JIO]

into my SVT II with a 1540 fridge...won't be using this rig tomorrow..

Goodbye Pork-Pie Hat You may have invented a new category: "Garage Bass Solo"

 

[Engle]

Yikes, slides are gonna be brutal on that neck!

Seriously, nice work!

Thanks! It’s a very skinny neck, but it was made of 3 pieces, with the center one being quarter sawn. My “Mann Armstrong” has the same construction.

 

[Engle]

Are you installing any wood dowels or just glue and clamp and hope for the best?

It didn’t look like it needed dowels to me. There seemed to be lots of surface area and it was a clean break.
As long as it fits together well, trust the glue!

 

[Larry V]

It didn’t look like it needed dowels to me. There seemed to be lots of surface area and it was a clean break.
As long as it fits together well, trust the glue!

I HAVE TRUST ISSUES!

 

[JIO]

It didn’t look like it needed dowels to me. There seemed to be lots of surface area and it was a clean break.
As long as it fits together well, trust the glue!

If a clean break and it was repaired correctly, there would be no need to add dowels.

 

[BklynKen]

Yikes, slides are gonna be brutal on that neck!

That would be a job for @bylar13!