Can this be repaired?

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I just scored (?) this, an Ibanez Talman, from a friend. But, is it worth anything or are the parts destined for a possible future partscaster?

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The broken off neck is in one piece with the break following what is seen in the above pics.
 
Re: Can this be repaired?

Might as well give it a shot. If it doesn't work, oh well! You can always remove the neck and make some sort of project out of the body. Be sure to wrap the truss rod in waxed paper or something similar before gluing the neck, so the rod doesn't get glued in there. You could install some maple dowels vertically through the neck as well, before gluing, or after the glue dries. You could go ahead and go all the way through the fretboard with those if you don't care about cosmetics, or not if you do care.
 
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Not sure.

Do you have the rest of it? :lol:
 
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I'm no luthier, most I've done was repair a minor break on an Epi LP headstock/fretboard, but wood glue is extremely strong. I would imagine that could be repaired and be just fine, without too much hassle.
 
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The break looks pretty clean from what I can see (no splinters), so I bet wood glue would hold it fine. You just need to be sure to clamp it securely to apply even pressure to the entire broken area.
 
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If the neck won't bear enough stress after gluing it you could find a acoustic with a trashed body and salvage the neck. I have seen neck replacements on set necks, although I don't know how to go about it?
 
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if it were me, i'd give it a shot. what have you got to lose, right? if it doesn't work, you can still replace the neck or salvage the parts.

how did your buddy manage to decapitate it so horrifically?
 
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Another vote for giving it a shot.

But you'll need to clamp the hell out of it - I would suggest making up a rounded caul to cup the neck, and a mildly rounded caul to match the radius of the fingerboard, and using... 4-5 clamps.

Titebond should do the trick.
 
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Yes. The task requires the correct glues, careful use of clamps and a bit of retouching to the finish.

The real question is, how stable will the repaired neck be compared to a newly-made one?
 
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longcat said:
if it were me, i'd give it a shot. what have you got to lose, right? if it doesn't work, you can still replace the neck or salvage the parts.

how did your buddy manage to decapitate it so horrifically?
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I have no idea. My wife is guessing that a high state of inebriation was involved.


I'll take a look at how much this will cost as I don't have too many tools...yet. :)
 
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Based on the pic and my meager woodworking knowledge:

HELL YES!

#1 clean break
#2 lots of surface area

You need:

Wood glue
Some c-clamps (4-6 of them maybe?)
Possible flat piece of wood for the fretboard/clamp contact
Padding (for back of neck clamping)
Paitence
 
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Yes, you definitely can fix it. Take a look around online and see how people fix such breaks. It's really not as hard as it would seem.
 
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