Work Page 11-24
1920's Vegaphone Professional
19 fret tenor
VG orig. cond.
Will clean hardware, setup on orig. Rogers calf skin (cleaned)
No refinish on rim or resonator
No refinish on neck
Re-fret with Stew Mac 147
Elevate neck for better playability
INITIAL PICS
VG orig. cond.
Will clean hardware, setup on orig. Rogers calf skin (cleaned)
No refinish on rim or resonator
No refinish on neck
Re-fret with Stew Mac 147
Elevate neck for better playability
INITIAL PICS


Bacon bridge, orig in case

Repairs-Setup


Starting the neck elevation, cutting the skirt back

Chiseling out wood

Not perfect, but much better

Time to cut heel cap back for neck elevation.

Pushed up, and shimmed on underside



First disassembly since new.

Dremel with cutoff wheel

filing the edges

Fret work

It will not rise properly if you do not.

Hardware installed

Set-up time.



Now to remove the wood. All the way to bottom of tone ring

Head cleaning process

Stew-Mac 147 wire

That is complete, ready for install.

Elevation shown.

Good action and string clearance.

Thanks for looking and sharing. VM