How to repair heavily damaged guitar neck | Guitar head broken

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Published 2023-05-26
Here are the great example of how this kind of damage can be repaired, and how I do it frequently. It`s a pretty common case, and if there was no amateur attempts of reparation it can be easily glued back and guitar will live long and happy live ( if it dont break it again by your own fault ofc :) ). Despite popular belief after proper gluing barely nothing change withing the guitar (in case when parts fits perfectly with no missing chips). And in addition to all of that - many of guitar manufacturers that makes acoustic guitars and necks with angled headstock dont use one big chunk of wood for neck. Almost all of them are already glued from several pieces of wood in the name of stability and cheaper production process.
Beside neck repair here I show one of examples of how crack can be masked. There is a lot of ways to do it, starting from not doing with finish anything at all and finishing with full refinish of damaged part when it`s really worth it.

"Gluing the truss rod" and "Truss rod non-adjustable now" - first of all you can't do a metal+wood bond with Titebond, bc it's dont fit for this purpose. Beside that - truss rod here is in polyethylene film, and it dont really gluable at all. Second - the nut located on the other side, and look first p, in case of any further questions about gluing the truss rod.

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All Comments (21)
  • @TanyaShpachuk
    This ones made me some frustraion in coment section on Shorts with this repair, so i pin them here too: 1. "Gluing the truss rod" - you can't do a metal+wood bond with Titebond, bc it's dont fit for this purpose. Beside that - truss rod here is in polyethylene film, and polyethylene, you know, dont really gluable at all. 2. "Truss rod non-adjustable now" - the nut located on the other side, and look first p, in case of any further questions about gluing the truss rod. 3. "Rubber, lol?" - in case of perfect fit of parts this is the best method bc it compresses from all sides and hold crack firmly. In case of any other clamp you get only two point of pressure, damaged wood and helluva lot of other issues 4. "SPLINES" - Nope, gluing cracks with THIS much area don`t need any splines. And doesn`t affect playability at all. It will definitely sounds bit different, but not so much as many told here and after all it plays again :)
  • @Speedboar
    I think it looked great just after being glued and sanded. Shows it’s history and how well it was glued. Very nice work👍🏼
  • @craiglizt8074
    It's a real joy to watch a guitar being repaired and done well. Great video
  • I'm mesmerized with the techniques and how they work so well. At a moment you see a broken part and think "how is she gonna fix that" and a minute after it doesnt even look like it broke off.
  • Таня - спасительница! Лечит и возвращает к жизни целые музыкальные истории, которые в этих гитарах живут...и ещё много музыки будет сыграно на этих инструментах! Браво!👍
  • @mariomodrzew1761
    Ogromny szacunek Taniu. Kawał solidnej zawodowej roboty. Wygląda tak jakby nic sie nie stało. Gratulacje!!!! Cenna lekcja dla innych ktorzy nie boja się wyzwań...
  • @michaelquillen2679
    Great repair. A friend of mine (former band mate) had his head stock broken off his neck (Gibson electric guitar) back in 1988 (darn kids of his). A luthier repaired his guitar quite well and he still plays that guitar today. Great work!
  • A brilliant job Tanya. I’ve never had a broken headstock, but I reckon I could fix one after watching your vid! Keep up the awesome work. I’ll be watching more of your videos now!
  • Seamless repair - I had a next break on a Les Paul custom some years back. The repair was easier with this as it had the black lacquer finish. But what you have done here takes a lot of skill ❤. Love the sneeze too!
  • That's an impressive repair job! One of my greatest fears is breaking a head stock off one of my guitars but it's good to know that repair is an option. Ty for the content!
  • @toneconsultant
    I do want to say, that though the repair is on point, the video is also on point. Some don't think about that, but the angles, focus, etc. It's all on point. I just did the same repair, this week. She killed it.
  • @Granthill-fy8me
    I've never done a full headstock repair but I bought a Les Paul that had a terrible neck repair job and I fixed it up! Its now almost invisible. So happy as its my go to living room guitar! I posted it up to my YT channel...
  • @TomTwain
    No fingernails were harmed in the making of this video...😊 Nice work, Tanya... 👍
  • @scottdahlberg4890
    Great work, you did wonders with the front head stock. Neck repair was awesome and you have the cutest little sneeze. Keep up the great work.
  • Tanya, your attention to detail is amazing and I’m sure appreciated. Keep up the good work and I look forward to your next video. ❤️🙏❤️
  • @RAkers-tu1ey
    Also, I love the feeler gauge scraper! That is a really refined use of tools!
  • @marcosvc76
    Hi Tanya. Your work is incredible. You are very talented. I've watched a few videos and your care and way to bring the instruments to life is absolutely brilliant. You've got talent. I would like to ask you where did you learn this magnificent job? Congratulations. Greetings to you from Brazil.
  • @Mick_Aus
    Top notch job Tanya, your work is mesmerizing to watch... Edit : 15:45 That was the cutest sneeze I've ever heard... 😂
  • @alanbauch2815
    I used to work as a stone-mason, and now I am retired, but I mis the process of creating things out. Of stone.... what you do with your work reminds me of how the stonework went... It's a series of operations, each one in an order and given complete attention before moving on to next.. it becomes a total process in the end, and the result arrived at is often so satisfying and beautiful...I do miss it, in a way, thanks for your fine work, and good wishes to you from the Oregon coast, AL
  • @user-nh4pb1mh9e
    I like how your nails started out one color and then you changed the color. It's a no brainier you know what your doing. How someone can be so careless as to break the neck on their guitar? My guitars are my pride and joy. I've been playing for 27 years and have never had a mishap. It's get that you do what you do so wonderful. Thanks