Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 The Epiphone 935i is a pretty fantastic Cali-clone. It's got great tone, great neck, great trem. But check out the crack at the trem post. Is that bad news? If it is a crack in the wood, is it repairable? How? How much would it cost to repair? Also, is the fretboard pulling away from the neck? I don't see any other crack to indicate headstock damage... Just cosmetic, right? If not, how much to fix?
murkat Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 probably bass wood body, (has an old school kahler spyder?)pull out bridge, stud, super glue, re install.seperation, paint finish over fretboard. two different woods, two different reactions.
Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame Posted February 24, 2011 Author Posted February 24, 2011 probably bass wood body, (has an old school kahler spyder?)pull out bridge, stud, super glue, re install.seperation, paint finish over fretboard. two different woods, two different reactions.That's encouraging.Thanks!Yep, Kahler Spyder. It's one of the reasons I want to keep it...I love Kahler's.The 2nd reason is it has the *sweetest* sounding neck pickup.The 3rd is that it has great action, good tone in the bridge, and is basically a set-neck Cali for about 1/5th the price or even cheaper. Plus it might well be more rare than a set-neck Cali. You don't see them often on eBay.
Kurt L Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 If you really like the guitar (and it sounds like you do) I'd have a pro look at it. None of that looks too tough or too expensive so you may as well make sure it's done correctly.If you want to make a quick trip from San Angelo to Austin, I can give you the phone number of a great guy. He's done lots of work for me in the last 10 or 15 years, recommended highly. Or you could e-mail him the pics and see what he thinks.
Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame Posted February 26, 2011 Author Posted February 26, 2011 If you really like the guitar (and it sounds like you do) I'd have a pro look at it. None of that looks too tough or too expensive so you may as well make sure it's done correctly.If you want to make a quick trip from San Angelo to Austin, I can give you the phone number of a great guy. He's done lots of work for me in the last 10 or 15 years, recommended highly. Or you could e-mail him the pics and see what he thinks.Sounds good.PM me or email me using brainfertilizer under the yahoo domain, if that makes sense.
Kurt L Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 Sent you an e-mail. Post here if you don't get it...
Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame Posted February 27, 2011 Author Posted February 27, 2011 Sent you an e-mail. Post here if you don't get it...Got it.Thanks!
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The Epiphone 935i is a pretty fantastic Cali-clone. It's got great tone, great neck, great trem.
But check out the crack at the trem post. Is that bad news? If it is a crack in the wood, is it repairable? How? How much would it cost to repair?
Also, is the fretboard pulling away from the neck? I don't see any other crack to indicate headstock damage...
Just cosmetic, right? If not, how much to fix?
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