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the Padma

Post subject: Pro Hack Job

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:23 pm

Koa

Joined: Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:57 pm
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Location: 8.33±0.35 kpc from Galactic center, 20 light-years above the equatorial in the Sol System
First name: duh
Last Name: Padma
City: Professional Sawdust Maker
Focus: Build

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Audiences and dispensations on Thursdays ~ by appointment only.

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dzsmith

Post subject: Re: Pro Hack Job

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:44 pm

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Joined: Fri May 18, 2012 8:35 pm
Posts: 2660
First name: D
Last Name: S
State: TX
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Ouch x 8.

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Spyder

Post subject: Re: Pro Hack Job

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 6:32 pm

Cocobolo

Joined: Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:50 am
Posts: 496
First name: Phil
Last Name: Hartline
City: Warrior
State: Alabama
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

OK, so the LOW BAR has been set!!!

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Chris Pile

Post subject: Re: Pro Hack Job

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 6:55 pm

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Joined: Sun Mar 06, 2011 12:04 am
Posts: 5897
First name: Chris
Last Name: Pile
City: Wichita
State: Kansas
Country: Good old US of A
Focus: Repair
Status: Professional

Worst "repair" I ever had to fix...

Some airman broke the peghead on his Warwick bass - it was hanging on by the peghead veneer.
Another airman covered the break using a hot glue gun, and then crushed it while clamping it up in a vise.

Took me a week to get all that crap and splinters dug out so I could reglue with Titebond.
Added screws just in case, and hid it all under some colored CA textured to look like woodgrain.
Touched up the oil finish - good to go.

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Stuart Gort

Post subject: Re: Pro Hack Job

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 7:36 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:34 pm
Posts: 2047
First name: Stuart
Last Name: Gort
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Semi-pro

I saw that turnbuckle "repair" quite some time ago on the net somewhere....I and marveled.

The once backwards tuners are priceless.

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mkellyvrod

Post subject: Re: Pro Hack Job

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:10 pm

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Joined: Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:10 am
Posts: 522
First name: Martin
Last Name: Kelly
City: Tampa
State: FL
Zip/Postal Code: 33634
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Sometimes duct tape and WD40 just aren't good enough, so you have to improvise.

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Alex Kleon

Post subject: Re: Pro Hack Job

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:47 pm

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Joined: Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:32 pm
Posts: 3470
First name: Alex
Last Name: Kleon
City: Whitby
State: Ontario
Zip/Postal Code: L1N8X2
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

I've never seen french polishing done with bondo before.

Alex

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truckjohn

Post subject: Re: Pro Hack Job

Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:15 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:27 pm
Posts: 2109
Location: South Carolina
First name: John
Last Name: Cox
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Hey!!!

How did you guys get all the pictures of my guitars without my permission

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Joe Beaver

Post subject: Re: Pro Hack Job

Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 7:18 pm

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Joined: Thu Feb 09, 2006 2:35 pm
Posts: 2951
Location: United States
First name: Joe
Last Name: Beaver
City: Lake Forest
State: California
Focus: Build

Most of that is just crazy!!! But the turnbuckles? Might have something there.......

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Spyder

Post subject: Re: Pro Hack Job

Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:05 pm

Cocobolo

Joined: Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:50 am
Posts: 496
First name: Phil
Last Name: Hartline
City: Warrior
State: Alabama
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Joe Beaver wrote:

Most of that is just crazy!!! But the turnbuckles? Might have something there.......

Put 'em on the front, start a new craze in Heavy Metal!

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Joe Beaver

Post subject: Re: Pro Hack Job

Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:22 pm

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Joined: Thu Feb 09, 2006 2:35 pm
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Location: United States
First name: Joe
Last Name: Beaver
City: Lake Forest
State: California
Focus: Build

Spyder wrote:

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Put 'em on the front, start a new craze in Heavy Metal![/quote]

Yeah baby.....Rock and Roll

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Alex Kleon

Post subject: Re: Pro Hack Job

Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:33 pm

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That could cause a bad case of reverse buckle rash wow7-eyes

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