Can this be fixed?
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- Sweetheart of the Rodeo
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Can this be fixed?
I've taken it to a pro repairer, and he'll do it for 500, but I can't afford that
apart from kicking the shit out of the person who did this, can I repair the guitar? I've a lot of memories attached to it
Any help appreciated
apart from kicking the shit out of the person who did this, can I repair the guitar? I've a lot of memories attached to it
Any help appreciated
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my dad's friend is visiting my dad with his son, son was playing with the dog and knocked the guitar from the corner where it was standing. I've had guitars in that corner for nearly 10 years and never have they even fallen. He was being careless and I'm bloody pissed off. I played my first gig with that guitar, been travelling with it. I love it.
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really sorry for you dude...the friend and his son need to pay for repair or replacement. end of.deadonkey wrote:my dad's friend is visiting my dad with his son, son was playing with the dog and knocked the guitar from the corner where it was standing. I've had guitars in that corner for nearly 10 years and never have they even fallen. He was being careless and I'm bloody pissed off. I played my first gig with that guitar, been travelling with it. I love it.
+1.
yeah that sucks. I have had a couple broken by people back when I hosted the open mics. One they guy replaced and one the guy was a total dick about it trying to cat like it was already broken when 30 people saw hom drop it.
The family should pay for the repair/replacement.
That said, it can be hard to pressure fmaily friends on stuff like that if they do not take the initiative and offer.
yeah that sucks. I have had a couple broken by people back when I hosted the open mics. One they guy replaced and one the guy was a total dick about it trying to cat like it was already broken when 30 people saw hom drop it.
The family should pay for the repair/replacement.
That said, it can be hard to pressure fmaily friends on stuff like that if they do not take the initiative and offer.
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it's an Epiphone ... casual damage on these guitars. It can be fixed, but 500 seems way too much. If it is well done, the guitar will not be play much differnt than before. But it will not look the same, that is true, without refinishing. Try another luthier or carpenter.
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this happened to my Epi Dot. It was more on the nut and farther down the neck though. stupid gibson style guitars (especially epis with their big headstocks).
anyway, you should be able to fix it fine. all you need is wood glue and some clamps. glue it up, but the clamps on (probably with some wood shim type stuff under the clamps so it doesn't tear shit up) and leave it for 24 hours or so. remove the clamps and sand it down and your good. at this point you can refinish it or not. whatever you want to do.
also, you want to tighten the clamps pretty tightly but not too much. it looks like the neck is made out of mahogany like mine, if you tighten it too much it will crush the mahogany. so just be careful of that.
anyway, you should be able to fix it fine. all you need is wood glue and some clamps. glue it up, but the clamps on (probably with some wood shim type stuff under the clamps so it doesn't tear shit up) and leave it for 24 hours or so. remove the clamps and sand it down and your good. at this point you can refinish it or not. whatever you want to do.
also, you want to tighten the clamps pretty tightly but not too much. it looks like the neck is made out of mahogany like mine, if you tighten it too much it will crush the mahogany. so just be careful of that.
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i would fix this for free.
ive done way harder repairs than this
http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/robroe/projects/
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ive done way harder repairs than this
http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/robroe/projects/
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