Rosewood neck repair

[thiswaythatway]

I took an Ernie Ball Axis Supersport Rosewood model in on a trade. I did the deal in a parking lot at night and thought everything was cool, but Surprise, I found a ding on the neck, it's actually right on the top of the edge fretboard, right in the middle of the 2nd fret. It's pretty noticeable and since I'm going to flip this guitar wanted to see if what I read somewhere is accurate. See below....




If the wood is dented you can steam it out using a wet rag and a soldering iron.
Wet the the ding with water, then place a wet rag over the ding and then gently press the hot soldering iron on the rag briefly to produce steam and repeat until the wood grain swells up.


Has anyone ever tried that? At first I thought of using some steel wool but that would leave a groove on the neck. I may try the above step if anyone else had ever had success with it.

 

[Gainzilla]

thats what you get for doing sahdy gear transactions in parking lots on dark nights... Im surprised yo narrow white ass wasnt shanked yo!!!

 

[thiswaythatway]

thats what you get for doing sahdy gear transactions in parking lots on dark nights... Im surprised yo narrow white ass wasnt shanked yo!!!

The other guy was Asian so I wasn't too worried.


The Axis is kinda cool, but.....why them frets so damm small willis.

 

[Gainzilla]

thats what you get for doing sahdy gear transactions in parking lots on dark nights... Im surprised yo narrow white ass wasnt shanked yo!!!

The other guy was Asian so I wasn't too worried.


The Axis is kinda cool, but.....why them frets so damm small willis.

The guy could have gone all ninja scroll on ya!!!

I hear ya on the frets... I think that the Axis is one of the most consistently great sounding guitars but I never got on with it; I loved playing rhythm on it but never felt right playing leads...

 

[Aristocat]

That's one option but you run the risk of "tanning" the board.

You can do the same thing except remove the soldering iron. Take a damp cloth and just like dressing a wound, leave it on to dry out over the spot for a couple of days. Once all the moisture sinks into the wood (and it swells back to form) take 2000 or 3000 Wet/Dry sandpaper and gently go from side to side until the wood is flush to the board again.

You can do the same things to body dings and with the above mentioned, wet sand smooth and spray a little clear coat over to restore luster.

 

[zewango]

Never a good idea to meat up with some men at the park and ride after dark.

 

[ratter]

That's one option but you run the risk of "tanning" the board.

You can do the same thing except remove the soldering iron. Take a damp cloth and just like dressing a wound, leave it on to dry out over the spot for a couple of days. Once all the moisture sinks into the wood (and it swells back to form) take 2000 or 3000 Wet/Dry sandpaper and gently go from side to side until the wood is flush to the board again.

You can do the same things to body dings and with the above mentioned, wet sand smooth and spray a little clear coat over to restore luster.

I was going to suggest something very similar...a small drop of water right on the dent. No heat. If it's truly a dent and not a missing chunk, the wood will swell at least somewhat. If it doesn't fix it 100% it might be at least much less noticeable to the point of not being a problem. If that doesn't do enough, you can then try the heat/moisture routine.

 

[thiswaythatway]

That's one option but you run the risk of "tanning" the board.

You can do the same thing except remove the soldering iron. Take a damp cloth and just like dressing a wound, leave it on to dry out over the spot for a couple of days. Once all the moisture sinks into the wood (and it swells back to form) take 2000 or 3000 Wet/Dry sandpaper and gently go from side to side until the wood is flush to the board again.

You can do the same things to body dings and with the above mentioned, wet sand smooth and spray a little clear coat over to restore luster.

I was going to suggest something very similar...a small drop of water right on the dent. No heat. If it's truly a dent and not a missing chunk, the wood will swell at least somewhat. If it doesn't fix it 100% it might be at least much less noticeable to the point of not being a problem. If that doesn't do enough, you can then try the heat/moisture routine.

Thanks for the tips. It's a dent and not a chunk missing so I'll try some water. In the meantime I'll see if the guitar growns on me, it sounds good and I like the small neck but a few other things bug me.

 

[MountAnDewMe]

I agree go with the water alone first, then if that doesn't sweel it enough apply a bit of heat. Just be sure you don't over do the heat.

 

[Chris6870]

I fixed rosewood dents with a wet paper towel and a heat gun. I suppose a hot hair dryer would work.

 

[Digital Jams]

You are too pretty to be doing parking lot deals bitch