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Fixing a broken headstock
A friend of mine wanted an acoustic guitar, and I mentioned SX acoustics. He wanted one, so I ordered one for him.
A week after he got it, it fell over and landed with strings down. Crack - the headstock broke. It's a cheap guitar, and from what I've researched around here, it's not worth having a guitar tech fix it, since it would cost almost as much as buying a new guitar.
I figured with some help from you modding experts, maybe this SX can be put together good enough for him to play on. Any suggestions?
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You said a cheap guitar, so here a go, I would pull the strings off, go and get some gorilla glue, get that crack damp apply the glue and clamp, it will expand and try and make a mess on you wipe as needed with a damp throwaway rag this stuff is narly, the next day sand that area down and try to restain the wood, if the glue wont stain try and find a sharpie close to the stain color, it should work.
It wont be that bad.
Keith.
Addicted to solder....
I'll defer to the woodworking experts here (of whom I am definitely not one!!), but that looks like a nice clean break, so I'd think some good quality wood glue and some clamps for a couple of days and it would at least be functional again....
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A couple of clamps and some Elmer's Carpenter's glue (yellow) or Titebond. Don't clamp it too tight or you'll squeeze too much of the glue out.
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Regular Fretter
titebond premium wood glue, couple of clamps, and possibly a thin brass plate to aid in preventing the same fracture from opening again.
just my 2 cents worth, carp3nt3r.
Reverend Rawk
Ahh yes, the old "friend of mine." Robert just doesn't want us to know that he secretly broke yet another guitar neckAs others mentioned, the break looks nice and clean, so the fix should be straightforward.
It reminds me of when I took my Charvel in to get it set up after I bought it. It slipped as I was taking it out of the gig bag (mental note: always lay the guitar down before removing from said gig bag) and landed strings-first on the hardwood floor. Thankfully it landed perfectly so no damage was done. Scared me to death, though. I could just see that reverse-swept pointy headstock snapping off.
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ROB! What did you do NOW!!!
Oh wait...it wasn't you this time. LMAO Hope your friend gets it fixed that sux. It looks like a real clean break I bet you could fix that fairly easily.
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Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements...
LOL- I can see how you would expect that to be me! Honestly, it wasn't (this time...)
I found this photo story - http://www.timeelect.com/blsg.htm
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hahahaha I was just kidding ya man.Originally Posted by Robert
Hey that link is cool. They sure fixed that puppy up huh.
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Regular Fretter
Hello,
I would use Tightbond (Original) and clamp it tight. Give the glue plenty of time to dry. Patience patience patience...This should be a very successful repair with a clean break like that.
Robert did you break this oneJust kidding.
M29
Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements...
No need for a couple of support dowels? I was thinking I could drill holes and glue in dowels to help support the headstock so it doesn't "give" at the break?
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Rather than dowels, I would be tempted to countersink a couple screws... but.. I am not a carp3
Regular Fretter
Actually, carpenter's glue and Titebond are stronger than the wood itself.
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2 Fullerton Standard Strats; Sunburst w/ GFS Overwound P'ups and Black w/ GFS Lil Killer Rail 'Buckers
Fullerton Deluxe Dreadnought
Amp: Blackheart BH1HS Killer Ant Half Stack (Bitmo Ant Eater Kit)
Crate V18-112 (Goodsell RGM Speaker / Accutronics Tank / Switch R4 - R10 Mod)
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Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements...
How many clamps would I need?
The Law of Gravity is nonsense. No such law exists. If I think I float, and you think I float, then it happens.
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Regular Fretter
I'd say at least 2.
Guitars (All Lefty): Fender MIM Wine Red Telecaster
Washburn D10SCELHBK
Greg Bennett (Samick) Avion AV3/LH/CS
Franken-Strat (Maple Neck / Black Body & Pickguard / 2-Point Tremolo / GFS Alnico Single-coil Pups / Gold Hardware)
2 Fullerton Standard Strats; Sunburst w/ GFS Overwound P'ups and Black w/ GFS Lil Killer Rail 'Buckers
Fullerton Deluxe Dreadnought
Amp: Blackheart BH1HS Killer Ant Half Stack (Bitmo Ant Eater Kit)
Crate V18-112 (Goodsell RGM Speaker / Accutronics Tank / Switch R4 - R10 Mod)
Pignose G40V (Jensen MOD Speaker / DC Heater Mod / Pentode:Triode Switch)
Fender Champion 30 Reverb (Accutronics Tank / Jensen MOD Speaker)
Speaker Cab: Lopo 1x12 Tweed Convertible w/ Eminence GB128 Speaker
Pedals: Korg ToneWorks AX1000G, AX5G, & AmpworksG Modeling Signal Processors
Boss DS-1 (Rectifier Tri-Gain Plus Mod); CS-3 (Opto Plus Mod); SD-1 Super (GT Mod); GE-7 (Plus Mod)
Fender PT-100 Tuner
E.H. Big Muff Pi (US)
S.D. Pickup Booster
Ibanez CF7 Chorus/Flanger
Alesis NanoVerb
ART Tube MP Studio (OPA2604 Op Amps) (On Champion 30)
Behringer NR100 & OD100
Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements...
I did it. I glued the darn thing together! I works great. I almost feel proud I managed to fix the guitar for my friend. He sure is happy now. As for me, I now have more feathers in my guitar-fixer-wannabee-hat!
The Law of Gravity is nonsense. No such law exists. If I think I float, and you think I float, then it happens.
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Regular Fretter
Yea Yippy
Addicted to solder....
Excellent! Glad to hear the repair went so well!
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Yee Hah
Luthier Rob
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