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Hi Guy my first post
I have just received my 360V64 today and the triangular inlay material on the 5,7, 9 frets has a line fracture in them all running up the fretboard from say the G string to the E and from front of the inlay to the back.Purchased the Guitar on Ebay last week.
Is this something to be concerned about?
Is there some problem with the neck?
Is it worth fixing?
Can it be Fixed?

Hope you can help

And thanks for the the great advise
I have read on the forum.

Mark Franklin
Melbourne Australia

Mark: Welcome to the Rickenbacker Forum.

I don't think this is symptomatic with a problem pertaining to the neck of your intstrument. I am not sure what sort of conditions produced the problem that you have reported.

Once cured, however, epoxy type products cannot be melted or fused back together again. It is possible to apply a thin glue to the crack and 'hold' the pieces together.

This fix would stabilize the problem but not change the appearance to any significant degree. You would want to consult an experienced luthier as it is possible to create quite a mess.

Perhaps John Hall will be able to explain what is going on here and offer a solution. I have had a similar experience with a non-Rickenbacker instrument in the past, and the stabilization technique worked very well. The fine line crack remained but did not worsen over time.

Peter Thanks for the reply

I will have to post a photo as you will find it very interesting as all of the 3 cracked inlays are almost identical they are all in the shape of the letter J with the bottom tip cut off.

Apart from that the 360V64 is a beautiful instrument and the Vintage Pickups sound so much better to my ears than the Hi Gains in my 330.

Thanks

Mark