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FlySig
Posted 2014-06-24 4:44 PM (#488024)
Subject: Fretboard end crack



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Location: Utah

My Viper fretboard has a small crack in the end. Would you do anything with this or just leave it alone?

Here it is before pulling frets.



Here it is after pulling frets and a first pass beam sanding the fretboard with 320 grit.


The fretboard has seen a lot of playing and was in bad shape. The frets were worn lower than my comfort zone, so I'm refretting it. Here's before and after pics of the fretboard. It has only had a first pass of sanding with 320 grit but already looks fantastically better.

 



Edited by FlySig 2014-06-24 4:52 PM
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2014-06-24 5:30 PM (#488027 - in reply to #488024)
Subject: Re: Fretboard end crack


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Location: Boise, Idaho		Nice job, so far. I'd fill the crack with something, just to make myself feel better.
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MWoody
Posted 2014-06-24 6:38 PM (#488033 - in reply to #488024)
Subject: Re: Fretboard end crack



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Location: Upper Left USA		Its tough because the Ebony has oils in and will resist some glues. Maybe do some research.
It would be good to close that split.

Looking good!
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FlySig
Posted 2014-06-25 9:26 AM (#489051 - in reply to #488024)
Subject: Re: Fretboard end crack



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Location: Utah		Ok, thanks for the input. I came across a wicking aliphatic glue for model airplanes and other crafts called Super Phatic which I'll give a try. Supposedly a real aliphatic glue but with some kind of thin carrier which wicks well into joints.
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DanSavage
Posted 2014-06-25 10:27 AM (#489053 - in reply to #488024)
Subject: Re: Fretboard end crack



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Location: Lake Forest, CA		You could also try hide glue.

It should be able to wick into the crack pretty well. Because it shrinks as it dries, it might pull the split back together, which is something no other glue will do.
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FlySig
Posted 2014-06-25 12:07 PM (#489056 - in reply to #488024)
Subject: Re: Fretboard end crack



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Location: Utah		Hide glue scares me a bit. I've never used it and don't have the heating pot. But I'll think about it a bit because I have a bridge to replace on an old wood box guitar.
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DanSavage
Posted 2014-06-25 2:30 PM (#489057 - in reply to #488024)
Subject: RE: Fretboard end crack



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Location: Lake Forest, CA

That's natural. Hide glue is actually pretty easy stuff to use. For small jobs you don't really need a glue pot.

Here's a page with good info about hide glue on frets.com

http://frets.com/FretsPages/Luthier/Data/Materials/hideglue.html

It talks about how to use small quantities with water heated in a microwave.

 I made my glue pot from a Sunbeam Hot Pot Express, ($13 at Target) a coffee cup and a meat thermometer for a total cost of less than $25. It does a really good job of keeping the glue at the ideal temperature between 140 and 150 degrees.

I like it because I can take my time and not worry about the glue cooling down.

But, for a small job like the crack you could easily use the method recommended on the frets.com page. If you decide you'd like to try hide glue, PM your snail-mail address to me and I'll drop a small baggie of hide glue granules into the mail. 



Edited by DanSavage 2014-06-25 2:31 PM
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