Comments on: Vintage Gibson Dove – Neck Reset

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:52:13 +0000

Nothing unusual Greg. That block (actually made of maple) is part of the neck joint and any glue inside that area came loose either with the fingerboard heat or the steam. At any rate, it didn’t take any particular magic to it out.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 01:02:14 +0000

How did you cut that chunk of spruce under the tongue when steaming off the neck? I’ve read about Gibsons with this type of joint but I’ve never seen one removed.

By: kyriakos

kyriakos — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:39:53 +0000

can you out same foto of the first part of making guitar and send me some informaigion please

By: Dave Webster

Dave Webster — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:23:22 +0000

Been asking around about my Mom’s 55 J45 . Had James Fry put a new bone bridge in , set the intonation, add buffalo pins and get the angle correct. Ad the new tuner knobs to existing tuners gears. He said he noticed he did not like the angle of the neck. Previously I had a luthier from Larrivee reset the neck. Looks like it did not get done correctly. My question is, can another reset be done? James Fry is a very good luthier and he says , to be carefull , there is a lot of trama to the 55 and does not want to do it, He would refret first. I just want another opinion. This guitar has been in the family and we have been the only owners. Its been to Nashville , CBC in Toronto and many years on the Canadian Country music scene. Your advice and comments would be appreciated. Dave from Calgary Alberta

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:40:55 +0000

THATS MY GUITAR and to all who have a “classic” and are worried about getting any work done on it – rest assured the guys at ChicagoFretworks are truly masters! They called me at every step to give me an update and in the end this old Dove plays better than when I first purchased it over 30 years ago. I highly recommend them to all considering work on your “baby!”