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A little Help? Glueing sides
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 1:13 pm
by Sunflash
OK, so I glued sides of my guitar together (I'm doing a stewmac kit, dreadnought)
But On my front side I didn't notice a gap on the bottom. So now It's all glued and I have about a 1/8 gap on the bottom which makes my guitar's back *and front* uneven.
Anyone know How I can fix it?
Re: A little Help? Glueing sides
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:39 pm
by tippie53
shouldn't be that big a deal as the tail piece or the neck will hide that .
Re: A little Help? Glueing sides
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 6:02 pm
by Sunflash
Well, yes. It will be hidden But on the top there is no gap and on the bottom there is, so it looks like this /\
Re: A little Help? Glueing sides
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:22 pm
by Jim_H
The gap itself isn't a problem, as John said.
The more important questions is, what caused the gap? If the cut wasn't straight, but the top edge of the rim is otherwise flat, you should be fine.
On the otherhand, if your cuts were straight, and the top of the rim is no longer flat, that could be trouble.
Does the rim sit flat (top down) with no significant gaps around the edges?
Re: A little Help? Glueing sides
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:36 pm
by Sunflash
Yeah Top down, there is a gap because when I pulled the two sides together the top was brought all the way well the bottom pulled out.
Re: A little Help? Glueing sides
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:48 pm
by Kevin Sjostrand
Hi Sun,
I think we may be unclear as to where your gap is. John I believe is commenting on a gap at your seam over the end or neck block. Jim is talking about a shift in the sides where they meet at the end or neck block.
Which is it? How we can help you with it depends on our correct understanding of the problem.
Can you post a picture?
Kevin
Re: A little Help? Glueing sides
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:57 pm
by kencierp
Hi Sun,
If I understand the issue (pictures help) you should apply some heat with an iron and release the side from the back, clean off the glue and re-assemble. In my opinion leaving what is now a built in twist will cause all sorts of problems down the road --- you need to start with the top edge on the same plane all the way around.
Re: A little Help? Glueing sides
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:35 pm
by Sunflash
I need to take some photos quick then, but i think Ken as kind of confirmed my fears.
Re: A little Help? Glueing sides
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:44 pm
by Sunflash
Ok so in the photo (not sure how it shows the photo on this forum)
Down is the top of my guitar, This is the front end, where the Neck will Join with the body.
On the top of the photo, is the back side of my guitar which is snug.
I hope this helps to show my problem
Re: A little Help? Glueing sides
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 7:05 am
by tippie53
If you are using a mold you can make any adjustment otherwise you can pull the offending block and reglue. How is the position of the top to a flat surface , is the joint is cut wrong you can be adding a problem not fixing one . Once you are sure where the problem lies it can be fixed .
A hot iron and a flexible putty knife can take a block off well in less than 5 minutes