Thread: Can this be Repaired

Superglue?

Seriously, it looks as though the whole neck and fingerboard would have to be replaced.

An easy fix for a pro repairer.

Yes I agree with rhoads56, there is no reason why any competent guitar repairer being able to fix the broken headstock. I am a guitar repairer and I also build electric and acoustic guitars, unfortunately I live in Adelaide.
Cheers Alby

Originally Posted by rhoads56

An easy fix for a pro repairer.

Originally Posted by Alby123

Yes I agree with rhoads56, there is no reason why any competent guitar repairer being able to fix the broken headstock. I am a guitar repairer and I also build electric and acoustic guitars, unfortunately I live in Adelaide.
Cheers Alby

Cool, any idea of an approximate price and can you recommend anyone in Melbourne?

That's a very common break for that style of neck and can be repaired quite easily for someone who knows what they are doing -

Some examples here -

Greg can fix it - Don's '57 Special - My Les Paul Forums

1952 Les Paul Headstock repair. - My Les Paul Forums

Hi Acco, post a thread in the musical instruments and I'm sure there would be some one not too far from you in the Melbourne metro area.
Cheers Alby

Originally Posted by Alby123

Hi Acco, post a thread in the musical instruments and I'm sure there would be some one not too far from you in the Melbourne metro area.
Cheers Alby

Um, don't know how to quite say this, but um I have you're looking at it now!!

Hi Acco, try Upwey Music. There web site is upweymusic.com.au
Have a look at there web site, they are probably the closest repairer to you. I personally do not know any one at this business. Have a chat to them first before getting them to repair the guitar. All I did was using google search to find a repairer who would be the closest to you.
Cheers Alby

Just saw your answer, sorry sometimes I forget where information on the forums comes from.
Cheers Alby

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Originally Posted by Alby123

Yes I agree with rhoads56, there is no reason why any competent guitar repairer being able to fix the broken headstock. I am a guitar repairer and I also build electric and acoustic guitars, unfortunately I live in Adelaide.
Cheers Alby

+1

The break looks clean so should be pretty straight forward. Im also in Adelaide so not of much use to you.

If you want to try it yourself, here is a link to a repair of pretty much the exact same break on a banjo

FRETS.COM

Originally Posted by petersemple

If you want to try it yourself, here is a link to a repair of pretty much the exact same break on a banjo

FRETS.COM

Thank you but no thanks.
It's not mine and I have no finishing equipment to spray it with.

As I said in my first post, it belongs to neighbour's grandson and they wanted to know if it could be repaired and an idea of what it would cost to get repaired. So I have a yes to say it can be repaired but not any indication of cost yet.

Anyone want to offer any estimates of cost?

every repairer will be different. Ring around. We arent going to do that for you.