Another guitar project: Katrina victim II

[johnboyx1]

Another guitar that was damaged in the storm. Here is some info:

Custom guitar by
New Orleans Guitar Company
www.neworleansguitar.com

7 string 31 fret
Sunken cypress top
Ebony fretboard
Maple binding
Custom flame inlay
Mahogany body
Neck thru

Here are some photos:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/johnbo...ad.jpg&.src=ph

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/johnbo...37.jpg&.src=ph


http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/johnbo...77.jpg&.src=ph

1. So what should I use to sand down the fretboard? Steel wool?
2. The maple binding is delaminating a bit. What kind of glue should I use to glue it back?
3. What does one use to sand down the frets?

I'll come up with more questions, I'm sure.

Thanks!

JBX1

[Jason1212]

Re: Another guitar project: Katrina victim II

I would probably use scotch bright on the wood and wool on the frets.

[len]

Re: Another guitar project: Katrina victim II

needs a spalted maple top ...
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sorry but i keep seeing pix of quicksilvers guitar

[BallsOnParade]

Re: Another guitar project: Katrina victim II

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Another guitar that was damaged in the storm. Here is some info:

Custom guitar by
New Orleans Guitar Company
www.neworleansguitar.com

7 string 31 fret
Sunken cypress top
Ebony fretboard
Maple binding
Custom flame inlay
Mahogany body
Neck thru

Here are some photos:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/johnbo...ad.jpg&.src=ph

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/johnbo...37.jpg&.src=ph


http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/johnbo...77.jpg&.src=ph

1. So what should I use to sand down the fretboard? Steel wool?
2. The maple binding is delaminating a bit. What kind of glue should I use to glue it back?
3. What does one use to sand down the frets?

I'll come up with more questions, I'm sure.

Thanks!

JBX1

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how'd you obtain it? And how much?

[LexLuthier]

Re: Another guitar project: Katrina victim II

I'd let the thing totally dry out for a while to see if anything else happens. I'd check the fingerboard/frets for straightness, if the fingerboard got wet then it is possible the frets may have popped a bit or the board developed some weirdness like the fingerboard itself is delaminating from the neck. If the binding is delaminating, then the glue joints could be suspect, depending on the level of exposure to the water. Hard to say without seeing it.

If you just want to clean up the board and frets, take out the pickups and use OOOO steel wool or Micromesh paper. Blow off all the wool fragments when you are done with compressed air, and reinstall the pickups.

If it's wood binding, Titebond should work.

[Niccolai]

Re: Another guitar project: Katrina victim II

be careful not to get any scraps from the steel wool near the pickups, it can damage them.

Also, more than likely the binding was glued on with alphetic resin. I would use the same.

you can buy new bridge string ferruls from alot of parts retailers on line for like 3 bucks, so those might not be worth saving.