Hi, Any advice on pick guard removal from a Lyon & Healy Style C?
My luthier is trying to remove the guard to get proper access for fret replacement, but the screw in the guard does not want to come loose! He's concerned that torqing it any harder than he's already tried will either strip the slot or break the head. So far he's tried penetrating oil, and also some warming of the fretboard to loosen it up, with no success.
Is this a metal screw? Is it a standard machine screw? Is it possibly a wooden screw?
Is there a metal threaded insert in the fretboard that the screw threads into, or is it possibly just a tapped hole in the wood? Does it make sense to try to cut the screw between the guard and the fretboard and remove the pieces afterward?
Any details on how this is constructed, and tips on how to get it out would be much appreciated.
One other item of note - the screw hole in the guard has somewhat "telegraphed" through to the top face, unlike photos I've seen of similar guards. This makes me wonder if perhaps someone put in a larger screw than was originally there, & perhaps that is why it's so tight.
Thanks! Alfons
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