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Gecko -> Neck Angle Correction - Update (Apr. 27 2006 10:54:20)
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To correct a neck angle problem on my old negra restoration project I was faced with 3 possible solutions.
1. Cut the neck off and re-set.
2. Plane the fingerboard.
3. Remove the fingerboard and create an underlying wedge for it, per the article below.
I chose number 3.
On 4/25 I was successful in removing the fingerboard with very little damage (a small indentation on the bottom edge of the fingerboard above the body where the palette knife was first inserted). The neck and fingerboard have now been scraped so they are pretty much free of the old glue. I don’t dare do any more scraping as I would be getting into the wood in places. The neck with the fingerboard removed still has about .016 relief in it which I will correct to zero when the wedge is glued in and planed/sanded to the correct incline to correct the neck angle issue.
To remove the fingerboard I used a travel iron on the steam setting, palette knife and broad putty knife and of course a heat shield over the body. It took more heat than I would have thought to soften the glue initially, hence the small indentation in the fingerboard, but once I had it started it went quite fast. Total time: Probably an hour.
I have a Spanish cedar neck blank ordered to create the wedge out of and it should arrive today. However, I have a nice piece of Popular that I and my neighbor who has a lot of wood working equipment will make a trial piece out of. We hope to do that today.
I have found that double-sided carpet tape is wonderful for holding things down/together temporarily while you make templates, sand or plane.
I want to thank both Pablo and Aaron for their helpful suggestions. I will probably have more questions when I get ready to glue up the wedge and fingerboard.
Fingerboard Wedge
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