metallisomething Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Maybe not the neck joint crack you were expecting. Guitar: Yamaha Pacifica The pics below are the small piece of the body between the bolt on neck and the pickup cavity. this space is usually covered by the pickguard. This picture shows that the crack is severe enough that the wood has moved, In the next pic you can see I can move the wood back flush and it becomes less visible. Opposite corner Other side. You can see that the cracks have not only come down vertically, but are starting to cut accross. So my first instinct is to glue this back in place. However, I cannot move the cracked wood enough to get any glue in there. Should I be (carefully) breaking the whole piece and gluing? Any advice is appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Break it and glue it or leave it alone. Its not structural at all, ive had that happen to a bunch of my ibanez guitars, never been an issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Since this will be invisible under the pickguard you could wick some water-thin superglue into the cracks (taping off the surrounding areas of course) however it seems that the neck is bearing against the rear face of the heel. In this instance it might only cause the issue to re-occur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Bleed in water thin CA. clamp it up & leav it. should be fine. How did it happen ? did the guitar get dropped on its ass end or take a bang on the headstock ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallisomething Posted November 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Bleed in water thin CA. clamp it up & leav it. should be fine. How did it happen ? did the guitar get dropped on its ass end or take a bang on the headstock ? No incidents that stand out in my mind. It is a pretty old guitar so it's been around. I'm only thinking about repair because although the neck isn't supported there, it rests up against it and I've been having some tuning issues (that I'm sorting out) and was wondering if maybe that little movement in the body would give some play in the neck. Also, when you say 'water thin' CA is that just regular CA (superglue) or is water added for more.... thin-ness ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 It refers to the viscosity. Normal CA is like milk whereas water-thin is like water. Adding water just accelerates the curing and isn't miscible with it, so a no-go there! Normal hardware store CA will do the job but will only penetrate a couple of mm into a closed crack. Water thin soaks right through a hairline crack and into the surface of the wood also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 You want something like the "thin" on this page. http://www.rockler.com/quick-set-glue-4-oz SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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