Help! Help! Cracked headstock.

[Grand Wazoo]

My local shop has a very qualified and experienced luthier, I once saw him fixing a snapped headstock on an old acoustic (mahogany neck) Gibson belonging to Jimi Page, as most people said the glue used for these repairs once taken becomes stronger than the wood itself, also a clean crack will usually be difficult to detect once the neck has been fixed, sanded down and polished, you'd have to be pretty picky to find where it broke, I have seen it with my own eyes.

The repair job is not cheap though and people with fixed necks (I mean not bolt on necks like our EBMM's) have no alternative so you really have to ask yourself is it worth fixing it when it can cost me as much as a new neck? I'd go with what Customer Service advised you, that way your neck will also benefit from the manufacturer warranty, whereas a repaired neck will void the existing warranty.

 

[fatkatz77]

Ouch. I would do like everyone said, contact customer service. I personally would get a new neck if it was one of mine.

 

[DrGonzo5150]

a clean crack will usually be difficult to detect once the neck has been fixed, sanded down and polished, you'd have to be pretty picky to find where it broke, I have seen it with my own eyes.

+1

With a good job, no one will ever know. You can't pick it on mine at all.

 

[KungFu Grip]

Kung Fu I agree but keep in mind that we have tons of hard rock maple there too....It is as sound as can be....if you had those holes ins mahoghany look out potato chip neck

You guys definately have more meat around the area than most. I've seen some shreddy necks that were just terrifyingly thin around the lock nut, and that was on maple. Is it even possible to put those lock nuts on mahogany? I don't think I've ever seen one.

 

[sickindian]

Ive seen Dimebag Darrel guitar repaired and it was sound but thats the worst case scenario and I would been depressed then!
I dont even dare to think that something like that could happen but anyway CS Is one of the best out there and they will easily sort it out for you.

 

[Mick]

Repairable!!! Good crack that is, no chips. Should be a regular repair for your luthier, if not switch to another one.