Post by CTGull on Jun 11, 2020 20:19:36 GMT -5
I actually have (2) 1967 FG-150's! This is the second one. It just fell into my lap, although I had to drive nearly an hour to get it. I found it on Facebook Marketplace, and by the serial number I knew he bought it on Facebook Marketplace 10 weeks before. Typical of many FG's the action is real high, many people buy them with hopes of being able to adjust them to make them worth more, but end up breaking even or losing money to get rid of it. This is one of them. I think he broke even to unload it.
I'm working on this because I reconfigured my steam setup and failed to get the neck off of a 1967 FG-110. Before that I removed the neck of the first 1967 FG-150, with difficulty. This one has gone better so far, with a few surprises.
Normally I use the old strings during the final stages of the neck reset and setup. In this case I might not be able to. They only have (1) wrap around the post, loosening them completely some of them I can't get the ball end out of the bridge. Oh well.
I started with removing the saddle nut & loose pickguard. I should have used heat on the pickguard, I dug into the top a little, which I fixed later. Then I removed the 15th fret, and loosened the fretboard extension COLD, as previous experiments have found heat alone does not soften hide glue, it needs moisture. Loosening it cold was no different than when heating it, except I wasn't waiting for it to get hot. I drilled the (2) steam holes at the 15th fret, hitting the neck pocket with both, unlike the 1967 FG-110. I got the neck off in 5 minutes!! And found some interesting stuff inside!!
I'm working on this because I reconfigured my steam setup and failed to get the neck off of a 1967 FG-110. Before that I removed the neck of the first 1967 FG-150, with difficulty. This one has gone better so far, with a few surprises.
Normally I use the old strings during the final stages of the neck reset and setup. In this case I might not be able to. They only have (1) wrap around the post, loosening them completely some of them I can't get the ball end out of the bridge. Oh well.
I started with removing the saddle nut & loose pickguard. I should have used heat on the pickguard, I dug into the top a little, which I fixed later. Then I removed the 15th fret, and loosened the fretboard extension COLD, as previous experiments have found heat alone does not soften hide glue, it needs moisture. Loosening it cold was no different than when heating it, except I wasn't waiting for it to get hot. I drilled the (2) steam holes at the 15th fret, hitting the neck pocket with both, unlike the 1967 FG-110. I got the neck off in 5 minutes!! And found some interesting stuff inside!!
