How to take a fiddle apart? - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-28T15:09:32Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/how-to-take-a-fiddle-apart?groupUrl=cbfiddles&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A1018282&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThat's how I'd go at it.
Her…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2012-03-13:2592684:Comment:10182822012-03-13T22:10:03.836ZDiane in Chicagohttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Diane
<p>That's how I'd go at it. </p>
<p>Here is an article from googling: <a href="http://www.mimf.com/archives/neck_resets.htm" target="_blank">http://www.mimf.com/archives/neck_resets.htm</a></p>
<p>and: <a href="http://www.fiddlehangout.com/topic/19992" target="_blank">http://www.fiddlehangout.com/topic/19992</a></p>
<p>That's how I'd go at it. </p>
<p>Here is an article from googling: <a href="http://www.mimf.com/archives/neck_resets.htm" target="_blank">http://www.mimf.com/archives/neck_resets.htm</a></p>
<p>and: <a href="http://www.fiddlehangout.com/topic/19992" target="_blank">http://www.fiddlehangout.com/topic/19992</a></p> So it is recommended to remov…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2012-03-13:2592684:Comment:10181592012-03-13T19:05:23.620ZDave Onastikhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DavidArmstrong
<p>So it is recommended to remove the top first instead of the back, if the back needs to be removed at all?</p>
<p>So it is recommended to remove the top first instead of the back, if the back needs to be removed at all?</p> Oh, sorry! Missed that part!…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2012-03-13:2592684:Comment:10180722012-03-13T18:57:30.975ZDiane in Chicagohttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Diane
<p>Oh, sorry! Missed that part!</p>
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<p>The neck is likely attached to the body with a dovetail join. So you'll need to pop off the top and then slide it out of the joint with heat and pressure. It is tricky to get in there, so you might end up taking the fingerboard off after all -- easy to put back on later!</p>
<p>Oh, sorry! Missed that part!</p>
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<p>The neck is likely attached to the body with a dovetail join. So you'll need to pop off the top and then slide it out of the joint with heat and pressure. It is tricky to get in there, so you might end up taking the fingerboard off after all -- easy to put back on later!</p> OK thanks. I will try the ha…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2012-03-13:2592684:Comment:10179412012-03-13T14:54:01.477ZDave Onastikhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DavidArmstrong
<p>OK thanks. I will try the hair dryer first. I actually want to keep the fingerboard attached to the neck if I can.</p>
<p>OK thanks. I will try the hair dryer first. I actually want to keep the fingerboard attached to the neck if I can.</p> It is most likely held togeth…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2012-03-13:2592684:Comment:10181042012-03-13T12:34:06.862ZDiane in Chicagohttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Diane
<p>It is most likely held together with hide glue, and heat will break the glue bond pretty easily. You can use a hair dryer or a heat gun. Go slowly and heat both the fingerboard and the neck from all directions. Slide an artist's palette knife between them as soon as you see the glue begin to give way. Should come off fairly easily. You can disassemble the rest the same way, if you want to. If you use a heat gun, be extra careful. They run hotter and can scorch the wood.</p>
<p>It is most likely held together with hide glue, and heat will break the glue bond pretty easily. You can use a hair dryer or a heat gun. Go slowly and heat both the fingerboard and the neck from all directions. Slide an artist's palette knife between them as soon as you see the glue begin to give way. Should come off fairly easily. You can disassemble the rest the same way, if you want to. If you use a heat gun, be extra careful. They run hotter and can scorch the wood.</p>