valcoholic57
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I have a 1968 National N 830 with an oddly shaped headstock.
Here's a picture of the guitar:
When I bought the guitar there was a perfectly straight vertical like running parallel to the tuners in the finish. I kind of figured this was a seam separation from the wings glued on the the side of the headstock. I've played for a few months and then noticed the crack had come apart a little more. You can barely get your fingernail in the crack. I immediately relieved the string tension and it has been sitting unused for about a month. This is my favorite guitar to play so its itching at me.
I've done some repairs myself but never this particular one. I was wondering how difficult you guys think it is. I assume you just get glue down into the seam and clamp it. How would you get glue down into the crack? I've read you can mix it with a little water and put it in with a needle but just seeing if anyone had any other tricks...
Obviously if it seems to be too difficult of repair I'll just take it to my tech. However, I do like to do my own repairs as it is just good experience. I'm very meticulous and feel like i Could do it fine as long as I know exactly how to go about it. I'll try to get a picture that shows the crack but its so small its not overly noticeable. Any advise is very much appreciated.
I have a 1968 National N 830 with an oddly shaped headstock.
Here's a picture of the guitar:
When I bought the guitar there was a perfectly straight vertical like running parallel to the tuners in the finish. I kind of figured this was a seam separation from the wings glued on the the side of the headstock. I've played for a few months and then noticed the crack had come apart a little more. You can barely get your fingernail in the crack. I immediately relieved the string tension and it has been sitting unused for about a month. This is my favorite guitar to play so its itching at me.
I've done some repairs myself but never this particular one. I was wondering how difficult you guys think it is. I assume you just get glue down into the seam and clamp it. How would you get glue down into the crack? I've read you can mix it with a little water and put it in with a needle but just seeing if anyone had any other tricks...
Obviously if it seems to be too difficult of repair I'll just take it to my tech. However, I do like to do my own repairs as it is just good experience. I'm very meticulous and feel like i Could do it fine as long as I know exactly how to go about it. I'll try to get a picture that shows the crack but its so small its not overly noticeable. Any advise is very much appreciated.
