Today we fixed up a Martin guitar that had several cracks in the top. To do this, we make a cleat and glue it over the crack. Sounds simple, right? The devil is in the details… First, we make a cleat out of matching wood to go over the crack. Here, Spencer has made a perfectly symmetrical hexagonal cleat out spruce:
StewMac Crack Repair Tool Instructions. Repair cracks in tops and sides of an acoustic guitar. I-6270. These tools are for repairing stubborn cracks, splits and punctures in acoustic guitars. Use this kit to: Pull two sides of a split together so they're level and ready for repair. Pull crunches and punctures into shape for gluing.
The guys at Backwoods Guitar in Sedalia,MO don't seem to be afraid to take on anything repair wise. My 45 year old Ovation had collected some pretty serious dents in the neck. After taking it to them I'm probably the only one that can tell where the dents were. Very reasonable charge too. Don't know where you are so shipping might be a factor.
Acoustic guitar cracked top repair by Randy Schartiger. This video shows many more discoveries of preventive maintenance not performed and what can and does ...
Yes that can be fixed. I would use an approx 1" wide strip of very thin plywood glued to the inside of the top beneath the crack then wick some superglue into the crack itself. Similarly use superglue to fill the cracks in the varnish. The repair will not be invisible but it should stabilize the damage and the guitar will play OK.
I've had 3-6" soundboard cracks on two different guitars, both over 15 years ago, both guitars still going strong. However, both guitars cost well over $1000, so the cost of repair to cost of the guitar ratio was significantly less. Also, from your description of the crack, it sounds like your crack is worse than mine.
A shot of the whole top. All the cracks are stabilized and the finish is as good as it's going to be. I've considered refinishing the top but haven't decided yet. Except for the places where there is no finish at all it's really not that bad.
I owned a 710 CE cedar top with a crack in the top. I loved that guitar. Beautiful sound and looks. It was repaired by Taylor. I sold it to get ES. The sound can be affected by cracks, but often it is not. If repaired you want to be sure the person doing the work knows what he/she is doing. If you like the guitar keep it and/or fix it.
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Good advice. This guitar has already experienced some intense repair-work with a very talented, honest, and incredible luthier. It cost me a pretty penny, but in comparison, fixing this crack probably isn't that bad. I'll go back on Friday and see if he remembers me. Man, this guitar is a money pit. A beautiful, , perfect money pit.
Use guitar wax and give the guitar a good rubdown. Find a clean silk cloth and apply the wax generously to the body of the guitar. Carefully but firmly spread it around in a circular motion. Fill large cracks with wood glue. Use the special tip on the wood glue to insert a very small amount.
5 Acoustic Guitar Fixes Using Super Glue. 1. Fretboard Cracks. Fretboards can crack along the length of the neck if they dry out too much. To avoid this, you can make sure you use fingerboard oil on it once a year. But if there is a crack, super glue can be used to fill in the crack.
This video I put to use my new magnets and cleat the first crack in the bottom of the lower bout of the guitar top. Also a closer look at the wooden block I ...
Sand the drop-fill by pulling narrow strips of Fre-cut Gold Sandpaper across it under gentle pressure applied by your fingertip. "Run the grits" starting with 320-grit and working to 800-grit. This entire sanding operation takes less than 5 minutes; each grit gets no more than 30 seconds. When I reach 800-grit, I switch to Micro-Mesh abrasives ...
Repairing a crack on the TOP plate of a Guitar/Violin/Cello etc. is a simple procedure that you can do yourself,(unless you wish to fork over the 100's for professional work) given the right conditions. these are as follows. Warning- Don't attempt this unless you really trust yourself.
A cleated humidity crack will not stay closed any better than a well-glued, properly re-humidified crack repair. And since a cleated crack will often cause a split next to the cleat if the guitar dries out once again, you could end up with a repaired crack, a cleat, and a new crack beside the cleat. We prefer to simply re-glue such cracks ...
I have an Applause AE28 electric/acoustic guitar that plays pretty well, but doesn't look so great. There are a couple of cracks in the thick plastic-y finish. It doesn't seem like there are any cracks in the wood itself, just the clear finish. I'm assuming my …
9,584. Dec 23, 2012. #11. Yes, it's worth repairing, and this is the BEST kind of crack to fix. Long grain to long grain, and lots of it. Take it to your favorite luthier or tech, pay him a few bucks, and DONE. I wish EVERY repair that came into my shop was like this, actually.
October 23, 2012 Cracks and Divots, Guitar Builds and Repair, Martin, String Instrument Building and Repair No comments Now that the new bridge plate is in, I can patch the ugly hole in the top. I cut a piece of spruce to fit it.
Cracks in the body of your solid top acoustic guitar are often cause by physical damage to the guitar or shrinkage due to a lack of humidity. Depending on the severity and location of the crack, a repair is as simple as stabilizing the wood and applying glue to secure it.
The plastic top should should "seal" the soundhole. Stretch a large elastic band over the guitar to hold the plastic top over the soundhole. Monitor the guitar and wet the cloth or sponge every couple of days. The bow in the top will begin to flatten in about two to three days. Leave the cloth or sponge and plastic tops in place until the bow ...
These cracks aren't hard to spot. Most often they're located just behind the bridge on the top, but they can show up in other places. Another defining factor of lack-of-humidity cracks is separation in the guitar's top—as much as 10 to 15 thouhs of an inch. The fix is in. Impact cracks, which occur when a guitar takes a hit, are not open.
Glues Used In Guitar Repair. Aliphatic resin is amongst the most popular woodworkers glue used in instrument building and repair today. Titebond Original Wood Glue is quite common. Unlike Hide glue, it is ready to use straight from the bottle. Woodworkers glue is water soluble, has longer working times than Hide glue and is very strong.
Most of the worst and hardest-to-repair cracks happen on a guitar's top. One of the most common instances is actually not a crack at all, but a center-seam separation. This usually happens when the guitar is allowed to dry out, causing the …
2. Cracks in the top of a guitar ruin the sound. Actually, lots of people are afraid cracks anywhere in a guitar hurt the sound. Believe it or not, multiple cracks in the soundboard of a guitar will not harm the sound at all if repaired properly, unless they've caused loose …
Acoustic guitar bridges can sometimes develop cracks. Often a 'fault line' along the wood grain is to blame. Occasionally, it's strings and bridge pins getting jammed in too tightly or pulling at the wrong places. Sometimes a crack is indicative of a more extensive problem around the bridge plate or the guitar top.
The pickguards on these guitars tend to shrink a small amount over the years, but due to their extremely strong adhesion, the top often cracks just behind the soundhole. Sometimes what looks like a crack in the wood is actually just a crack in the guitar's …
Thompson Top Crack Corrector. Repair system for cracked guitar tops. A matched set of clear Lexan cauls loaded with magnets. The interior caul holds a featherweight wooden cleat while the exterior caul pulls it into place over the crack. The magnets hold everything together while you apply clamps. Repair delicate guitar tops the T.J. Thompson way.
Brace Repair Minor: Loose or cracked brace $60 Major: Fully detached or loose in multiple areas $90 Crack Repair Minor: Closed crack, easy alignment $60 Major: Open crack requiring humidity or splint $180 Bridge Repair Lifting bridge removal and reglue $180 + setup Lifting bridge removal and reglue with undersaddle pickup $225 + Setup
The problem is I have a guitar in for repair that has a split top, right down the center seam. I have fixed many cracks, but I was able to get them to close up really well with proper humidification. This guitar has such a wide crack, that I'm going …
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