Friday, 12 February 2016

Hofner 125 Guitar - Neck Re-glue

Hi - here is a Hofner 125 Guitar with  a disconnected neck that I've been repairing. It has had various goes at being repaired in the past- they're known for coming apart since the joint is cantilevered and relies on the glue. A dovetail would have been much better.

I cleaned the joint down to bare wood - added some dowels and used hot hide glue to re-attach it.

It was difficult to clamp accurately so I made an alignment jig attached to the fingerboard and gently clamped it up so as not to disturb the alignment.




The alignment jig

Centreline pointer




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2 comments:

  1. Unknown12 February 2016 at 11:52

    It's actually a Hofner 125, the Club models are the same but they have the Selmer name shown on the headstock and were sold in the UK by Selmer, this one was not destined for the UK market. The Club equivalent to this is the Club 40 not 60.

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  2. Chris King13 February 2016 at 12:37

    Thanks - I'll change it accordingly

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