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Location: Oklahoma | Hi, I have a 1975/1976 Matrix 1142 I want to restore. Can anyone help me with information about parts, feasability, etc. The Matrix has an aluminum neck which poses a challenge I believe. Can it be refretted? I also need a new rosette, the laquered finish on the top is seriously cracked, the black finish on the fretboard and headstock is severely chipped and it needs a new bridge saddle. Can it be saved???? Thanks for any help/advice. . . |
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Does anyone have any advice for Sparky, particularly about the neck refretting? Sounds like the rest is cosmetic restoration. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | The necks were designed to be "disposable". Simple enough to bolt a new neck onto an old bowl. I don't think the idea caught on, or just wasn't that necessary, to begin with.
Anyrate, it would be pretty difficult to put the neck into a milling machine to make new fret "wires", and likely too costly. I suppose many folks relegate old Matrix models to dedicated slide rigs. I attempted to salvage a Matrix neck pretty worn out in the first position, with very limited improvement. If there was some rugged & durable compound to build the ruts & dents back up; that would be the "ticket".
Good luck, Sparky! |
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Location: San Bernardino, California | I wonder if you could have a bead welded across the neck and then file it down to the right height and shape? |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | If you can manage to weld on a thin ribbon, without melting the foam neck, go ahead. Might be a basis for a "cottage industry"! |
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Location: NJ | . . . or just learn to play slide. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | File them all down flat and play fretless. |
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Location: Oklahoma | I think the idea about using it for slide is the ticket. It looks good and "bluesy" in the condition its in anyway. "Thanks every bady!" |
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Matrix 1142 repairs
