A bad decision has been made

[Aceman]

Staples? Seriously?? Really???

You have your work cut out for you here.

Please be sure to do an entire phot-journal of this journey. Maybe start a Blog...

 

[solspirit]

Tonight's the night. . .

A sacrificial burn, or???

 

[blakejcan]

haha naww. We're gonna rebuild it. Better. Stronger. Faster.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Doubt that. If worse came to worst - you could scarf on a new peghead. No need to replace the whole neck.

It is possible that you didn't notice the pictures, so I'll give you that.

But, the peghead isn't much of a problem, it's the neck (right about at the nut where all the bondo and staples are) that's the biggest concern. Repairing that will be a whole lot of work and leave it less than esthetic. It would be easier and better in the long run to replace the neck.

 

[solspirit]

haha naww. We're gonna rebuild it. Better. Stronger. Faster.

We have the technology


New neck, or what?

 

[ICTGoober]

It is possible that you didn't notice the pictures, so I'll give you that.

If you lived nearby, you'd regret insulting me all the time.

 

[blakejcan]

I think my next step is to take out the staples and then see what it looks like.

 

[jeremy]

i think thats a good plan. that repair is ugly as hell, but not beyond fixin. the staples are rough

 

[GuitarDoc]

If you lived nearby, you'd regret insulting me all the time.

Why? Because you'd cry in front of me and make me feel bad?

Look, if you don't know what you're doing just be a man and admit it. That bad break was on the neck, not the headstock...that's why I thought you might not have looked at the pictures (careful enough to tell).

 

[jeremy]

enough guys, move on

 

[beaubrummels]

Just scraped off the bondo and found some interesting stuff. Haha holy moly. It's literally Frankenstein

I'd be tempted to put a Hipshot locking nut on and leave it as the first ever headless Gretsch.

 

[GuitarDoc]

enough guys, move on

Yeah, I've got no problem with that. But I don't need any threats from Gomer Pyle's brother.

 

[ICTGoober]

I have 45 plus years at the bench, written over 100 articles in luthiery magazines. What kind of legacy are you leaving behind?

 

[solspirit]

What's a legacy?
And, what's it good for?

 

[ICTGoober]

What's a legacy? And, what's it good for?

Money and respect. The respect lasts much longer and is far more satisfying.

 

[solspirit]

Money and respect. The respect lasts much longer and is far more satisfying.

Is it satisfying when you're dead?

 

[GuitarDoc]

I have 45 plus years at the bench, written over 100 articles in luthiery magazines.

What good is all of that when you're wrong about something. If you had 80 years at the bench and written 500 articles you'd still be wrong about this.

 

[ICTGoober]

Is it satisfying when you're dead?

Wouldn't know. You'd have to ask the dork bothering me.

 

[ICTGoober]

What good is all of that when you're wrong about something. If you had 80 years at the bench and written 500 articles you'd still be wrong about this.

I'm not wrong.

Blake, sorry that knucklehead messed up your thread.

 

[jeremy]

this is over or people get vacations. thank you.