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It's ALIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!

haffner.michaelhaffner.michael
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A few months ago, some of you mourned with me the loss of my Ibanez RG to the airline baggage monster. Now celebrate with me the resurection of my \"vintage\" 1989 Charvette deceased these past 9 years. Yea, yea. It's cheesy I know, but it was my first guitar, so I kept it even thought the neck was broken.
I finally scored a functional neck for it off of ebay, and tonight's project was replacing it and bringing it back to life. Try doing intonation with only a Korg PX3 for a tuner! Still not quite right, but at least it's fairly close. I will give it some more attention tomorrow and see how much better I can get it to play. At least I have another backup solid body now!
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  • shreddshredd
    8) 8) 8)
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  • partchpartch
    Awsome!! 8)
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  • cycloniccyclonic
    Pics Please :D

    my first guitar was an 85 Cort strat that was purchased by my folks thru Sears &Roebuck catalog for christmass :D ........i STILL have it 8)

    Its so cool that you \"knocked the dust\" off it 8) 8)
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  • haffner.michaelhaffner.michael
    This was the original neck
    100_2793.jpg

    This is it put together with the new neck
    100_2794.jpg

    New neck not perfect either
    100_2796.jpg

    Cracks from loaning it to my nephew
    100_2795.jpg

    More Cracks
    100_2797.jpg
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  • haffner.michaelhaffner.michael
    More cracks
    100_2797.jpg
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  • cycloniccyclonic
    First of all Michael,

    Your original neck appears to be a fretboard delamination and can be fixed CHEAP!!

    secondly.....the repair on the new neck is dead wrong worse than amaturish :roll: :x

    thirdly-the cracks on the body are finish cracks.I have dealt with quite a few charvels,jacksons,kramers and several other companies from the late 1980's and during that time,they switched to polyester clear.Polyester clear will delaminate after 20+ years of weather and seasonal contractions and retractions of the wood.All it needs is a quality refinish to look new.Personally,i would keep it a \"relic'd\" \"player\" and leave it alone :wink:

    i hope this helps :D
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  • haffner.michaelhaffner.michael
    I did not show the back of the old neck. It is also broken at the splice, and not just the glue either. I know the new neck needs work, but I can do that myself now that I have it. I just wanted to get it together. I'm not really worried about the body.
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  • shreddshredd
    \cyclonic\ wrote:
    secondly.....the repair on the new neck is dead wrong worse than amaturish :roll: :x
    I wasn't gonna say it... :oops:
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  • cycloniccyclonic
    \haffner.michael\ wrote:
    I did not show the back of the old neck. It is also broken at the splice, and not just the glue either. .

    the right glue,the right glue injector,the right clamp system and 2 weeks time and you got the right fix as long as ALL the pieces are there :wink: hers how i recieved a guitar once

    ironbreak3.jpg

    heres how it looks after i repaired it

    IB2.jpg
    IB4.jpg


    \haffner.michael\ wrote:
    I know the new neck needs work, but I can do that myself now that I have it. I just wanted to get it together. I'm not really worried about the body.

    C 8) 8) L!!! :D ........i just thought you should know that it is highly unlikely that the body is effected(a little peace of mind :wink: )
    \shredd\ wrote:
    \cyclonic\ wrote:
    secondly.....the repair on the new neck is dead wrong worse than amaturish :roll: :x
    I wasn't gonna say it... :oops:

    My bad :oops: :oops: :oops: I was under the assumtion that it was purchase that way :shock: I'll go back under my rock now :(
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  • shreddshredd
    \cyclonic\ wrote:
    \shredd\ wrote:
    \cyclonic\ wrote:
    secondly.....the repair on the new neck is dead wrong worse than amaturish :roll: :x
    I wasn't gonna say it... :oops:
    My bad :oops: :oops: :oops: I was under the assumtion that it was purchase that way :shock: I'll go back under my rock now :(
    Don't bother. I'm betting he DID purchase it that way...it's not like there's a mountain of 80's Charvel necks floating around... :?
    BTW that's a gorgeous repair on the broken headstock... 8)
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  • haffner.michaelhaffner.michael
    Yes, I did buy it that way, it was the only Charvette neck I could find, But I could tell from the guy's pictures on ebay that I would be able to re-do the repair. I wanted the Charvette neck because it has a very skinny distinctive shape. Really this is all just for the nostalgia of having my first guitar working again, even if it is a bit of a frankenstein job. I will eventually fix the headstock though this summer when I have time.
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  • ednrgednrg
    Was the finishing nail an option? :lol:
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