Broke the head of my guitar - how do i fix it!?

paddylonglegs · 06-12-2006 7:40pm #1

Ok, my first guitar, which I'v had for ten years, was mysteriously propped up against my desk and on closer inspection, the neck was cracked just were it meets the head. So the head fell off and now I need to find out how I can secure it back or is it possible? Maybe some sort of wood glue?

Cheers

Karl Hungus · 06-12-2006 8:04pm

It can be fixed no problem, but you should take it to a pro. Check the Instrument Resources sticky, you should be able to find something there.

I wouldn't try doing it myself though.

paddylonglegs · 06-12-2006 8:45pm

Cheers Karl, will do that

Johnny Storm · 07-12-2006 8:50am

check it out

Depending on how handy you are and how valuable your guit is, it might be worthwhile trying it your self.

Here's another one

paddylonglegs · 07-12-2006 10:17am

They are really well done jobs.To be honest it would be more sentimentally valuable.I think it cost £150 ten years ago so a specialist might tell me its better off to get a new one.

There is a great sound out of it,I'd be afraid of not aligning the head up properly to the neck etc if I was to do it myself

TelePaul · 07-12-2006 11:37pm

Its gonna be an absolute nightmare to repair, no matter who does it. When you think about the tension your strings put on the neck, a mended neck will probably be prone to unstable tuning. You could look into replacing the neck, depending.

paddylonglegs · 08-12-2006 8:29am

Yeah that might be the way to go.how easy is it to replace the neck of an acoustic though?

TelePaul · 08-12-2006 2:50pm

Pretty damn tough. To be honest with ya man, either way, its gonna be a tough job.

feylya · 08-12-2006 3:07pm

TBH, the neck is probably repairable and if the repair is good, you shouldn't have any tuning issues.

TelePaul · 08-12-2006 3:33pm

Ive a luthier buddy I'll ask him what he reckons...moght be able to recommend an average price too.

Johnny Storm · 08-12-2006 4:58pm

TelePaul wrote:

Ive a luthier buddy I'll ask him what he reckons...moght be able to recommend an average price too.

You'll be popular around here

TelePaul · 08-12-2006 11:55pm

Here's what my buddy said:

''Yeh everything is fixable. If its done correctly it would be stronger than before the break. Most headstock breaks are quite clean and often just need someone who knows what they are doing to put it back properly. I'd advise not to have it done by anyone other than a proper repairer. I've seen a lot of instruments ruined by using the wrong glue and methods. What guitar? any pics? It would be easier to say If I could see it.''

So if you wanna post a pic, I could get him to check it out.

Broke the head of my guitar - how do i fix it!?

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