kwm488 Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Hi i want to cry. i just bought this new fender guitar two weeks. now, the head of the neck seperate two side. the god give me this birthday gift. i hope to repair it by myself. in fact, i use wood glue to stick it once time, but the result is not good. so i use heat gun to seperate it again. 1. how can i clear the wood glue? i think it is white glue 2. how can i stick it very well. i plan to make a wood Templates which match the tele head look. so i can use Soundhole Clamps to repair it. i hope to learn more and listen more information. now, my heart is break Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j. pierce Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Frankly, if you bought this new, you ought to be able to return it. If that's not a possibility, it should be a fairly straight-forward fix, but I'll let someone who can explain it better go through that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 What was the problem with the old glue? Was the joint not tight enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim37 Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 well if you glue it tight enough then it shouldn't need much of anything mayber a clear laquer pen right over the crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 The break looks clean, so you should be able to fix it fairly well. The hardest part is figuring out how your going to clamp it. Get a hold of some wood clamps and make some sort of blocks that allow you to get some good clamping pressure on it (really it won't take much pressure) and use a good wood glue. Make sure to follow the instructions for the glue and let it cure long enough before unclamping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Frankly, if you bought this new, you ought to be able to return it. Well, tell us how this happened -- this is not 'supposed' to happen. Did you hit the neck against something? Is this a real Fender? If the guitar was new, then it had a flaw, you might have been able to take it back. Now that you've gone and glued it once, the store can probably refuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwm488 Posted March 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 hi this is 1000% real fender american deluxe tele guitar. i just bought it 2 week. but it is second hand guitar. i 100% sure i can't return even i buy it new from music store. i put this guitar to the guitar bag(very thin material guitar bag). the strap is broken, so the gutiar is drop to the floor. guitar head flow to floor first, but the guitar is in the guitar bag. i have played guitar more than 10 years, never have this happen. i really unhappy. and this happen before my birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 It could have been a lot worse. I once had a guitar fall like that and the headstock broke off completely. You have a fairly easy fix there. Make sure you use a good glue. Titebond original would be best, but any decent (yellow) wood glue should be fine. You just need clamps. -Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 I suggest you take the guitar to a luthier, have a proper job done of it. But yeah, if you dropped it, you own it. Look at it this way, once it's fixed, it'll really be YOUR guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwm488 Posted March 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 hi i repair it finally. i ask some reapir guitar guy here. they all suggest me to put this guitar neck to rubbish bin. i don't believe and give up. i am success. this is my first time do this job. now, i will sand it and refinish. i will paint the head stock to black color. and the back, i will keep wood color. in fact, how can i do to cancel the break line ? will that line disappear after i refinish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 I think you should leave it the way it is -- don't paint it, don't worry about the glue line, and leave the logo like that -- looks cool, and it's part of the 'history' of the guitar now. Nice job on the fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzilla Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 +1 on leave it and nice going on the repair. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Nice job on the fix. You can't see the line very well to begin with and once the strings are on, you don't even notice it. I'll agree, just leave it as is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 It will be fine.I am surprised the repair guys said to discard it.That is a very common and very easy fix. All of my headstocks have multiple glue joins in them in that general area because I use extra pieces to widen that area...as do ALOT of guys here... Hope this picture eases your mind...a good glue join will always hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwm488 Posted March 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 hi in fact, some of my friend also agree me to leave it. this will be parts of history and the guitar very cool. but other just recommend me to paint it black color, i believe i can do it very well. so i should paint it black or just leave it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 I would leave it as it is. It looks fine. I don't think black would look nearly as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Leave it. It looks like a more expensive reliced fender now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwm488 Posted March 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 all people suggest me to leave it? BTW, if i refinish it , but i don't make it black color. will i see the crack line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim37 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 heres a good rule of thumb would SRV play it like that? if the answer is yes (it almost always is) then leave it alone My vote is to leave it alone it adds character. this is how a true relic is born by accident and hey if it is ever stolen you know what to look for in the pawn shop and you got the pics to prove its yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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