Guitar neck reset bolt conversion Yamaha FG700S
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- Опубликовано: 24 сен 2024
- A quick overview of my first neck reset, on a Yamaha FG700S acoustic guitar. I also converted it to a bolt on neck, since I was going to all the trouble of steaming off the neck. In the video, when I say cappuccino machine, I really mean espresso machine. The action is really low and fast now. String action high pitch E:.057" low pitch E:.098"
Cool vid! Well done neck reset
GREAT JOB by the way, especially for a used guitar. My experiment is on a used, cheaply priced guitar so I am a bit nervous but not really.
Where you have a dovetail joint and have removed the neck with no issues, then I think the best way forward is to make the necessary adjustments to get a tight fitting joint and use glue to reattach the neck. I don't see any point in introducing nuts&bolts here.
IMHO, the guitar is for the player,. They tell me if they want the action higher or lower. The bolt gives choice. I just prefer to have the option, many builders and companies don't. I can only think of one time I was asked to raise an action.
@@markwillis2980 If you want to raise the action it's better to replace the saddle with a taller one.
@@Iazzaboyce Most ppl ask me to raise the action, not lower it.
With all the possible engineering improvements, a glued on neck, imho, is asinine. We know it can be improved, yet so many purists believe the sound is somehow compromised. I am not a Taylor owner, but I question the judgment of others who think Taylor’s neck engineering somehow makes the guitar sound worse than other premium brands. The neck, imho, should be adjustable. The technology is there for improvements in neck adjustment without sacrificing quality of the wood marriage at the neck.
Thanks, I have a Yamaha Gigmaster deluxe edition FDO1S brand new off eBay with a snapped off headstock. I don't like the cheap neo or whatever they call that bottom of the barrel mohogany, fixed the break though and will string it up but considering a StewMack replacement bolt on neck. StewMac wants me using their block to insert the neck into but how do I get the old one out, everything else is routine but the block is new territory fore me, I really think that the new mohogany and a ebony fingerboard instead of a painted rosewood board would allow the dreadnought to sing the way designer intended. What you showed me was priceless and thank you.
It was most likely hardwood used for the front block. Mahogany most likely. Hard to drill through with the type you used. A Brad bit would have worked well. Good job on the reset.
Exactly what I am doing to my recently purchased Harmony H6128. It was only $40 with a beautiful newer case. But it needs a neck reset. So this will be my first neck removal. Then I will try to convert it to a bolt on. Do you have any recommendations on redressing the fret board? Stain or oil to protect the fretboard?
I am seriously also considering replacing the fret pins. Looks fairly easy to do.
I do lean towards StewMac heat sink fore loosening glue in a dovetail and an adjustable sodering gun with a long rod is safer.
I wonder is there a way to drill your 2 bolt holes from the inside when the neck is in position, the holes in the heel only need to be minimal. Then you take off the neck and finish the holes in the heel and install a metal insert.
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@Baker Asher yea, I have been watching on flixzone for since november myself :D
If it hasn't been mentioned, use a flat stone to sharpen chisels.
The nice gentleman over at yamahavintagefg.boards.net knows a whole lot about Yamaha FG guitars. He pointed out you really want to drill the steam holes about 1/8" toward the 14th fret instead of exactly in the 15th fret slot to have a better chance of heating up the dovetail. Check out his site.
That's my forum. The suggested way is to drill the holes on an angle to hit the neck pocket. The vintage FG's have a shallower neck dovetail than the modern FG's, requiring drilling towards the headstock. With the thicker dovetail, you'd probably have to angle towards the body. They must have changed to modern wood glue in the recent models, instead of the gawd awful glue they used in the 60's thru 90's models.
Once you get the neck off successfully, there's no reason why you can't do a conventional neck reset vs. a bolt on. At least that's how a professional would approach it. A bolt on works though. I wouldn't have chiseled the dovetail surfaces, that just makes the alignment sloppy side to side. Even with the bolt on, you still need to take material off of the face of the heel to correct the neck angle to fix the high action, although I don't know if that was your intention.