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Post by delb0y on Mar 29, 2020 9:06:29 GMT
When I think of all the abuses and fallings-over and bangs and general pub / club / theatre tumbles that my various guitars have gone through in 45 years it was the most gentle of falls onto a thick carpet that did this to my gypsy jazzer. The day after we finished Sweet Georgia Brown, too. So the Gypsy Project may be stalled until I can get to a repairer.  |
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Post by Martin on Mar 29, 2020 10:40:39 GMT
🤕 ouch!
Sorry to hear about that.....time to embark on some home repair experiments maybe?
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Post by Onechordtrick on Mar 29, 2020 10:43:14 GMT
 However, I don’t think many round here would disagree that luthiers are an essential service an a trip to take there would therefore qualify as an essential journey.
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Post by delb0y on Mar 29, 2020 11:15:36 GMT
However, I don’t think many round here would disagree that luthiers are an essential service an a trip to take there would therefore qualify as an essential journey. Yes, I agree wholeheartedly. Not sure Mr Plod (who is cruising up and down round these parts keeping an eye on us all like he never did before) would agree. The word seems to be that this is eminently repairable, it'll just have to wait until this lock down thing is over (and I've saved up some ££s). I feel a little gutted, but in the grand scheme of things right now I realise it isn't a tragedy (I know, it is really...). |
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Post by colins on Mar 29, 2020 14:16:31 GMT
Yes that is a common break in necks cut from a single piece of wood where the long grain above the fingerboard level is the weak point. When shipping guitars in their cases it is always the part that needs the most careful padding to support it in case it's dropped. I even had it happen to one of my scarf jointed necks when the case just fell over when propped against a wall.
Not a difficult repair, bit of hot hide and a few clamps, but just make sure that you leave the break well alone so that when it is glued back the two sides will intimately meet. Most repair guys will do one of these a week.
Colin
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Post by delb0y on Jun 25, 2020 20:05:07 GMT
Update... picked the guitar up today after all this time in lockdown. Luthier's (guitarangel.co.uk) done a great job. ![]() Picture...
Had to put a link because I couldn't get the image to display using the normal option. |
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Post by doc on Jun 28, 2020 4:38:07 GMT
Wow!! That’s some job. I have a 12 stringer with the same repair except that the repair is plainly visible. Yours is invisible.
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Jo whoever he is.
