Hohner Rockwood Re-build, 4th update

With a new neck plate I was able to re-fit the neck.  At least it looks like a Guitar again. With the strings fitted I reset the neck set. with a tweek of the truss-rod. Reset the action height. and lastly the intonation. At long last, all back together. To see the project from the […]

Hohner Rockwood Re-build, 3rd update

I was going to put the old frets back but they are rather worn so I thought I may as well put new ones in. Clean out the fret slots, although they are already a little deep for the tangs on the new wire. Bend the fret wire into a curve… and tap it into […]

Hohner Rockwood Re-build – 2nd update

I’ve had quite a problem getting the lacquer to adhere to the surface of the fretboard.  However, I’ve got a good base coat on now.  Once it’s good and dry I’ll use some fine “wet and dry” to blend it back to get a nice flat surface and put another half-dozen coats on. While I’m waiting for […]

Hohner Rockbird Re-build – 1st update

I had another scrape at the neck.  There is no finish at all left on the fretboard and it’s proving rather difficult to get at. I think it’s going to be easiest just to pull all the frets so I can really get to grips with it. With all the frets out I was able […]

Hohner Rockwood Re-build

The next big job.  I think this one is going to take a while!!!  One of those projects where money is in shorter supply than time so it’s going to have to be fitted in around higher priority jobs… Starting with a box of bits… Most of it is there, perhaps a few screws etc.  […]