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On falling in its case onto a hard floor, it split in the same place it split the first time (when I pulled it off its stand on a marble patio). The second glue-job is failing (see picture). It needs splines as well as glueing now I believe.
Any ideas about where / to whom - I should send it for repair?
cheers
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08-10-2021 11:53 PM
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No panic where do you live to recommend someone we might know. The crack looks fairly straightforward seen much worse. What is the guitar make and model? My thought is clean it up good. Get rid of all old glue and simply reglue it. To me splines and such not needed when crack is like this. Glue holds but depends on the guitar?
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it's a heritage sweet 16 - and its the best ax I've ever had
I live in the Caribbean - so could send anywhere in the states I thinkLast edited by Groyniad; 08-11-2021 at 08:45 AM.
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Originally Posted by Groyniad
Old School Guitar Repair » Why “Old School”?
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I commiserate with you, Groyniad. Guess the Titebond-looks like it-didn't hold the first time round.
I like this guy because it appears that he does really good work. woodfordinstruments .
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It's been glued twice, and the second glue job is clearly failing. Groyniad uses quite heavy strings. If it were mine, I'd find it difficult to trust a 3rd glue-only job, even if all the old glue could be removed completely, which is itself questionable . Splines seem like a good idea to me on a guitar like this, even though obviously more expensive. Was the original glue tite-bond or some local plastic concoction? Who knows..
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this is what the luthier Deacon Mark recommended said in his reply
My concern is that since there was a failure after using vinyl glue it will probably fail again so there wouldn’t be any warranty. Typically you have one opportunity to fix the headstock.
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I hope to goodness this is a pessimistic assessment....
thanks for the recommendation jabs.
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Originally Posted by Groyniad
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A quick comment . . . friends of the musician who owned the guitar couldn't understand why he would pay more for a repair by a luthier than a new guitar would cost. Answer: many of us have emotional attachments to an instrument with which we've spent a lot of time. The newest instrument I own is 18 years old; the oldest: 56 years. If only instruments could talk!
Play live . . . Marinero
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I've contacted the Woodford repair guy - what a video!
I think the guy from the traditional repair shop recommended by Deacon Mark has a very particular perspective....
I'm seriously hoping the Woodford chap (who seems ultra-serious and knowledgeable) takes on the job
losing this thing is not an option for me
Grant Green, What is This Thing
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