Happy Day For a Telecaster Fingers Crossed

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[@chrishopkins209]

Don’t show this to stew mac...they’ll turn that bar into a “useful jig” and price it up at $300

[@jonathanpirkle1344]

In our gun repair biz we cut a groove in a dowel then place the sandpaper in it and roll it around. Easy and the paper won't move.

[@stevenkritzer6020]

Nice tip, I was going to suggest that he use the same size drill bit that the hole was drilled with (by hand). Theoretically, the bit would only cut the old glue.

[@lumberjim]

I was thinking super glue the sandpaper to the dowel, but that's smart too

[@c5back9]

Pretty sure Stew Mac has an appropriately price sand-papery thingy tool that is expertly crafted specifically for removing only the old glue from the truss rod hole-eeo.

[@rossmiller7778]

@@c5back9 for only $79

[@jonesfactor9]

"I'm gonna push the shit out of it, you watch" LMFAO

[@patisaacson5545]

👍🏼wow...the original neck just looks proper on there

[@wa1ufo]

It amazes me how resourceful and competent you are. Bless you!

[@71goaliemask]

Splendid stuff. Golf tee idea, worth the price of admission!

[@barbmelle3136]

From Leo: Good save. Here is a tip that does not cost anything. I hang a neck in a big trash bag and hang it over a cold air vaporizer from the drug store. After about 2 days, I clamp it up and leave it clamped, warm and dry for about a week. I have done this 6 times and only one re-warped.

[@runnningonempty]

Great advise,I have good luck clamping them for two weeks..I started doing this on a ESP neck though I purchased long ago that had no relief..I will surly try this in the future.Thanks

[@gilpi552]

I've had very good luck using this clamp method applying a little heat as well.

[@jremil58]

This has got to be one of my favorite videos from Dave. Great stuff!

[@jackpatino7069]

I have one of those insanely made Cozart electric 12 string guitars with a Bigsby on it, and of course the neck is in the same condition AND getting the same treatment. Had it in traction overnight so far and will get back to it in a few days. Oddly enough, as if this guitar can't get any odder, it has the 3 pickup and 5 way selector switch like a Fender, but a truss rod access like the older style Fenders where you have to loosen the neck screws and pop up bass of the neck to do any work. Sigh, well, at least there are your videos to help with the neck straightening. Good on you!!!

[@checkpointcovid8021]

@ 10:13 "Let em give it one more crank...SNAP!" hahaha

[@jamtardio]

Nice job explaining neck anatomy. Look for Kant twist clamps imo very nice c clamps for any use. Rock on.

[@RobR386]

My telecaster had horrible fret buzz out of the box, it has a small amount of relief in the neck, I only turned the truss rod about 1/8th of a turn and it's now playing well 🙂

[@rakentrail]

Dave, back in the 90's Stew Mac sold a straightening beam that used heat and clamps to straighten necks. The heat was to soften the glue between the fingerboard & neck. The trick was to soften, straighten with the clamps and then let cool before removing. The shop I was in back then had one and it worked. Sadly Stew Mac did away with them.

[@Damaged262]

Sure, it's more cost effective to sell replacement necks. To them at least.

[@sd3falco]

Cool, thanks for explaining the truss rod. I always wondered exactly what was going on in there. Good job as always!

[@bobross5580]

Very nice work< Dave. I just learned how to approach a 62 RI Strat neck issue. THANK YOU!

[@briano.5746]

You are a magician David! Hopefully that does the trick on that beautiful Tele. PEACE 🎸🎶🎵

[@rowdyyates3801]

@24:15 That's pretty much what a Dr. says to everyone he "fixes". Thanks for the show(s), Dave. I've been working on my Strat for days along side you and it's never played better.

[@johndickens7847]

Just watching the bit where Dave starts to tighten up the G clamp. I can hear the neck screaming "I confess, I confess!" Great video Dave. I know it's a PITA but love to see your solutions for the more difficult stuff that doesn't involve $1000 StewMac tools...,

[@coryfrey6199]

Hey Dave, I love your show....I have a dead fender copy I'm gonna try to save. Thanks for the cool tips and your sense of humor is fkn great!!

[@GenericSpace]

One of the tricks knife makers use for hand-sanding fullers etc. is to find a piece of wood the same radius as the fuller, wrap sandpaper around it, and sand away. Maybe you need a dowel roughly the same radius as that hole and then just glue some 150~220 onto it. Hopefully you would never need that tool ever again hahaha

[@COLDMKULTRA]

Don't try this at home Kids !!! ... Excellent stuff Dave.

[@philsinclair]

I’m actually overwhelmed the Telecaster neck made it out alive!

[@onpsxmember]

It's a huge chunk of hard rock maple. You underestimate it, while this one was a bad choice considering the cut.

[@shakedydogshake]

I need to JB meld my brain back together.....aghhhhhh

[@5olas]

Dave, you are a master at your craft. It is truly a pleasure to watch you work. God bless.

[@janerlingolsen9891]

👍👍 you do it absolute correct👍🎼🎸

[@leonardhirtle3645]

You are the master.

[@raymondville]

impressive work

[@stevebadachmusic]

you always make it look so easy

[@bigjrcash]

Another great clip from the one and only Dave !

[@randelcross]

Here is my thought Dave (as if you need another opinion! lol...) I think it's valid since you are wasting a string set, and if it should come back to you (we all hope not!!)... Get a cheap set of .014 lap steel strings and overtune it. Put it in a "wood friendly" environment for awhile, monitor the bow as you go and see if that works... It's a more natural approach... It's like "you didn't get to be 400 lbs. in a week you know... (approach) 8)... Good repair Dave! Old neck was nicer.

[@andyrock1207]

I dont know why I like watching these vids, but I do. Thanks man, nice work.

[@theeasywayoutcampers6550]

Duhh... He shares knowledge that took him many years to accumulate. Thus making you better sooner! LOL

[@daveanderson5680]

I have fixed most back bowed necks by simply installing heavier (13-56) strings while letting off the truss rod tension. For the most stubborn back bowed necks I used a large C-clamp and clamped the neck down onto the bench top

[@RayBecker]

If you were to string it with heavy gauge strings and tune each string higher than standard, letting the neck sit like that for several days, would that extra tension accomplish the same result? Good job saving that Tele. That neck is well worth the effort.

[@guymandude999]

That's a really good suggestion, adding a few heatlamps, but of course, the real solution is to let the wood settle to where it wants to be, then flatten the neck. Again.

[@BUNKERJR53]

Great job Dave but then again you always do great jobs!!!!!!!!!!

[@evanmlevy]

You seriously brought her back from the dead!

[@chrisullery3386]

Excellent job Dave! Always learning valuable information! Thank you.

[@walt1a]

Dude, that was awesome! Great job! You have more patience than me...

[@Wildman9]

Nothing like expensive boomerangs,in the shape of a guitar. Hahaha.Happy Easter to all. 👍🎸✌😎

[@williamcampbell7387]

"Sink the pink." Yeah!

[@c5back9]

Nice work. Common sense is so uncommon these days. Thanks!

[@carlwilson4375]

You’re a genius Dave.

[@StoneShards]

Congrats, Dave! Nice save!

[@wa1ufo]

Dave, you are THE MAN!

[@bandpassmess]

I had a Strat that I couldn’t get to catch anymore. Put the clamp to it waited 1 month and prayed it works just fine now I had already purchased a cheap replacement I wasn’t as aged didn’t want to put it on glad I was able to bend it back .

[@jane3ta]

Golf tee - GENIUS!!!

[@6CA7Beam]

Nice recovery Dave! Thanks for showing the juicey stuff!

[@lorenshoffos7620]

Lol, that cat looks so impressed.

[@firsteerr]

maybe a steam box ??? once the timber becomes pliable you can straighten it out easier and once it had stabilized it will remain in the shape you clamped it too

[@brucecaldwell5239]

I've got a Warmoth tele neck with the same problem. I'm going to try this method & see if I can save it. It's got some nice flame in it & I'd hate to not use it. Mine adjusts at the heel which is kind of a pain in the ass.

[@blkjckgtr3075]

Nice save Dave!you are the Winner,Cheers happy Bunny fest.

[@jonesfactor9]

Dude... Amazing work! You saved that neck.

[@markmccormick7054]

You did a video using the same, or similar, technique to bend a Tele neck the other way. I've tried searching for it to no avail. Is it still up? Thanks.

[@tomkirk6942]

Nice work as always Mr. Reaume. I am currently reminded of your moving/hoarding vids as I am currently in the same boat. The wife and I had to move our shit into storage while our “new” house was being built. “Building” went 4 months past scheduled date. Been living with her Dad since Thanksgiving and now we’re moving out of his house and out of 3 storage units, into the “new” house. The reason for the quotations is due to the fact that the various knuckleheads that “built” our “new” house, had zero pride in their work, such that the wife and I are moving into a “new” house that is fucking gooched! Such as life. So much poor workmanship out there. Goooooooooch! Cheers!

[@derek-press]

great work there Dave and what a beautiful guitar

[@SimplyReg]

Musing on this problem, I thought about whether pulling some frets, bending the neck a little, kerfing the fret slots out then replacing the frets would help.

[@fullwaverecked]

You're a good egg Dave. 200k is on the way. More people need to see your vids. Thanks for doin dat crazy thaing dat you do!

[@kenlelon369]

I have the exact problem with a strat Warmoth replacement neck; it will not bow at all, straight as it can be. Had it bowed under a clamp for a month, then unclamp,...straight again! is it scrap? ideas, suggestions?

[@jefferywarburton2116]

i remember seeing a factory tour video were the necks were being basicly bent in this way with an arbor press but i dont recall what company it was it may have been fender but idk

[@Davesintexas]

DAVE YOU ever HAD a fret board that was like a ski slope? Starts out flat, then tiny relief in middle. BUT at the END its a forward bow or like a HILL all the way to the end. Any videos on this problem or suggestions how to repair? THanks....

[@kronos6948]

If it's as bad as you say it is, you'd have to pull the frets, sand the fretboard as flat as possible, and re radius before reinstalling new frets. OR....remove the fretboard itself, and flatten the side of the neck that meets the fretboard, reattach the fretboard, and then if there's still the same issue, then you'd have to do what I said the first time.

[@tizwicky]

Another great job Dave! You had me sweating with the epoxy and the maple plug. I thought for sure that the epoxy would get on the truss rod nut and ruin everything. BTW what is the cure time on the JB wood that you used?

[@paulcargo4233]

OUTSTANDING

[@robertgraf9265]

Fender actually used Koa for the plug, not Walnut, back in the 50s, if you ever try this on a vintage guitar and need an exact replacement..

[@paulmoreton3083]

Great video and great knowledge as ever. Hope the customer was as impressed as the viewers. Happy Easter Dave. Paul in the UK.

[@worksucksletsdrink6011]

You the man Dave!

[@mitchmason8386]

Holy shit Dave I needed a tool and decided to get on StewMac to get it and .....WOW.....are they outta their minds.....like you always say they fuck your eyes out .

[@slanford6767]

Do you know why it broke in the first place?.I'd have to know if it was abused be4 I'd know if it's worth a try repairing this old original or not.

[@paulmiller9558]

awesome work Dave. I have a telecaster kit guitar neck the truss rod doesnt even work at all. it just turns and gets tight no change at all. what is the fix for that?

[@MiikeyLawless]

The tools to fix that would cost more than another neck

[@moushunter]

You can do a hail mary and put a couple washers under the truss rod nut. Sometimes that works.

[@tomk1tl]

Nice job Dave....the original neck had a nice "patina" to it and would have been a shame to install a new neck in its place :-))

[@galacticoasis]

nice work

[@moushunter]

I took a shot at a Japanese made Gumiku Les Paul that had a back bow in it's baseball bat sized mahogany neck. It is tricky to do that sort of clamping with a set neck guitar. I had it clamped up with huge bend and thought the fret board would pop off. I left it like that for a month. I got it back to playable but it could use a little more help. For an ugly heavy guitar that nobody ever heard of it sounds pretty good.

[@stevenedwards4470]

You're a good man Dave. In answer to your question...in this context and knowing your rep from the last ten years or so...if the guitar was useless to me otherwise, I would tell you to take your best shot. Mazel.

[@cjcar63]

Well done sir!

[@bobmeiroff7302]

Tell us how you got into fixing guitars.

[@jonlennon3348]

Dave just for fun what gauge were the strings you put back on the original neck?

[@alanpeck6214]

Great job, nice save

[@joebikeguy6669]

Nice job!

[@alanburridge6947]

No wonder Dave Gilmore’s smiling. You seen the price of his strings? Scandalous!

[@StonyRC]

Another Dave VICTORY. You truly are The Chosen One ;-)

[@toto6773]

Awesome stuff !!

[@jackpalczynski7884]

Heat the neck when it's clamped. It works and you don't have to bend it so far.

[@IanBroon1]

Very interesting video Dave, How could do this on an acoustic without removing the neck?

[@c5back9]

Ian Brown: my thought too. Have an old one that’s been siting in the corner for years because of the same problem. Now I know!!!

[@luthiersteve7462]

Where's your Qtips, your a funny guy appreciate your humor and buzzing.

[@creationinspired200]

Dave from Canada says theres no good maple left uhhh ohhh thats the home of maple! 😮

[@rodparker4514]

You could temporary remove a few frets as well .

[@arnaudjohnm]

that intro is hot

[@thelowmein9143]

Dave I got a black explorer that is ‘new’ from the factory. The finish looks absolutely awful, just awful, scratches and swirl marks all over it. Is that the kind of thing that can be fixed?

[@kronos6948]

Depending on how bad the scratches and swirls are, I'd return it. If that's not an option, you can polish it like you would a car. If the scratches are too deep, wet sanding with very fine grits before polishing and buffing.

[@anthonysilva5312]

Very interesting

[@ratherbwalkn]

All new to me, very interesting!!!! Dave

[@WRAPLOCK]

nice job!

[@zincChameleon]

That bowed neck would make an acceptable lap steel. The body could be built from old furniture wood.

[@DG-ic9ub]

Great work Dave 👍

[@MichaelBLive]

i clamp em like that and put the whole think in a low temp oven for an hour. works great

[@MichaelBLive]

Respectfully, low heat does work for either direction. You don't have to torque it nearly as much with heat. After the heat it doesn't spring back and you can be more precise in less time. I have fixed necks where clamping dry or with steam have failed. Cheers.

[@hillbilly8336]

Dave man you just make it look too easy!!!

[@douglasbaker3344]

once again you are the man

[@Stratboy999]

Dave saves!

[@mikebrison1838]

Penny is one set of my grandparents' last name. Black is the name of my other grandparents. Are we related?

[@michaelshepherd1072]

haha, sink the pink. Haven't heard that in a while.

[@danterosales6985]

Nice intro

[@abc123gpl]

what have you done with the cat ?