I just knocked over my guitar stand and broke the peg head (just below the tuners) on my seagull 12 string i just had a bunch of repair work done to this about a month ago and it was just starting to play right.
Any suggestions on how i can repair this myself? I would rather not bring it in to a shop if i can fix it myself.
thanks for your help.
:(
Dave
phew...that's gonna need serious repair. I think it'll need dowels inserted...simple glue won't do it. it can be fixed but i think it's gonna cost you.
maybe Nick can chime in. He worked his magic on a Seagull acoustic that I now own that had a caved-in top.
It'd be tricky to do dowels, IIRC the trussrod ends just under the nut, and you wouldn't want to drill into that when you were drilling for the dowels.
I would suspect that if the 2 pieces mate tightly to each other (no missing chips of wood), then an appropriate glue should be able to make a join that is stronger than the wood it is applied to.
Or you might try something like this, but I'd expect it would take fairly experienced woodworker to do that.
I wrapped a newspaper ’round my head
So I looked like I was deep
Sorry it dosen't look like a do-it-at-home type job. The stress on a 12 is double that on a 6. :(
I would suspect that if the 2 pieces mate tightly to each other (no missing chips of wood), then an appropriate glue should be able to make a join that is stronger than the wood it is applied to.
True.
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
I would suspect that if the 2 pieces mate tightly to each other (no missing chips of wood), then an appropriate glue should be able to make a join that is stronger than the wood it is applied to.
True.
it goes back together fairly cleanly. if i do decide to glue it what glue should i use? Does anyone know about how much $$ something like this would set me back if i did decide to have it repaired professionally?
Thanks for the replies.
Dave
Did you cry? :(
Regards,
Paul
Did you cry? :(
It was very close. i was really hung over yesterday too, making it way worse. i just walked around my house for like an hour after it happened with the broken pieces in my hands contemplating what i was going to do. I still haven't decided.
Dave
You'll need hot hide glue.
http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/Luthier/Data/Materials/hideglue.html
Read the following to see what's involved in the repair:
Best of luck!
"Everybody got to elevate from the norm."
although hide glue would work, it's a pain it the butt to get right.
I'd go with Titebond one, clamp it for two days and string it up.
+1 on Nick's advice
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although hide glue would work, it's a pain it the butt to get right.
I'd go with Titebond one, clamp it for two days and string it up.
Titebond makes premixed hide glue ...
"Everybody got to elevate from the norm."
ok i just picked up some of the titebond glue.
Dave
Ah Slej, I have to get out more. Of course they do, either one would work well.
The advantage of hide glue is being able to heat it and take it apart. You don't want this repair to be anything but permanent.
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
