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10-08-2015, 07:33 PM
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Cracked top on Seagull
I had the misfortune of tripping over my cat and dropping my Seagull S6 and cracking the top. I checked the bracing and it's not loose, and the crack doesn't extend to the bridge. Cosmetically, I don't care, and the guitar still seems to be structurally intact. Do I need to get it fixed?
Thanks! 
Last edited by sirjackalope; 10-08-2015 at 07:47 PM. Reason: Adding Image inline 
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10-08-2015, 08:12 PM
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Cracked top on Seagull
Sorry to hear that. Is the cat okay?
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10-08-2015, 08:13 PM
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10-09-2015, 08:47 AM
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Is this something I should get fixed or will the guitar be fine since the bracing is ok?
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10-11-2015, 05:27 PM
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Any opinions?
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10-11-2015, 05:56 PM
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If it was mine I would use a mirror and "medium ca" from the inside on the length of the crack, to make sure it doesn't spread any further. Then a thin coat of gel over the top.
The right way is probably to use regular tightbond on the length with a very thin veneer backing on every exposed part of the crack pre cut before gluing. Let the real luthiers offer their advise first.
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10-11-2015, 06:13 PM
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Just got this email in my inbox. Learned I could DIY small cracks in the tops of acoustic.
http://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools...utm_source=NPA If it were me, and the guitar sounded and played fine, I'd leave it alone.
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10-11-2015, 07:33 PM
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I usually use "super glue" plus wood dust (usually rosewood dust) to close this kind of things. Is the air leaking? If it's it'll probably interfere on the volume and, sometimes, on the tone itself.
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10-11-2015, 10:11 PM
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Free Advice
I caution the OP not take as immutable truth all the comments we folk offer up as advice. It may not cost a thing to have a luthier inspect the damage and estimate the professional repair costs and options. I realize that the instrument is not a particularly costly one, but to the OP it may represent the only instrument available. And we'd want the instrument to not have a compromised life from the damage.
In particular I want the OP to avoid any contact with CA glue. Using the stuff is its own art form, and it's much easier to get a big problem when you started with a small problem. Instrument repair with CA is high on a list of things somebody shouldn't do without prior experience. But I encourage OP to get the instrument repaired and stabilized.
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