Repairing a Cracked Guitar Back - Luthier Tips Du Jour Episode 137
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
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In Episode 137, Robbie explains how to properly repair a crack in a guitar back.
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Thank you for the compliment and for watching. I am glad you are finding the videos useful.
To my eye one of the light/dark/light purfling strips aside the central rosewood back strip is now visibly wider than the other. Structurally it's sound but visually it doesn't look right. I suppose you'd have to try to open the veneers on the other side and try to put a piece of dark veneer in there also to restore the symmetry.
I have an Eastman AR603-15. I love this guitar, and they are very hard to find. Mine has developed a hair-line crack right down the seam in the back at the strap lock. I want to use super glue to secure the crack before it gets worse. My question is, is there a way to add a slight bit of color so the repair will kind of disappear. Thanks for any help. I enjoy your videos.
Wow it looks great!What would you do for a guitar which was broken when my guitar case strap came undone. It fell straight down smashed and cracked and separated at the bottom? Trying to decide if it can be fixed.
It's best to take this to a local luthier repair person and have them check it out. Almost anything can be fixed if money is no object. 😆Vet your repair person carefully. Anyone can hang a shingle. Ask how many of these types of repairs they have done and get references if they have no online (Google, etc) rating.
@@natalieswango2863 thank you. I work at a music store and the owner said he could put glue on it however that won’t fix the smashed part. Money is an object so I have to check it out first.
I have a guitar where the back would need to be replaced, it got stepped on. Would that be worth fixing?
It's not a simple project so it really depends on the value of the guitar (either sentimental or monetary). It can certainly be done but it might be expensive.
Great video- I have a guitar with a very old back crack that won't close with humidity. It runs the entire length of the guitar, but is closed toward both edges of the guitar, and then the gap widens in the middle. With this technique, do I have to worry about the splint causing the crack to worsen above/below the insertion point? In other words, the crack is 19 3/4" long total, but only the middle 12" of it is wide enough to fit a splint in. Would putting a 12" splint in the middle of this crack wedge the crack open on either end of the repair? Thanks for any advice.
Well, if the guitar has moved and stabilized then you are probably okay to make the repair with putting wood in the void. The question is - why did the crack appear? Probably due to lack of humidity. Is there no way to humidify the instrument and get the crack to close without resorting to splinting it? My experience has been that generally the wood will react to more humidity and if there is a splint in the void it will cause a problem if the wood decides to swell. This is something to consider.
@@OBrienGuitars , thanks for the reply, I bought the guitar used a year ago, and the crack was already there. I assume it was humidity-related. It's a '64 Guild. Someone in the past had tried to refinish the back, and removed finish where the crack is- maybe this contributed to it. But there's no way to tell how long it has been this way. I did try humidifying it intensely (maybe not intensely enough?) when I first got it, but the crack wouldn't close. I've humidified other guitars with cracks in the past, and saw real improvement, but not with this one. I read that if the crack is very old it might not close with humidity, and so I figure it's a good candidate for a splint. But maybe I should try again with humidifying.
@@jdyfilm If it is very old and been in that RH environment for along time it is likely that you can't get it to close and therefore the splint idea might be an option. Either way though it sounds like something needs to be done just to get it back to a playable condition.
@@OBrienGuitars Thanks, the crack is probably narrower than the one in your video, I put some wood glue in it a while back, but when shining a flashlight from the outside can see the light coming through on the inside. Maybe I should just put sawdust and glue? I saw you used this technique in another video, though perhaps on a crack that was nearly closed? The guitar actually is in great playing condition otherwise, just has the crack and a botched finish job on the back. But maybe I should save the splinting for the pros so I don't mess it up.
@@jdyfilm I prefer to use an animal glue for these type repairs as it is reversible if need be. I would probably use a thin piece of veneer to fill the void secured in place with animal glue and then begin the finish work. The sawdust and glue trick works well for very small cracks.
Hello, I have one DAngelico Premier SS NF Trans Wine I'm beginner on guitar When playing the guitar I heard a vibration of the tensor what can be sorry my English and thanks from now
It sounds like your truss rod is making noise at a certain frequency. I would really need to have the guitar in hand to diagnosis it properly. Sometimes slightly adjusting the truss rod can solve the issue. Be careful though. I recommend taking it to a professional if you have that option.
@@OBrienGuitars Thank you for your response. I am going to look for a luthier. appreciate