How to repair a broken headstock (Les Paul)
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- Опубліковано 10 кві 2021
- I bought a second-hand Epiphone Les Paul Standard Pro online. The previous owner told me it accidentally fell over, causing the head-stock to snap off. In this video, I'll be going through my repairing process.
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Very well made video. The workmanship is exceptional and the repair looks really strong.
Hey thanks a lot! Appreciated.
Ballsy move routing both sides at the same time... me, I would of been doing one side then other. Hats off on the nice job.
Hey thanks! :)
Nice job!! Well done.
Hey that's nice to hear. Thank you!
Nice job, bro.
Ty!
Incredible!!!
Tysm!
If I were you I would have had a rolled edge on the ends where you were painting to get a soft edge and not a straight line as it helps when you go to feather in the new finish to the old one. Other than that I thought it was great and very ingenious way of using the bungee cord to apply pressure to hold the headstock.
Thanks for the reply! You mean the tape that was on there during painting? I removed it before applying the last layers. It isn't in the video though, so I understand what you mean.
Nasty break , that one’s going to snap again with a vertical break like that. The crack looks like it may have gotten all the way to the fingerboard. You did the right thing in splining it but damn that was a really bad one 🤮. If it’s outta whack paint it black! If it ain’t right paint it white! It’s hard to break an epi one piece neck . A A Ron done fucked up on that one. Great fucking job dude wizard level shit bro! 😎
So many tools... You just convinced me not to simply glue the head back on, but rather take it for a professional repair. But what will that job cost and for an '06 epiphone, is it worth that cost?
Hard to say. It depends on you and your skills. I'm not a pro, but I think that if you're quite handy and also passionate about the challenge, you should do it yourself! I rather spend my money on the investment of proper tools than pay someone to do it for me. Especially if it's an Epiphone. If it happens to your €3000+ Gibson you might consider bringing it to a pro.
Is it possible to take of clear coat on head stock with out hurting the real mother of pearl and if soo what do I do
Depends on your guitar and the finish it has. Polyurethane is often thicker while Nitrocellulose lacquer might be thinner. Based on that you need to consider what works best. Either by heating or sanding. If you go with sanding, make sure you are able to do it carefully and evenly. My headstock was not damaged on the front so I left it untouched. Hope this helps and good luck!
What kind of glue did you use?
Titebond 1 (original)
Soon as you got out the angle grinder I swiped
A carefully used angle grinder with flaps disc works very well to remove the first excess wood. All the precise removal was done by hand after that.