My Roomba broke my guitars neck! Help wanted.

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unleashthejay

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I've had the same Roomba for 4 years and it has never knocked over a guitar. The first time I let it clean my new apartment it knocked my guitar down and cracked the neck! What should I do? Should I take it to a shop or try to fix it myself? I immediately detuned it to relieve tension.

FIXED!: I used a local shop and they did a great job IMO. See recent post. Thanks everyone!
 

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If you feel comfortable doing a solid repair there, looks like a clean break, some Franklin's Tite-Bond II, clamps and something to pad the clamps so as not to mess with the finish are what you need. Gotta make sure it closes up so it can be a solid repair. If you feel the slightest unsure, take to a repair person.
 
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Asking for education purposes. What's the difference between the original and II?
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Titebond original squeeze out can be cleaned up with water. Most luthiers prefer it because it's repairable - something that is a long term consideration in instrument repair. Most traditions in luthiery came from violins which are taken apart regularly throughout their lives.

Titebond II is waterproof, and is not repairable. It has some usage for our concerns, but since it's more expensive - and many shops don't want to stock more adhesives than they need, original is preferred.

In my shop, original and hide glue are the most commonly used in guitar repair and fabrication. I use a variety of other adhesives as needed - CA glues, Duco Cement, etc. Leave Titebond II for the cabinet makers and so on.
 
ErikH said:
If you feel comfortable doing a solid repair there, looks like a clean break, some Franklin's Tite-Bond II, clamps and something to pad the clamps so as not to mess with the finish are what you need. Gotta make sure it closes up so it can be a solid repair. If you feel the slightest unsure, take to a repair person.
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"looks like a clean break​" makes me feel better. I'm like a worried parent waiting for it to be fixed and hoping for the best lol
 
unleashthejay said:
"looks like a clean break​" makes me feel better. I'm like a worried parent waiting for it to be fixed and hoping for the best lol
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I had worse happen to a build of mine several years back. Documented it in a thread here. A vacuuming accident even. Now, I did use Titebond II on it because that’s what I had and didn’t know the difference between it and original until now. It’s solid and no issues.

If I have to do anything like that again, I’ll use the original.
 
ErikH said:
I had worse happen to a build of mine several years back. Documented it in a thread here. A vacuuming accident even. Now, I did use Titebond II on it because that’s what I had and didn’t know the difference between it and original until now. It’s solid and no issues.

If I have to do anything like that again, I’ll use the original.
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Thanks Erik, you're def making me feel better. I wanted this guitar after seeing it in a store and bought it 3 years later when I could afford it then I upgraded the pups on it after a lot of research on this forum (59 vs pearly gates) and never thought something as small as a Roomba would break it (I've had it for 8 years).
 
Well, to be fair, no one thought a Roomba would break a guitar, so you are not alone there. Maybe this is the rise of the robots we were warned about?
 
I saw a stew Mac video, and they were using titebond 3, and I was yelling at my screen. I only ever use original, or hide glue. The stuff in a bottle has stabilizers that actually weaken it, so the hot stuff is always better if you go that route. I've heard good things about fish glue, but since Titebond original is so good, why bother?
 
Roomba ramming speed. Who would've thunk?
Reinforces my opinion of weight, and aluminium.

Hope the fix turns out well.

Edited for balance sake.
Quadrapods over them old trigons.
 
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Hide glue is really bad to me. Just terrible stuff.
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Since it is basically pure protein bacteria can grow in it pretty quickly if it's not fresh. Pro shops make small batches of it daily so that it is fresh. If it's starting to smell - the glue won't be as strong.
 
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Since it is basically pure protein bacteria can grow in it pretty quickly if it's not fresh. Pro shops make small batches of it daily so that it is fresh. If it's starting to smell - the glue won't be as strong.
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The shop I taught in smelled terribly of it. It must not have been fresh.
 
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