• From: BELGIUM
  • Registered: 2007-01-27
  • Posts: 3,403

Topic: ADDENDUM CRACKED HEAD + NECK & BODY

I had a crack on my gibson hummingbird, went to my luthier who fixed it (use professional blend). and you must have very sharp eyes to see the line. I had 2pieces= headstock & neck + body.

Worse: A hole or a big crack in the body or the sides.What are the criteria you use (and I noticed that there are more than one luthier here) to REPAIR a guitar like this, and repair it, so well that you have difficulties to see the reparation?


Why this addendum: I have a MARTIN D45V and while in hospital she went at my place to take this guitar. (reason=too expensive)
I don't know what went wrong but in the GUITAR SIDE was a "hole & crack"
Luthier ---> must go to Martin for repair, no replacement by new side on the body, so repair.
PRICE: 2200$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, probably covered by insurance.

I wrote this in an "ADDENDUM" because head - neck - body are discussed here.
The price is high because the guitar had to go back to the USA. NOBODY HERE WANTS TO REPAIR OF A "FORTUNE" guitar. SO PROTECT THEM ALL.
WHAT ABOUT THE VALUE? I payed 5000$ at GRUHN, here in my musicstore she goes over the 11.000$, a sad day. What can I do? going back to the US? I don't think so.   
it was a difficult decision, for that money you have a new one, but no D45V

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  • From: Frederick, MD
  • Registered: 2006-12-28
  • Posts: 851

Re: ADDENDUM CRACKED HEAD + NECK & BODY

You say that when you were in the hospital, someone went to your place and did this to your guitar?
I think they are responsible for getting part of it fixed AT LEAST!

Sorry to hear the bad news but that is a lot of money. Can you still play it with the damage?


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  • From: BELGIUM
  • Registered: 2007-01-27
  • Posts: 3,403

Re: ADDENDUM CRACKED HEAD + NECK & BODY

Detman, it was my mother. She was here and the damage was nasty.
the "side' of that guitar[/u/].
The parts had to come from MARTIN USA.
The reparation price (me + mums) is really high.
if you know that I could easy buying a Gibson, a Fender I WAS SICK det.
The musicstore told me that it's almost impossible to see the crack, [u]REPAIRED BY MARTIN

[color=blue]- GITAARDOCPHIL SAIS: TO CONQUER DEAD, YOU HAVE TO DIE[/color]   AND [color=blue] we are born to die[/color]
- MY GUITAR PLAYS EVERY STYLE = BLUES, ROCK, METAL, so I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY IT.
[color=blue]Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.[/color]

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