Alternatives to traditional neck reset

1. Correct the existing botched repair

2. Steam the upper bout and draw the headstock rearward

3. Poor-man’s reset: deck screw, down through the heel

4. Bolt-on conversion: saw through the fretboard extension

5. Bolt-on conversion: keep the fretboard intact

RESOURCES

FRANK FORD – Bolt-on Neck Conversion, 1998

TED WOODFORD – KUNG FU Neck Reset and Conversion, 2000

   Poor Man’ Neck Reset A (rough) 2018

   Poor Man’s Neck Reset B (really rough) 2014

– FRANK FORD recommending Poor Man’s Neck Reset (see Post #5) 2020

EZ-Knife Threaded inserts for hardwood