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Old 04-28-2010, 02:18 PM
thissilentstar thissilentstar is offline
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Default Crack Repair?

So, I just got a Guild F50R off ebay. It arrived today, and as soon as I opened it I noticed a 3 inch crack as well as a few frets that looked like they were starting to come out. The seller is willing to work with me as we think the crack happened during shipping. He has offered me a partial refund and I am just figuring out what would be fair.

My big question: Will this crack cause any more issues after it is glued and cleated properly?

It basically starts at the sound hole and goes up almost parallel with the neck.

I am working on getting an online photo album up so I can insert a couple pictures of it.
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Old 04-28-2010, 02:30 PM
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That's a dicey crack - may be related to the neck block shifting and shearing the top.

Do you have a good guitar tech? Start there.

I'd send it back.
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Old 04-28-2010, 02:41 PM
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Need to see pics of the crack...

What likely happened is the variance in temperature from location to location during shipping.
Could have happened in the cold, or hot, mail truck. Guitars can become incredibly dried during travel. Extreme humidity changes can cause some pretty nasty cracks.

I would recommend humidifying your guitar first. ( go here: http://www.scenicnewengland.net/guit...o/humidity.htm ) Some cracks, providing they are in the grain, can seal completely up once fully humidified!! Once the crack is fully sealed up and invisible again, I usually cleat it up with a light thin piece of spruce.

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Old 04-28-2010, 03:29 PM
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It's unlikely that temperature or humidity issues during transit caused the crack.

If the guitar took a hit during transit, causing the crack, it is likely there are internal braces cracked. I'd send it back and get my money refunded. Whether it was packed properly or not, it's the seller's problem.
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Old 04-29-2010, 04:20 AM
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Take it to a tech if you are keeping it. The longer you wait the more dirt gets in the crack and makes it a visible repair. My tech charges around $50 an inch of non complex cracks.
Since you posted in the DYI
I did a crack like that one you need some deep throated clamps
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Old 04-29-2010, 10:50 AM
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Took it down to the shop yesterday and the crack should be an easy fix. The other half of it is some very spongy frets as well as a bridge starting to lift. At this point I am planning on sending it back, unless he agrees to the partial refund that I asked for which will cover all the work necessary as well as a little extra for peace of mind/trouble of having my new guitar in the shop for a month. Still deciding if I want to go through that trouble when the guitar was supposedly in great condition.

So we'll see. Good thoughts everyone, thank you!
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