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Location: Utah | Anybody had this happen to their 2080 swoosh?
The guitar arrived with the pointy end lifting the thickness of a pick for the first 1/4 inch. It certainly wasn't worth shipping back for that. Now, 6 months later, the lift has slowly progressed until this week when it looks like this:
The tip is a full 1/8 inch above the sound board. There is a smooth surface where the trim attaches to the top, but I can't tell if it is a strip of adhesive, a strip of double-sided tape, or if the top itself is smoothed there.
Perhaps the ebony in the trim is shrinking and curling the swoosh up. I can't come up with any other explanation, but the guitar has lived in a climate controlled room at 50% humidity since new last summer.
Anybody have this happen to their 2080? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Push it down and drop some Cyano glue in there. Tell it to keep clam.
btw - I can't see the pics from work but I bet it was just loose and lifted out. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Originally posted by MWoody:
Tell it to keep clam.
You mean it should stay shut? closed? tight?? |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Mike's been known to have dyslexic moments. Maybe that should read 'calm'... In either case, he's right! ;) |
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Location: closely held secret | I dunno. Clam makes sense, too. Especially if you've met Mike. |
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Location: Tennessee | I love Ivar's, Mike! The man is an icon.
I got no advice for you FlySig. Sorry. But I want to hear the final answer in case mine ever starts up with that nonsense. |
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Location: SoCal | The tip of the blowhole swoosh on the "used" one that I came across at Guitar Center was not glued down (maybe that's why it was marked "used"). It was not lifting like yours. I didn't think it was much of a problem and it did make a great pick holder. If it had been popped up as much as yours, I probably would have been able to get a better price quote. After I posted about coming across it and you guys said how much you liked yours, I went back and it was gone. Too bad, now that I see how easy it is to remove... without the metal swoosh on the blowhole, I might be able warm up to a 2080. |
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Location: Right now? | Oh, my!
So sorry for you! Yes ... stay CALM.
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Location: Upper Left USA | At first read without the pics (Work firewall is anti Photobucket) I thought it was the Swoosh inlay on the Fretboard and I did make a pseudo "Ivar" reference thinking it was an Abalone/MoP issue.
That looks worse but the answer is the same. Re-adhere it with Cyano or whatever Mother recommends.
Or rip it off completely and replace it with some ebony, I never did bond with that Cat's Eye trimmy thing. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Mine came loose too, a little super glue and it's back down. I use the kind from StooMac that has the brush aplicator. Much easier to get how much you want where you want it. |
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Location: Utah | Thanks Beal. I didn't want to rush into using a chemical that would destroy the top. CYA it is from the model train store tomorrow.. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Wow! That looks scary.
But this is a great opportunity to make a nice looking guitar outta that one.
Needless to say, I always disliked that feature of that model of that guitar... It's Fugly. |
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Location: New Hampsha | Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
I always disliked that feature of that model of that guitar... It's Fugly. Nuthin' a 4 inch hole saw can't fix.... |
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Location: Utah | A little CYA and she's all back together.
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Location: Denmark | Good that You got the thing reattached nicely, FlySig. It is a pity that on guitars that are branded as top level guitars bonding failures seems to be quite common. I had parts of the epaulette trimming fall off of my Adamas. Refixed easily with with cyano acrylate glue, but still, a $4800 guitar (DK list price). |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by tpa:
Refixed easily with with cyano acrylate glue, but still, a $4800 guitar (DK list price). Point well taken. It should not happen, but a very easy do-it-yourself fix. Permanently bonding dissimilar materials is an art. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by tpa:
I had parts of the epaulette trimming fall off of my Adamas. Refixed easily with with cyano acrylate glue, but still, a $4800 guitar (DK list price). This is where they earn their respect in the guitar world. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Yes, good as new!!!
Congrats!!!!! |
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Location: Tennessee | Maybe better than new. :rolleyes: |
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Location: Denmark | With the cyano operation being an improvement it should add to the guitars value. Have that in mind when looking for a used Adamas ;-) |
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Adamas 2080 adhesive failure, swoosh loose
