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Post by zontar on Oct 14, 2021 23:13:37 GMT
I do, but wondering who else might--and what the story is.
Was the repair done well?
If it was the neck could be stronger, but it does hurt the resale value.
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Post by zontar on Oct 14, 2021 23:19:52 GMT
In my case it's my classical guitar.
Back in my teaching days I often took the classical with me-since I had some classical students, and acoustic students.
And it's my lightest guitar and I often walked or took the bus)
(Sometimes it made more sense to bring an electric--depending on the students. I had that day)
So any way--one day I'm walking home, and it was winter, but not frigidly cold.
I had my classical guitar with me that day.
At the time I had the Original barely hard shell case. (Okay it wasn't hardshell, but pressboard)
I had thought about getting a better case.
There was some ice covered by snow & I stepped on it wrong and fell.
My guitar also took a tumble, but the case stayed closed.
When I got home I just set my guitar down & let it warm up & had a late supper.
The next day I decided to take my classical again.
I hadn't opened the case since I closed it to go home.
When I got there I left it in the case to warm up.
When my first student got there I went to get my guitar out of the case, and I saw the headstock broken.
My heart fell.
This was my oldest guitar & my first good one.
I closed the case & used a cheap electric they had around the studio.
I was very distracted & I didn't give the best lesson to that student.
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Post by zontar on Oct 14, 2021 23:23:42 GMT
My second student didn't show up--so I looked in the case & I hadn't been seeing things.
It was broken.
I loosened the strings out of instinct & I called a friend who had done guitar repairs & did my set ups, etc.
He asked about the way it broke & was confident he could fix it.
That helped & I wa abetter that night.
As soon as I could I got him the guitar.
In the meantime I borrowed cheap classical as I was also taking classical guitar lessons at the time (Another reason I took my classical some days was to practice when I had gaps.)
I hated the strings on that one.
So my friend fixed it--gave me some inlays of birds in the headstock.
he did a great job--and it still sounds & plays well.
I also got a hardshell case shortly after (it was almost Christmas & I got it as a gift)
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Post by zontar on Oct 14, 2021 23:28:04 GMT
  I'm not concerned about resale value--I couldn't ever sell this one. |
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Post by laristotle on Oct 15, 2021 0:05:14 GMT
I had two. Washburn Cumberland, that I fixed (got it for the equivalent of $200). It held for seven years before I sold it. '62 Gretsch Corvette. Thirty year old repair that I cleaned up a bit before selling that one too.
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Post by Die Bullen on Oct 15, 2021 0:06:07 GMT
I personally never had a guitar with a headstock repair...
Good you could fix it however!
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Post by johnreardon on Oct 15, 2021 9:14:34 GMT
Never had one. They are often stronger if a good repair, but resale value is always affected, even for vintage stuff
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Post by zontar on Oct 15, 2021 9:24:14 GMT
If they are done properly & done well--they are still great playable instruments. But I agree--it take s a hit on resale value if you ever sell it. Also important to check it out in person if possible:   (not mine) |
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Post by johnreardon on Oct 15, 2021 14:29:49 GMT
If they are done properly & done well--they are still great playable instruments. But I agree--it take s a hit on resale value if you ever sell it. Also important to check it out in person if possible: (not mine) That looks very much like a LP Special or Junior that the other guitarist had in one of my 60s band. We were practicing in the cellar of my dad’s pub, when the singer was using the guitar. He smashed it against the ceiling and broke the neck, exactly in the same place. He used araldite glue and screws on the back of neck. Think he used a bit of steel as well. The other guitarist was more than a bit pissed off. It was this guitar Attachments:
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Post by Die Bullen on Oct 15, 2021 14:37:57 GMT
If they are done properly & done well--they are still great playable instruments. But I agree--it take s a hit on resale value if you ever sell it. Also important to check it out in person if possible: (not mine) Good lord- at that point just replace the neck |
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Post by zontar on Oct 15, 2021 22:56:16 GMT
Those pictures are actually two different guitars.
Sorry if I caused any confusion.
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Post by infant on Oct 16, 2021 2:42:49 GMT
Never had one break but I had my, at the time, mint ‘72 Ovation slide off of the couch and the headstock hit the floor. It just took a chunk out of one of the corner horns on the headstock. I just found the piece, glued it back on and touched up the edges with clear nail polish.  |
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Post by zontar on Oct 16, 2021 5:07:34 GMT
You can also cut pizza with those Ovation headstocks...
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