how to pull a neck

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Re: how to pull a neck

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needs to be keep on the page. Good info when you have to pull a neck
thanks again for all the kind responses on You Tube.
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Re: how to pull a neck

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Great video, John! I sure wish I'd seen that before I had to do my first neck reset.

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Re: how to pull a neck

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if it works that is all that matters
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Re: how to pull a neck

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John:
Does the same steaming method apply to removing to an M&T neck joint that's been glued-in w/ Titebond? On an OM I built, in a hurry to finish it up, I glued & bolted the M&T joint together knowing that the extension dives dramatically beyond the 14th fret. Not that I play up there that much, but aesthetically, I can't stand looking at it & would like to make it right. Would the neck need to be removed in order to place a shim under the extension, or can this be done w/o removing the whole neck?

Regardless of this & being the 1st guitar I put together it has it's share of mistakes. However, it sounds & plays great, but the falling extension is the one that bugs me to no end. Of the OM's I have...it's my favorite sounding one & the one I play the most. I can post a pic if so desired...?
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Re: how to pull a neck

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RnB wrote:John:
Does the same steaming method apply to removing to an M&T neck joint that's been glued-in w/ Titebond?
Yes, if you added glue in the mortise.
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