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Author:  mhammond [ Sun Dec 05, 2010 1:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Disassembling you guitar
Good morning:
Every once in awhile you have to remove a bridge or fretboard for whatever reason. Some people use irons, heat guns or heat blankets. I use halogen work lights, I find them to be easily controllable and fairly safe. This is how I do it.....


The bridge on this parlour had to go for several reasons. :roll:
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A couple layers of paper towel for insulation.
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A layer of foil shiney side up. The halogen work lite from HD is just right. Within 9 minutes the surface temp of the bridge was 314 f. Careful!!!
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A judicious application of putty knife and it popped right off with NO finish damage. WOOHOO!
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A little clean up where necessary.
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Hopefully some of you will find this useful.
Thanks for being here,
Mikey
Author:  Bobby M [ Sun Dec 05, 2010 1:35 pm ]
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Great idea!
Author:  CharlieT [ Sun Dec 05, 2010 2:20 pm ]
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Yep, great idea! Thanks for sharing, Michael.
Author:  Andy Birko [ Sun Dec 05, 2010 3:22 pm ]
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Coolness. As an aside, I used the guts to one of those lamps to make my pipe bender.
Author:  Lindamon [ Sun Dec 05, 2010 4:14 pm ]
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Very nice! What was the type of glue? Do you think that will work with a titebond glued bridge?
Author:  mhammond [ Sun Dec 05, 2010 4:24 pm ]
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I believe that with the application of heat almost all of the common glues will eventually give up. However, having said that, someone will find something that won't oblige.
Mike
Author:  RustySP [ Sun Dec 05, 2010 4:55 pm ]
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Mike,
with the bridge plate and X-brace just on the other side, did you notice any softening of their glue joints?
Author:  bluescreek [ Sun Dec 05, 2010 9:17 pm ]
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A heat blanket can be controlled so you can dial in a heat . light is radiant and you can't control the temp other than time. I pull bridges cold with a chisel . You can use anything that makes heat to get a glue joint to fail . I prefer contact heaters , for control and less damage . You can fry finishes with lights if you are not careful. There are so many ways to do things , there is no one perfect way to do anything. If it works , that is all that matters .
Author:  guitarjtb [ Sun Dec 05, 2010 9:25 pm ]
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