Here's an example of how we repaired a broken head stock on a vintage les paul junior |
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This was a really nasty break. |
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We realized that some fragments of wood were actually missing. If you ever suffer a head stock break, keep all the wood, even the large splinters ! |
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First we had to align and glue the neck. This was a bit tricky due to the amount of wood that was missing. |
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It didn't look to bad from the back of the headstock. |
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The top of the head stock is another story. We had to splice in a lot of wood on the front. It's important to make sure splices have plenty of surface area to grab on to. |
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After sanding and refinishing the guitar looks great. We added a little color to the neck to blend in the new wood. |
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We strung the guitar up, let the neck settle in a few days and set her up. She playes like day she was built ! |