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| Author: | SnowManSnow [ Sun Oct 18, 2020 8:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Someone asked about fixing a broken headstock but...... |
So someone asked about fixing a broken headstock and I’m thinking yea... probably no problem .... Then they send the picture I have no idea how THIS happened. How does one remedy this? Cut the headstock off in such a way that a new one can be made? Thanks for any advise  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Michaeldc [ Sun Oct 18, 2020 8:44 pm ] |
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Impressive! |
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| Author: | SnowManSnow [ Sun Oct 18, 2020 8:47 pm ] |
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Michaeldc wrote: Impressive! Ha that’s exactly what I thought .... I’m gonna need to know how this occurred... ! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | DennisK [ Sun Oct 18, 2020 8:48 pm ] |
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Plane the side smooth, glue on a new piece, redrill the tuner holes, and leave the divot in the middle as a badge of honor 
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| Author: | SnowManSnow [ Sun Oct 18, 2020 9:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Someone asked about fixing a broken headstock but...... |
Looking closer it looks like even the nut is broken on the high e side Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | doncaparker [ Sun Oct 18, 2020 9:09 pm ] |
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Were they able to find the G string tuner? I speculate that something grabbed that tuner and twisted it HARD toward the front of the guitar and down. Hence, the tuner-shaped divot in the front that angles down toward the body. It must have been an interesting crime scene . . . |
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| Author: | SnowManSnow [ Sun Oct 18, 2020 9:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Someone asked about fixing a broken headstock but...... |
doncaparker wrote: Were they able to find the G string tuner? I speculate that something grabbed that tuner and twisted it HARD toward the front of the guitar and down. Hence, the tuner-shaped divot in the front that angles down toward the body. It must have been an interesting crime scene . . . I saw that! I haven’t asked what happened because it’s fun to try and figure it out based the evidence ha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | SnowManSnow [ Sun Oct 18, 2020 9:28 pm ] |
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Well I asked ..... She said it accidentally got shot Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | CarlD [ Sun Oct 18, 2020 10:28 pm ] |
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I don't know why, but when I saw the picture I thought "bullet hole." |
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| Author: | Clay S. [ Sun Oct 18, 2020 11:20 pm ] |
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It's probably not that bad of a repair once you clean the blood off the back of the peghead. 
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Sun Oct 18, 2020 11:28 pm ] |
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If that is the only damage, rout a fresh straight edge, glue on new wood, shape it, drill a new hole, and veneer the peghead. |
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| Author: | Victor Seal [ Mon Oct 19, 2020 6:36 am ] |
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Probably an alcohol related accident. Never seen anything like that. Trying to imagine how it happened. |
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| Author: | doncaparker [ Mon Oct 19, 2020 7:19 am ] |
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Accidentally? I dunno. It hit the flame inlay, which is a nice little target. It was probably a well aimed shot. Is it stupid? Yep. But probably not an accident. |
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| Author: | surveyor [ Mon Oct 19, 2020 8:07 am ] |
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Wait a minute, from that entry and exit path, it appears someone was trying to put it out of its misery. |
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| Author: | SnowManSnow [ Mon Oct 19, 2020 8:55 am ] |
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doncaparker wrote: Accidentally? I dunno. It hit the flame inlay, which is a nice little target. It was probably a well aimed shot. Is it stupid? Yep. But probably not an accident. Ha... maybe you’re right, but we shall keep “accidental” in quotation marks ha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Barry Daniels [ Mon Oct 19, 2020 9:20 am ] |
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Looks like a 45 caliber at least. They couldn't have been that drunk with that accuracy. |
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| Author: | bobgramann [ Mon Oct 19, 2020 11:34 am ] |
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I’ll never play that song again. |
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| Author: | SnowManSnow [ Mon Oct 19, 2020 12:02 pm ] |
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I could do this repair ... it would be a first like this for me, but I don’t know if they know that’s a $300 guitar . Kinda in the .... is it worth it ? range Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Tim Mullin [ Mon Oct 19, 2020 12:42 pm ] |
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“Accidentally shot?” I’ve repaired a bunch of busted headstocks, but haven’t got a story to beat that! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Clay S. [ Mon Oct 19, 2020 2:02 pm ] |
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SnowManSnow wrote: I could do this repair ... it would be a first like this for me, but I don’t know if they know that’s a $300 guitar . Kinda in the .... is it worth it ? range Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk The repair could be done quick and dirty or to a higher standard. The question is do you want your name on a somewhat shoddy job or do you want to invest the effort into a good repair on an instrument that people take pot shots at. |
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| Author: | Eric Reid [ Tue Oct 20, 2020 12:27 pm ] |
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He was probably playing the William Tell Overture. You need to be careful with your song selection. The ballad of Bonnie and Clyde is another problematic tune. As it happens, I have a classical guitar in my shop for repairs that has a bullet hole through the upper bout from front to back. So far, hindsight is the only good thing that's 2020. |
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| Author: | doncaparker [ Tue Oct 20, 2020 7:01 pm ] |
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Tim Mullin wrote: “Accidentally shot?” I’ve repaired a bunch of busted headstocks, but haven’t got a story to beat that! Remember Seinfeld? “It was a million to one shot, Doc!” Very different problem. |
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| Author: | Kbore [ Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:01 am ] |
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That looks like either "I hate this guitar" or "I'll never learn the Freebird solo" or "You love that guitar more than me" damage. Bad juju - : ) |
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| Author: | Conor_Searl [ Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:19 am ] |
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Ha! I've seen this before, although on the guitar I saw the bullet went through the neck joint. It was a fairly expensive Yamaha 335 copy. The customer had the luthier doing the repair work inlay the 9mm casing where it went through the guitar. |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:20 pm ] |
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The Yamaha 335 copy would have been worth the repair. Had one once - great guitar. |
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