Les Paul with headstock repair value?

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man-in-moon

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I was wondering what the value of a 90’s standard with a headstock repair would be? It appears to be a pretty solid repair. The rest of the guitar is in good shape frets are good as well.
 
It all depends on the quality of the repair. One of my favorite guitars is my Les Paul Custom, in black, with the PATB-1 set. My luthier friend did the job. You couldn't tell, without a magnifying glass, that the headstock was ever broken off.

It's late. I'll post pics tomorrow.
 
ArtieToo said:
It all depends on the quality of the repair. One of my favorite guitars is my Les Paul Custom, in black, with the PATB-1 set. My luthier friend did the job. You couldn't tell, without a magnifying glass, that the headstock was ever broken off.

It's late. I'll post pics tomorrow.
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Yeah, I'd love to see that. We could probably do a whole thread on wonderful & terrible headstock repairs. I've seen some bad ones.
 
This guy is good. I'll never forget the day when I was over at his shop, and somebody came by with either a cello, or maybe big floor standing bass. I'm not sure what it was. It was over a decade ago. It was dropped, and the whole head was broken off. I thought . . . that's toast. My friend said, sure, no prob. And fixed it. I think it's still being used in the Jax symphony orchestra today.

He's doing a vintage Heritage F-hole guitar right now. Dropped and headstock snapped off. This guy is a true luthier.
 
You can tell this one is there. The guy said it happened about 15+ years ago. He’s trying to trade it to me and I’m trying to figure out how much to allow him on it.
 

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Lucius Paisley said:
He fixed that Epiphone so well, it became a Gibson.
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I am regularly amazed what a great luthier can do with a piece of wood. Though I believe that Epiphone (it says 1950ish in the post) was made before the Gibson buyout and they were the company Gibson were trying to beat and catch up with.

EDIT: It just occured to me out of the blue that you probably meant the Epi from the first link with satin finish.. :D:D:D:D
 
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Methinks just about everybody here overuses the word luthier; when you mean tech.
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Definition of luthier: A skilled craftsman who makes or repairs stringed musical instruments. A tech might do setups or work on electronics.
 
If you buy it and want to sell later you're looking at 50% less or more of what it would be without a neck repair.
 
A repaired guitar (especially a broken headstock repair) is often BETTER than original. So unless we are talking a collectible, I see no reason for ding the price on a used guitar. If you want to be a jerk - 10% discount, but not 50. That's just stupid.
 
i agree a well repaired guitar is as good, maybe better, but i dont agree that it doesnt effect price. 50% is ridiculous for a good repair but 10-20% is a reality.

like most things, it comes down to how much you want that guitar. i dont see a well done repair as being an issue so if the price is good and its the guitar you want, go for it. if you arent sure you will keep it, then make sure you can get what you pay for it back when you sell
 
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