i had a 1993 les paul birds eye top dark back made in Korea that was fantastic! the neck was a Gibson style long tenon neck with the Gibson style bolt head truss rod! you can imagine i was kinda confused to find these details, i expected to find an aleen key truss rod and a short tenon because not even Gibson was using them at that time.
Seems like I would pull the truss rod saw the neck off about 1/4" out from the body joint and use a router with a template to clean the neck butt out of the body joint.
Hi there - it's nearly finished. I've got other projects happening, and there was also some polyurethane curing time involved. There will be more video soon.
At first I had intended to build an identical replacement neck, so routing the neck out of the body might have caused some damage that interfered with that goal. One the neck was steamed out, then I could decide more freely what to do: Make the copy, or do some routing and make something different.
I have cut dozens of those cheap epi phone guitars they are all junk thats the waythey make them i have told people notto buy them for years even the chibsons arethe same i have took the necks of chibsons les pauls 335 all the same junk necks putin with bad tenons trusss rods not centered in the right places gaps in the tenons scarfjoints that fall apart necjs that are not aligned right when gkued in the tenon bridges not aligned right bridge post s drill in wrong place truss rofs glued in with super glues neck angle drees all wrong fretbiards cut wrong scalelenght s wrong i could go on i have cut brand new epi hone les pauls and brand new chubsons they are all junk and they hideeverthing with paint and finish these guutars work for about3 months from new then you get the probkems haha cheap maple that was a tree yesterday then the next day it was putint a machine andin a half hour it is niw a guitar then people buy them pay 650 or more yeahthey look nice ha ha then they put in real good parts pickuos tuners electrics they then compare these guitars to real gibsons wat a joke they are junk i have told people fir years fo not but theese cheap mid range guitars butt they dont listen i am dick to death working on thede things theu put them together with chesp strong superglues so they last fir 6 months then u get tge probkems do not buy any mid range guitar that costs round 500 600 all junk these companies have been making these things for years and people stii buy them i could list loads of guitars that cost this money that are made in china asia india but stay away from all glued in neck guitars like copy gibsons all made tge same with everthing ha ha you get qwality when youpay the right money you are better buying good second hand jap guitars or second hand real gibsons wgen you buy cheap mid range guitarscthat cost 500 650 and even more you arewasting your time and money i laugh evrrtine when i see vidios like this i have been cuuting these things up for over 25 years warning people about this but as i say people think because it looks likevthe real thing znd onky costs hundreds its a great guitar i eill not have this junk about me and i could list you a load of guitar models that are all the same complet cheap junk do not buy new guitars that cost 500 plus itsa waste of time and thede guys on the internet that praise these cheap guitars to me do not reaky know much about guitars they maje you think that a mid range guutar is alkright they are not believe me you have just wasted 500 or more or your hard earned cash don nit buy you have been warned buy second hand real made anerican or jap guitars because even if they need work they ate made out of good wood and parts and nade right with good glues real qwarter sawn wood proper measurments real parts with these cheap guitars they sort of look nice but you are buying a headach so people do the right thing buy good real guitars second hand or save the money and buy the real thing you will save a fortune in the long run and have a real insrument that will last you for life andis easy to repair if it needs work done cheap guitars do not work peace to you all ha ha
The coffee maker converted into a steamer was an ingenious idea! Nice work!👍😎🎸🎶
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Thank you for taking the time to remove the neck, instead of just cutting it off, and cleaning out the neck pocket. Nice steam gennie!
This is low key terrifying if you imagine someone bound and gagged in the corner, tearful and out of view. 😅
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i had a 1993 les paul birds eye top dark back made in Korea that was fantastic! the neck was a Gibson style long tenon neck with the Gibson style bolt head truss rod! you can imagine i was kinda confused to find these details, i expected to find an aleen key truss rod and a short tenon because not even Gibson was using them at that time.
Great idea for a steam needle!
oh boy, getting it done though well done.
gotta get me a step ladder for my "Guitar Repair Shop / mom's boy friend's garage and future coffee shop". lmao....
I’ve seen people approach the neck from the bottom and steam it . Heats the joint and not the neck ,and the water stays on the bottom .
Seems like I would pull the truss rod saw the neck off about 1/4" out from the body joint and use a router with a template to clean the neck butt out of the body joint.
What would think about cutting it off short, drilling the core, then steam the core to remove the stump?
Heat is the best method. Moisture anywhere near or on is always a bad idea. But well done amigo for improvising.
That was some amazing woodwork, but I'm a little confused why you chose to convert it to a bolt on neck?
Did you get an explanation for why they would make the neck tenon that way or is the fact it is not a one off and looks like that cause for concern?
From what I've found out, it just seems like a common design in cheaper Epiphones (not Gibsons), called an offset tenon.
How about using a heat gun set on the lowest temp.
thank you
Did you ever finish this? If so is there more videos?
Hi there - it's nearly finished. I've got other projects happening, and there was also some polyurethane curing time involved. There will be more video soon.
If it was a Gibson, I expect that the glues would have softened up quicker because I think they use animal glues
Had yoou thought it might have been a whole lot easier to just rout the neck off the body ?
At first I had intended to build an identical replacement neck, so routing the neck out of the body might have caused some damage that interfered with that goal. One the neck was steamed out, then I could decide more freely what to do: Make the copy, or do some routing and make something different.
FYI - turn off the auto focus on your camera. I find fuzzy video very distracting.
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You, apparently! (For which I thank you.)
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@@johnpike5836 How's your luthier shop and RUclips channel going there champ?
I have cut dozens of those cheap epi phone guitars they are all junk thats the waythey make them i have told people notto buy them for years even the chibsons arethe same i have took the necks of chibsons les pauls 335 all the same junk necks putin with bad tenons trusss rods not centered in the right places gaps in the tenons scarfjoints that fall apart necjs that are not aligned right when gkued in the tenon bridges not aligned right bridge post s drill in wrong place truss rofs glued in with super glues neck angle drees all wrong fretbiards cut wrong scalelenght s wrong i could go on i have cut brand new epi hone les pauls and brand new chubsons they are all junk and they hideeverthing with paint and finish these guutars work for about3 months from new then you get the probkems haha cheap maple that was a tree yesterday then the next day it was putint a machine andin a half hour it is niw a guitar then people buy them pay 650 or more yeahthey look nice ha ha then they put in real good parts pickuos tuners electrics they then compare these guitars to real gibsons wat a joke they are junk i have told people fir years fo not but theese cheap mid range guitars butt they dont listen i am dick to death working on thede things theu put them together with chesp strong superglues so they last fir 6 months then u get tge probkems do not buy any mid range guitar that costs round 500 600 all junk these companies have been making these things for years and people stii buy them i could list loads of guitars that cost this money that are made in china asia india but stay away from all glued in neck guitars like copy gibsons all made tge same with everthing ha ha you get qwality when youpay the right money you are better buying good second hand jap guitars or second hand real gibsons wgen you buy cheap mid range guitarscthat cost 500 650 and even more you arewasting your time and money i laugh evrrtine when i see vidios like this i have been cuuting these things up for over 25 years warning people about this but as i say people think because it looks likevthe real thing znd onky costs hundreds its a great guitar i eill not have this junk about me and i could list you a load of guitar models that are all the same complet cheap junk do not buy new guitars that cost 500 plus itsa waste of time and thede guys on the internet that praise these cheap guitars to me do not reaky know much about guitars they maje you think that a mid range guutar is alkright they are not believe me you have just wasted 500 or more or your hard earned cash don nit buy you have been warned buy second hand real made anerican or jap guitars because even if they need work they ate made out of good wood and parts and nade right with good glues real qwarter sawn wood proper measurments real parts with these cheap guitars they sort of look nice but you are buying a headach so people do the right thing buy good real guitars second hand or save the money and buy the real thing you will save a fortune in the long run and have a real insrument that will last you for life andis easy to repair if it needs work done cheap guitars do not work peace to you all ha ha