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This is one of the handles Tommy. I've added the photo to my earlier post.
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I know I'm opening the can to let the worms out, but I wonder if they had been at tension if that would have prevented it. I mean, that's one of the arguments.
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I always pad under the neck and the headstock where the neck rests in the case for this very reason. It helps prevent whiplash damage.
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Yep, me too.
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That stinks. I had that happen once to me. But the seller was able to file a claim and get his money back.
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As soon as it came through the carousel he opened it right there in front of the ticket-taker people....Fully cased the neck had snapped off !! Not clean, but definitely broken where all Gibby's do. They actually paid to have it repaired because of the many people who had heard him SCREAM on the plane when he saw it.... He told me that the scary part was that he normally didn't check his guitar in the airport having toured for years with no problem.... But Yes, his neck snapped right around where the OP's did, in a Gibson Touring Hardshell. That was the nineties... I don't know if they still cover stuff like that. When I just got renters insurance they told me my guitars were covered even in my truck...I assume that would include flying? I better check if I ever have to do that Sorry to hear about that. It's never happened to me, but has to many friends and is a bummer...for a lot of us NGD is the most exciting day of the year..or years!
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This is your answer.
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What a shame!
I once bought two used PA speakers through Reverb. The box arrived with visible damage and prominent dayglow stickers from USPS saying that they had damaged the package in their handling and that I should carefully inspect the contents. One speaker was smashed, the other was perfectly fine. I contacted the seller through Reverb and very promptly received a 50% refund of my total order price. As others have said, a guitar can definitely incur this damage inside its hardshell case without any visible damage to the case. I had the same experience as baseball’s friend Gary except that I didn’t witness the mishandling and hence didn’t discover the damage until I got home from the airport. Gibson bass in a Gibson hardshell case, headstock snapped off. Just this year I had some industrial equipment shipped from Kentucky to Colorado. In this deal the seller was responsible for getting it crated and I was responsible for shipping, which I had handled turnkey by a local Colorado rigging company I’ve done other business with. One crate arrived with visible damage which I noted on the delivery receipt. I had to file the claim myself, which I did after assessing and documenting the damage. FedEx quickly agreed to pay for the damage, and sent a check about a month later.
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Very sorry you are not able to enjoy your new guitar.
I agree with those who say this kind of break can kndeed happen with no damage to the case or outer packaging. I hope you get a good and swift resolution. Seems you are well covered as a buyer through Reverb.
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The windings on those capstans make it look like the strings were at tension. At least to my eyes.
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Took possession of a new to me Legend OM-302 this past Friday (05-03-24) purchased on Reverb.
The guitar was shipped via UPS from Las Vegas NV. It arrived in perfect condition. It too was packed very well. The seller did loosen the strings to take tension off the neck before packaging. If he had not stated that he would do so I would have instructed him to loosen the strings. Taking the tension off the neck is a simple act that can help lessen the chance of damage to an acoustic guitar in transit. Having worked in the package delivery business I know first hand that even the most careful worker can mess up and drop a box.
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Here's one in the US: https://www.hudson4supplies.com/itr-...ate-white.html
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