Broken Peg Heads

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:09 am

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/DaleFortune/Rickenbackerrepairs007.jpg

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:14 am

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/DaleFortune/RickenbackerRestorationsand2007NAMM.jpg
These are before and after pictures of a 1966 330 12 string that had the peg head snapped off at the top nut area. I splined it back together and refinished the neck saving another nice guitar from being parted out. Once it was put back together it played great and is just as strong as when it was built.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:15 am

"It was only mostly-dead"!

Great work!

ram · Post by **ram** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:18 am

OUCH - that had to have hurt!!!! Decapitated - it hurts me just looking at it! Great job Dale! Man you all are amazing (magic wood fixer guys) - you can't even tell any thing had happened to it!

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:23 am

Maybe you saw this one before the restoration started on it last year...Dave Pascoe's 4080/12 that had the guitar 12 string neck cut out and a Steinberger neck replacing it...Major work was done one this.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/DaleFortune/DavePascoes4080withmysonandI004.jpg

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:38 am

Say, Dale, did you ever get that email I sent you about building a web site? Never heard a reply at all from you....

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:00 pm

Master work!

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:40 pm

Elys, sorry about that. I did get the Email, but the Web site doesn't work, says under construction...

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:54 pm

2 more vintage Ricks with broken necks. 1 is a 1968 Burgandy 331LS in MINT condition, unplayed. Someone stepped on the case with the guitar in it and snapped the neck from the top nut to the 5th fret. 2nd one is a 1967 360/12 with a severe broken neck and fingerboard that has come off at the 21st and 1st thru 5th frets. This 12 string is a 9.5 on a scale of 10 not counting the busted neck. When these are finished they will be almost impossible to detect any damage.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/DaleFortune/Brokenneckfingerboardandpegheadrepa.jpg

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:58 pm

A different picture of the same guitars..
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/DaleFortune/Brokenneckfingerboardandpegheadr-1.jpg

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:08 pm

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:15 pm

WOW Dr. Dale!!!!!!!

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:19 pm

Dale replied: "Elys, sorry about that. I did get the Email, but the Web site doesn't work, says under construction..."

Hi Dale! Actually, that means it IS working. You just have not loaded any web pages onto it yet. If you want us to build them for you, we just need you to send a word processor file with the content you want, and the graphics images or photo files you want on those pages, and we can build them for you!

You can also go into Account Manager and create email addresses to use, as well as do direct uploads to the site.

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:27 pm

Elys ...I hate to say this: but I'm pretty computer stupid..I need guidance on most things I do here. I'm a wizard with guitar construction and repair, but when it comes to computers and high tech stuff, I'm lost....

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:33 pm

Computer stupid - Guitar smart...

Gosh Dale, excellent work...almost scary...Thank goodness you use your powers for good rather than evil..