I'd use tightbond glue. I get it into tight places like yours with a painter's spatula. It's thinner than a razor blade and with a coat of glue on each side of the blade it slips right in there. I do it over and over till i know the glue is in there all the way. Then clamp and clean up the squeeze out with a damp sponge. You can make curved "Kauls" to fit the curves of the neck pocket sides so the clamp will do it's job. I think just clamp accross the body with light pressure and see if the crack closes. A clamp at the neck pocket might be good enough. Many guitars have a center hole in the pocket for hanging while finishing the guit. Good luck, looks like a cool Teisco.
White elmers glue?. I guess youd want something stronger in the neck pocket. Just something that will flow easy. I do like the razor blad idea. Iv posted couple other photos of it that shows the body. I believe the guitar is supposed to be something like this in really good condition.
your suggestions all sound good .. maybe pop it in a table / bar clamp after .
not too tight though as it may want to fold on you .. plus the body has probabbly expanded into that shape already . not sure what body that is ,, i may have a spare if you can show a pic of the whole body . .
also , if it is a ply wood , that may save you .. as the crack will want to stay on the outer layers . and the neck would act as a brace .
personally .. i would just use white glue . maybe even use a razor blade to get it in there .
So I got a hold of this old Kingston Teisco some time ago as a fixer upper. Took the neck and pgaurd off and found out that some idiot tried to drill a couple screws under the neck plate and probably used a drill or something?? Ayayayay. Anyway it created a crack starting from the neck pocket all the way through to the back strap button. The crack doesn't go all the way underneath and its almost hairline crack. You can't see the crack on the back off the body. So I'm looking for solutions on how to get glue down in there and what type of glue to use.
I've though about taking a syringe or something and injecting it with gorilla glue or something that can seep down in there. Or even drilling a larger holes (maybe 1 " apart) along the crack so I can get wood glue and dowels or something in there. Or should I thin Tight bond with water? or super glue? gorilla glue? Oh the questions. Any thoughts Natiion?
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you will find that white glue will actually be stronger than the wood itself . many confuse white glue with "school glue ( which is weaker ).
i dont have a spare body in that style . sorry .
White elmers glue?. I guess youd want something stronger in the neck pocket. Just something that will flow easy. I do like the razor blad idea. Iv posted couple other photos of it that shows the body. I believe the guitar is supposed to be something like this in really good condition.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Teisco-electric-guitar-Blues-Rosewood-finge...
your suggestions all sound good .. maybe pop it in a table / bar clamp after .
not too tight though as it may want to fold on you .. plus the body has probabbly expanded into that shape already . not sure what body that is ,, i may have a spare if you can show a pic of the whole body . .
also , if it is a ply wood , that may save you .. as the crack will want to stay on the outer layers . and the neck would act as a brace .
personally .. i would just use white glue . maybe even use a razor blade to get it in there .
g luk ;-)
So I got a hold of this old Kingston Teisco some time ago as a fixer upper. Took the neck and pgaurd off and found out that some idiot tried to drill a couple screws under the neck plate and probably used a drill or something?? Ayayayay. Anyway it created a crack starting from the neck pocket all the way through to the back strap button. The crack doesn't go all the way underneath and its almost hairline crack. You can't see the crack on the back off the body. So I'm looking for solutions on how to get glue down in there and what type of glue to use.
I've though about taking a syringe or something and injecting it with gorilla glue or something that can seep down in there. Or even drilling a larger holes (maybe 1 " apart) along the crack so I can get wood glue and dowels or something in there. Or should I thin Tight bond with water? or super glue? gorilla glue? Oh the questions. Any thoughts Natiion?