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hello,
has anyone special experiences with repaired necks?
what to consider when to buy a guitar for a price you cant resist due to a crack
on the neck. even when "well done" repaired. is it like "once broken, always
will", or does it not affect the sound quality or playability that much?
thanks,
madluca
Hi,
Well, if it's a price you can't resist, then why not.
Broken necks can brake again, even when repaired/broken before.
I fixed a broken headstock on a 60ties Framus and it still works fine
and keeps it's tune very well.
Although a headstock has less string tension then a neck.
I know the guitar repairman of my local guitar shop pretty well, I saw
him repairing necks numerous times. (Mostly Gibson Les Paul and Epiphone
guitar necks) Although once the neck is boken completely on the
fretboard, repair is almost impossible. He once had a guy over who
bought a 68 Jazzbass on which the neck had broken at the 2nd fret, all
the way thru. When he bought the bass, nothing was visible, perfectly
repaired etc, but when he strated playing, the neck collapsed. It
couldn't be repared. Luckily for him the guitar shop owner had a 63
Jazzbass neck for sale, so that went on the bass.
Just to say that screwed on necks can always be replaced, glued on or
neck thru's are harder....
-Jerry S.
-----Original Message-----
From: madluca2002 [mailto:]
Sent: donderdag 1 juli 2004 16:33
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Subject: [SurfGuitar101] guitar restoration
hello,
has anyone special experiences with repaired necks?
what to consider when to buy a guitar for a price you cant resist due to
a crack
on the neck. even when "well done" repaired. is it like "once broken,
always
will", or does it not affect the sound quality or playability that much?
thanks,
madluca
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I have an Aria TA-70 (ES-335 clone) that had a cracked neck (the
tuning head busted off completely). I bought it repaired, and it
has never given me any problems. It seems very sound and
sounds just fine.
If the guitar sounds and feels good and the repair is clean and
smooth and solid, I don't think it would be worth dismissing out
of hand. Get a good price 'cause you can't expect much on
resale.
And, of course, if it is a bolt-on neck, you can simply replace the
neck.
Good luck!
Gavin
--- In , "madluca2002" <m.westphal@h...> wrote:
> hello,
> has anyone special experiences with repaired necks?
> what to consider when to buy a guitar for a price you cant resist
due to a crack
> on the neck. even when "well done" repaired. is it like "once
broken, always
> will", or does it not affect the sound quality or playability that
much?
>
> thanks,
>
> madluca
