Thanks very much for your video, I had the exact same problem on a Gibson les Paul classic. I freaked out when I saw it. But I followed your instructions to a tee and completely fixed the neck and probably saved myself a lot in money and stress. Cheers
Well done on the repair and yes that guitar deserves to be "Back in Rotation" It looks awesome and sounds good. The repair didn't seem to hurt the sustain or tonality.
Yeah, I was really surprised at the overall quality of a new Epiphone. It probably has been 20 years since I had played one, and they’ve really upped their game.
Thanks for that example! What if you have a significant crack starting, but there isn't enough spread yet to get glue into the crack joint? Do you have to do splines in that situation? (acoustic guitar)
If you have a crack starting, you could use some thin super glue (Stewart McDonald sells various viscosities, #10 will seep into anything). While “super glue” can have a connotation as a cheap fix, it’s used quite a bit within luthiery/instrument repair. So if you can wick in some glue then clamp the joint, you may be able to stop it before it opens up
Wicking the glue in, and once coming out means solid face to face, clamp and should be quite strong. Scarf joints on necks are acceptable, should be good to go.
I wish my casino cracked like that. It sheared straight across. The guy who repaired it used epoxy, left gaps between the headstock and neck and the splines were sloppily fit. I bought it repaired and sanded the paint to see the repair and that's what I found. I don't have much faith in it.
@@zwitchguitars I'll keep an eye out for it. I've got a few ideas on how to repair it but I'm just dreading it. It was just done so bad to begin with, it makes it so much worse to make right.
Thanks very much for your video, I had the exact same problem on a Gibson les Paul classic. I freaked out when I saw it. But I followed your instructions to a tee and completely fixed the neck and probably saved myself a lot in money and stress. Cheers
Amazing! Glad I could help out
Well done on the repair and yes that guitar deserves to be "Back in Rotation" It looks awesome and sounds good. The repair didn't seem to hurt the sustain or tonality.
Yeah, I was really surprised at the overall quality of a new Epiphone. It probably has been 20 years since I had played one, and they’ve really upped their game.
Thanks for that example! What if you have a significant crack starting, but there isn't enough spread yet to get glue into the crack joint? Do you have to do splines in that situation? (acoustic guitar)
If you have a crack starting, you could use some thin super glue (Stewart McDonald sells various viscosities, #10 will seep into anything).
While “super glue” can have a connotation as a cheap fix, it’s used quite a bit within luthiery/instrument repair. So if you can wick in some glue then clamp the joint, you may be able to stop it before it opens up
Wicking the glue in, and once coming out means solid face to face, clamp and should be quite strong. Scarf joints on necks are acceptable, should be good to go.
Use a feeler gauge!🙃😉 easy to get the glue in.
Is this crack or literaly on its coating only ??
No, it’s a full wood crack. In the video, you can see me manipulating the crack to get glue further down into it
Because my lespaul neck too is crack I don't know if it is on coating gloss only or wood but still in tune no tension releasing
@user-cc3qr9ft2t Watch how I move the neck break in the video and do that VERY GENTLY.
If it’s broken, it will obviously move.
I wish my casino cracked like that. It sheared straight across. The guy who repaired it used epoxy, left gaps between the headstock and neck and the splines were sloppily fit. I bought it repaired and sanded the paint to see the repair and that's what I found. I don't have much faith in it.
I have a Epiphone 335 that I'll eventually work on where that happened. It's a tough repair for sure
@@zwitchguitars I'll keep an eye out for it. I've got a few ideas on how to repair it but I'm just dreading it. It was just done so bad to begin with, it makes it so much worse to make right.
My Gibson Les Paul Studio was sitting in its case when I heard it snap.