https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-adjustment-versus-re-glueing/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:41:40 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-adjustment-versus-re-glueing/#post-363066 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:53:13 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance kent_eh https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-adjustment-versus-re-glueing/#post-363066 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-adjustment-versus-re-glueing/#post-363059 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:14:56 +0000
Yup, I think the first estimate was for a reset. But I took the guitar to someone else for another opinion and he fixed it without a reset. I'm not sure exactly how, but I think he adjusted the truss rod and I noticed the saddle is much higher. It plays good now, the neck looks straight, but there's a slight buzz on the thicker strings around the 3rd fret. I don't think I'll take it back to him yet but instead I will wait a few months for another setup. It sucks being a beginner player not knowing much about fixing guitars...

And the extra heater in that room is now off. The heater WAS my friend... but not anymore.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance jonnygexter https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-adjustment-versus-re-glueing/#post-363059 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-adjustment-versus-re-glueing/#post-363029 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 05:12:58 +0000
As Kent noted, guitars are built with hide glue, which softens when it's heated. That's done so you can heat a guitar and disassemble it if it needs structural repairs. Hide glue runs like syrup at about 160F, but the tension of your strings against the wood can start causing damage at much lower temperatures.

Last summer I had a student whose guitar started coming apart during her lesson. Right before my eyes I could see her action getting higher and higher. Turned out her father had taken her out to eat lunch before her lesson, and they'd left the guitar in the trunk. Then they came to lessons... and after less than an hour in the hot car trunk, her neck joint was soft enough to start shifting.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance NoteBoat https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-adjustment-versus-re-glueing/#post-363029 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-adjustment-versus-re-glueing/#post-363020 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:33:28 +0000 neck reset It's a fairly major job.

Many of the glues used in guitar building tend to soften with heat and humidity. So I'd agree that the heater sounds like culprit.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance kent_eh https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-adjustment-versus-re-glueing/#post-363020 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-adjustment-versus-re-glueing/#post-362892 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:27:29 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-adjustment-versus-re-glueing/#post-362892 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-adjustment-versus-re-glueing/#post-40662 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:42:56 +0000
1. Why did it warp? Since the guitar was bought at a warehouse sale, I've always been concerned maybe there's some secret problem with it. But I think I'm just paranoid... because the other thing is that I've been leaving it hanging on the wall near an electric baseboard heater about 4 feet away. That seems more likely the culprit, correct? (Really stupid on my part, but lesson learned).

2. What do to? I gave it in for an estimate, and they said that it needs more than a neck adjustment.. he said he has to re-glue the neck. Should I have him do that? It's more expensive than I expected, and I'm worried maybe I messed up the guitar permanently.

Thanks in advance!]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance jonnygexter https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/neck-adjustment-versus-re-glueing/#post-40662