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Disaster struck

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BidleyBidley Frets: 2890
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So after our first set on friday, I knocked my guitar off it's stand...

http://i.imgur.com/gGp0m20.jpg

Not the cleanest break ever, eh. Do we think it's terminal?
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  • bluechargeboybluechargeboy Frets: 1887
    Bad one dude. :( Did you have to cancel the rest of the gig?

    I'm just a Maserati in a world of Kias.
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  • BidleyBidley Frets: 2890
    No, thankfully we had two spares on standby, and I play mandolin most of the time! We went down a storm too so it wasn't too painful.
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  • steamabacussteamabacus Frets: 1239
    Having seen what @FelineGuitars did with that Judas Priest guitar, I'd say it's eminently fixable.
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  • bluechargeboybluechargeboy Frets: 1887
    Good on yer, the show must go on. Even if you feel like screaming...


    I'm just a Maserati in a world of Kias.
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  • BidleyBidley Frets: 2890
    steamabacus said:
    Having seen what @FelineGuitars did with that Judas Priest guitar, I'd say it's eminently fixable.
    I saw that thread first time around. Impressive work, but not really an option on a guitar worth about £200!
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  • ThorpyFXThorpyFX Frets: 6038
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    ouch!!
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  • bluechargeboybluechargeboy Frets: 1887
    Got to be worth a punt with some glue, right?
    I'm just a Maserati in a world of Kias.
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  • BidleyBidley Frets: 2890
    Difficult to say. It can be pushed back together pretty snugly. It'll never be an invisible repair but long term could I rely on it? I wouldn't want to gig it again only to have the headstock ping off!

    @ICBM, what say you?
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  • TTonyTTony Frets: 26143
    Bidley said:
    Difficult to say. It can be pushed back together pretty snugly. It'll never be an invisible repair but long term could I rely on it? I wouldn't want to gig it again only to have the headstock ping off!

    @ICBM, what say you?
    @WezV is one of our more experienced guitar fixer-ers.
    Having trouble posting images here?  This might help.
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  • BidleyBidley Frets: 2890
    Great shout, cheers @TTony
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  • FelineGuitarsFelineGuitars Frets: 10901
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    That will mend ok - get a simple mend for strength and ignore the cosmetics (as the cosmetic bit of the repair tends to be more expensive than the physical repair.)

    Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
    Stockist of: Earvana & Graphtech nuts, Faber Tonepros & Gotoh hardware, Fatcat bridges. Highwood Saddles.

    Pickups from BKP, Oil City & Monty's pickups.

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  • BidleyBidley Frets: 2890
    Thanks for that @FelineGuitars, very reassuring! Just as well I'm not fussed about looks :)
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  • FelineGuitarsFelineGuitars Frets: 10901
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    You can always go back and have the looks redone later , but I would do the woodworking fix and see if it holds out.
    The join itself will e strong - the only issues can be that the wood fibres 1-2mm away from the break may have been weakened and if you were to knock it or drop it , then that is where a break would reappear if at all.

    Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
    Stockist of: Earvana & Graphtech nuts, Faber Tonepros & Gotoh hardware, Fatcat bridges. Highwood Saddles.

    Pickups from BKP, Oil City & Monty's pickups.

      Expert guitar repairs and upgrades - fretwork our speciality! www.felineguitars.com.  Facebook too!

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  • BidleyBidley Frets: 2890
    edited July 2015
    Definitely. That's the worry, it didn't cleanly break off, it fell face first, cracked, then the string tension pulled the remainder off.
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