Kahler patch

[dewey finn]

I want to remove a Kahler from a Special. Can someone tell me how to fill the rout under it. 

This is the guitar in question. I realize it is not a Standard.

https://reverb.com/item/2148798-hamer-double-cut-1982-natural-flame

[murkat]

oh boy.

cut a perfect piece of mahogany block that fits the route perfectly.

So perfect that when you drop it in there, it falls in perfectly. Perfectly.

turn the donor upside down with said perfect replacement block and it should slip right out with now binding.

then your your going to channel the block on the bottom and partially the sides.

Now once you have that done....

tape off the infected area with tape, close to the edge of the hole.

Your going to make a cocktail of epoxy glue, mahogany saw dust, and acetone.

apply cocktail glue on the contact surfaces, donor and block.

Press in and clamp up for 48 hours.

The rest, well, thats another story.......

 

[dewey finn]

So,  is it  worth doing? 

How much would a repair person charge? 

[Armitage]

Note the word perfect...

 

It may be better to totally retop it.

[murkat]

4 hours ago, Armitage said:

It may be better to totally retop it.

^ that is the "other" story.

[Victor (Fret Friend)]

12 hours ago, dewey finn said:

I want to remove a Kahler from a Standard. Can someone tell me how to fill the rout under it. 

Don't fill it = make the hole bigger and put a Floyd Rose in there

[Victor (Fret Friend)]

11 hours ago, dewey finn said:

So,  is it  worth doing? 

How much would a repair person charge? 

A lot...

[diablo175]

2 hours ago, Vic Croll (Concrete Sox) said:

Don't fill it = make the hole bigger and put a Floyd Rose in there

It's what I would do. 

You can trust me, I'm highly regarded for my decisions re: modifications.

 

[hamerhead]

So a mixture of Bondo and JB Weld is out of the question?

Dammit.

 

 

New question: How would a person go about removing a mixture of Bondo and JB Weld from a Kahler route?

[cmatthes]

Fire.  You'd remove it with FIRE.

 

 

[murkat]

8 hours ago, hamerhead said:

New question: How would a person go about removing a mixture of Bondo and JB Weld from a Kahler route?

router and dremel and a lot of bits to change/ rotate out due to heat and dulling

[murkat]

22 hours ago, dewey finn said:

So,  is it  worth doing? 

How much would a repair person charge? 

A. That is totally up to the owner of.

B. depends on the repair, the person who is performing the repair, and skill level of said repair person.

[Bobby Marshall]

But if you are going to have it done by a pro, Murkat would be the person to send her to.  I have four guitars he has brought back from tragedy and they all are fantastic.