how terrifying is this acoustic crack?

[blakejcan]

 

[Chris Pile]

Re: how terrifying is this acoustic crack?

I don't know about terrifying, but it does look serious. Someone dropped a Martin?

 

[JMP/HBE]

Re: how terrifying is this acoustic crack?

Thats pretty bad.
If you were to try to sell that the way it is it would be worthless.

 

[Masta' C]

Re: how terrifying is this acoustic crack?

If I didn't own it, I certainly wouldn't buy it

 

[blakejcan]

Re: how terrifying is this acoustic crack?

if I could get it for like....$100 it'd be fun to learn to repair

 

[AlexR]

Re: how terrifying is this acoustic crack?

Well, if by fun you mean very involved......and probably involving neck removal......then yes I agree.

 

[blakejcan]

Re: how terrifying is this acoustic crack?

learning is fun. yes.

 

[ehdwuld]

Re: how terrifying is this acoustic crack?

What brand is it?

If it's a Martin

Send it to em

They will fix it reasonably

 

[blakejcan]

Re: how terrifying is this acoustic crack?

it's a martin. not mine. just up on craigslist.

 

[hamerfan]

Re: how terrifying is this acoustic crack?

My take is: A fix will be serious money. The value will be the cost of the fix at best.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: how terrifying is this acoustic crack?

"how terrifying is this acoustic crack?"

It scares the living daylights out of me.

 

[Masta' C]

Re: how terrifying is this acoustic crack?

Give the seller $100 for it and send it to Martin to get fixed. That's the only way I'd run that play

 

[AlexR]

Re: how terrifying is this acoustic crack?

It looks like the crack is on the edge of the dovetail block.

 

[Chris Pile]

Re: how terrifying is this acoustic crack?

if I could get it for like....$100 it'd be fun to learn to repair

Don't learn on Martins..... Learn on cheap stuff.

 

[Mincer]

Re: how terrifying is this acoustic crack?

I just wanna know how that happened...

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: how terrifying is this acoustic crack?

The owner laid it on the couch to get up and go to the bathroom. In the mean time, his 300 pound roommate came in and accidentally sat on it.

 

[Chris Pile]

Re: how terrifying is this acoustic crack?

His blind, idiotic roommate?

 

[OLDERBUDWISER]

Re: how terrifying is this acoustic crack?

The owner laid it on the couch to get up and go to the bathroom. In the mean time, his 300 pound roommate came in and accidentally sat on it.

Did she hurt her butt?

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: how terrifying is this acoustic crack?

Did she hurt her butt?

I certainly hope so!

Maybe that broken "G" string broke HER G string when it snapped.

 

[Francois]

Re: how terrifying is this acoustic crack?

It reminds me when I was a kid and my mother banged my spanish guitar on my knee because I was playing at 4 o'clock in the night.