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     David Blair (Jonpaul) New member Username: Jonpaul Post Number: 13 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 68.10.201.200 |
Hey Paul (Jingle J), I 've got a 325V63 JG that has had some damage to the neck heel of the which was repaired but not refinished very well. Is this something you might be interested in fixing for me? Also there's a few minor nicks in the face of the guitar along with some clear coat seperation on the bottom edge close to the input jack. Do you think a complete refinish would be more appropriate? Let me know if you have any interest. Thanks, D.B. | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1625 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
Dave, I'm sure that I can help. Can't tell if you need a complete refin without seeing some good pictures. | ||
| Anthony Carey (Tony_carey) Senior Member Username: Tony_carey Post Number: 524 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 81.157.121.29 |
Here's an interesting photo. A vintage & a modern headstock superimposed. The tuners do not seem to be in the same place. If you wanted to shave a modern headstock, then you would have two choices as far as I can see. You could just shave the length...but that would just give you a short, fat headstock. Or you could plug the tuners & re-drill for the new ones....it would take a braver man than I. If you left the tuners where they are, then you would have the top row dangerously close to the edge of the headstock & the tuner shafts sticking out a long way, which would look odd to say the least I think I'll leave well alone!  | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1631 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
Tony: It seems like there are several and some would not shave into the shapes of others!  | ||
| Anthony Carey (Tony_carey) Senior Member Username: Tony_carey Post Number: 525 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 81.157.121.29 |
This is really interesting. The vintage style headstock in your pic Paul is almost as long as the modern one, although if shaved to the width of the vintage, the tuners would still be too near the edge. The bottom length is too long as well, which means that it could never be totaly accurate. If this is the case (that vintage headstocks vary in length) then clearly some would work better than others, but none would be without major compromise? What a great thread! | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1634 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
I'm intrigued as well. It seems like there is some variance, and here again JH is the Man of Authority. I know that, up until the mid-80s (maybe even late '80s), Rick tooling and manufacturing methods were nowhere near as precise as they are today. But I don't think it's a matter of tooling precision alone. It seems that there is quite a bit of variance between eras and models. In the two I overlaid, the laminations of the neck/headstock even line up, and the holes for the tuning heads seem to be in the same place within about a 32nd. We need to get someone with a lot of these of various years, to take some photos on a gridded background or with a lenticle to figure this one out. | ||
| Anthony Carey (Tony_carey) Senior Member Username: Tony_carey Post Number: 527 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 81.157.121.29 |
I have a 1980 330 with the small headstock, a '92 1997 & a '97 360V64 that I can measure over the next couple of days. I also have a new 330 with which to compare. Homework! | ||
| John Williams (Jwilli) Senior Member Username: Jwilli Post Number: 833 Registered: 04-2002 Posted From: 24.88.72.49 |
I'm not taking a picture of either of my lenticles. | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1635 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
Put them in your soup. | ||
| John Williams (Jwilli) Senior Member Username: Jwilli Post Number: 835 Registered: 04-2002 Posted From: 24.88.72.49 |
but then it would have to be "Macho Balls Soup". Ok, I'll stop here. Sorry Peter......;-0 |
