How best can I fix this crooked neck?
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How best can I fix this crooked neck?
Hey! I just picked up this old Jaguar and the neck is great just had a problem it’s offset (ha) from the body. I put a pciture in here I have not taken the neck off yet… hoping maybe just taking it off and putting back on with fix it a little bit how would you go about this?
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Re: How best can I fix this crooked neck?
Welcome, no need to double post the same question on two subforums.
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Re: How best can I fix this crooked neck?
Looks like you can loosen the neck plate screws, reposition it, retighten and you should be off to the races.
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Re: How best can I fix this crooked neck?
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Re: How best can I fix this crooked neck?
here's the picture :Nayff wrote: ↑Mon Nov 22, 2021 2:05 pmHey! I just picked up this old Jaguar and the neck is great just had a problem it’s offset (ha) from the body. I put a pciture in here I have not taken the neck off yet… hoping maybe just taking it off and putting back on with fix it a little bit how would you go about this?
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Re: How best can I fix this crooked neck?
Correct. Unscrew, align, rescrew. Don’t over tighten the screws, just a gentle hand tighten in enough.
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Re: How best can I fix this crooked neck?
If that fails, you may have to dowel the existing holes and redrill them properly.ChrisDesign wrote: ↑Tue Nov 23, 2021 12:05 pmCorrect. Unscrew, align, rescrew. Don’t over tighten the screws, just a gentle hand tighten in enough.
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Re: How best can I fix this crooked neck?
Yeh it looks like an extreme case so probably. Worth a try, i have often aligned by a few mil, by loosening a bit and pushing to one side before retightening.Lost In Autumn wrote: ↑Thu Nov 25, 2021 3:21 amIf that fails, you may have to dowel the existing holes and redrill them properly.ChrisDesign wrote: ↑Tue Nov 23, 2021 12:05 pmCorrect. Unscrew, align, rescrew. Don’t over tighten the screws, just a gentle hand tighten in enough.