1962 Fender Jazzmaster Restoration
- Rocktronaut
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Re: 1962 Fender Jazzmaster Restoration
This one looks absolutely gorgeous. I'm not a big fan of black guitars in general but this one rocks. Kudos!
- infiniteposse
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Re: 1962 Fender Jazzmaster Restoration
Zombie thread resurrection.
How did you manage to get the guard over the tall thimbles? I'm dealing with the same issue right now and can't find a solution spelled out.
Thanks!
How did you manage to get the guard over the tall thimbles? I'm dealing with the same issue right now and can't find a solution spelled out.
Thanks!
Lee
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Re: 1962 Fender Jazzmaster Restoration
I think I ended up taking the thimbles off of the body (and the guard came off with them) and then figured it out from there... Just place a soldering iron in the thimbles for a few seconds and pull them out with the tool of your choice. I seem to recall this being easier once the thimbles were out of the body.infiniteposse wrote:Zombie thread resurrection.
How did you manage to get the guard over the tall thimbles? I'm dealing with the same issue right now and can't find a solution spelled out.
Thanks!
- infiniteposse
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Re: 1962 Fender Jazzmaster Restoration
Thanks for the tip!kracdown wrote:I think I ended up taking the thimbles off of the body (and the guard came off with them) and then figured it out from there... Just place a soldering iron in the thimbles for a few seconds and pull them out with the tool of your choice. I seem to recall this being easier once the thimbles were out of the body.infiniteposse wrote:Zombie thread resurrection.
How did you manage to get the guard over the tall thimbles? I'm dealing with the same issue right now and can't find a solution spelled out.
Thanks!
Any concerns about how potentially flammable the tort guard is? I've heard horror stories about them catching on fire really easily. I guess yours didn't though, so that's promising.
Lee
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Re: 1962 Fender Jazzmaster Restoration
If you're careful with the soldering iron I don't think you'll have a problem. Just put it in for a few seconds to slightly heat it up, not get it really hot.infiniteposse wrote:Thanks for the tip!kracdown wrote:I think I ended up taking the thimbles off of the body (and the guard came off with them) and then figured it out from there... Just place a soldering iron in the thimbles for a few seconds and pull them out with the tool of your choice. I seem to recall this being easier once the thimbles were out of the body.infiniteposse wrote:Zombie thread resurrection.
How did you manage to get the guard over the tall thimbles? I'm dealing with the same issue right now and can't find a solution spelled out.
Thanks!
Any concerns about how potentially flammable the tort guard is? I've heard horror stories about them catching on fire really easily. I guess yours didn't though, so that's promising.