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PostPosted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 11:22 am 
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I work on a lot of old martins. Here is something you may find interesting. This is an old ice cream cone heel joint that I had to redo. The artistry of the old craftsmen is fascinating.


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PostPosted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 11:24 am 
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 11:38 am 
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That's very cool thanks for sharing.


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I like it!
Now I just need to figure out how to make it. bliss


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PostPosted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:17 pm 
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Thank you for taking the time to post this, John.
Do you think it is stronger than a dovetail?
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Wow!! so cool- I have never seen one of those apart like that.

Thanks very much for posting :)

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Dovetail for the dovetail - cool.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:33 pm 
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this is a pretty strong joint but very labor intensive. This joint did fail and I had to take it apart. The Ice cream cone was a dovetail neck joint.
The key to this , is when I put it back together . The key tenon is ramped and had to grab the heel then lock into the neck barrel. The mechanics of this neck is remarkable. The execution of the craftsman was impeccable.

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John, very cool , thanks for posting that. Only thing I can say with certainty- I cannot do a joint like that.


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Very impressive!


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PostPosted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 8:59 pm 
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Hi John,
Do you think the loose tenon was part of the original construction, or would it have been added at a later date as a repair?


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:33 am 
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that tenon is part of the system.
The tenon grabs the heel then pulls that into the neck barrel. That was the hardest part of the joint. It was surprising stiff on the dry fit

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Nice thread. So what was the actual failure?


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PostPosted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 9:10 pm 
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the glue on the heels miter let go and all the stress was on the key tenon. So when I did the neck reset the heel would open to the string tension. Once apart , it was allowed a week to acclimate and hhg to reassemble.

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