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| Author: | geetarman77 [ Mon Mar 21, 2016 10:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | your thoughts on this repair |
ok...so I built this 5 years ago and she's in desperate need of repair. needs a neck reset and bridge is starting to come up a bit. she was glued mostly using hide glue and has a French polish finish. my main concern is the back. multiple splits. is the back salvageable or do you think it needs replacing? |
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| Author: | geetarman77 [ Mon Mar 21, 2016 11:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: your thoughts on this repair |
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| Author: | Alex Kleon [ Mon Mar 21, 2016 11:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: your thoughts on this repair |
Was the damage caused by impact, or climate? Alex |
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| Author: | Barry Daniels [ Mon Mar 21, 2016 11:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: your thoughts on this repair |
How did the back get so broken? |
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| Author: | geetarman77 [ Mon Mar 21, 2016 12:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: your thoughts on this repair |
it was by impact...that's what I get for letting others touch my guitar lol |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Mon Mar 21, 2016 2:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: your thoughts on this repair |
Anything is fixable. |
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| Author: | geetarman77 [ Mon Mar 21, 2016 2:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: your thoughts on this repair |
my thoughts exactly! now I just have to figure out the best way lol the main issue is with the crack that is overlapping..i was thinking a push against the insides up against the sides to spread it but am worried about blowing the sides out |
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| Author: | Clay S. [ Mon Mar 21, 2016 3:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: your thoughts on this repair |
If the sides are still good and I was otherwise happy with the guitar, I would probably replace the back. You could reset the the neck when you install the new back. Assuming you are keeping the guitar, you could try repairing the back, and if not happy with the results, replace it. |
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| Author: | Bryan Bear [ Thu Mar 31, 2016 3:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: your thoughts on this repair |
I know I'm a bit late to the party but I wanted to add on to Clay's point. Even if you plan to replace the back, it might be good experience to first try to fix it in place. Worst case scenario you get a little repair experience; best case, you save the back. |
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