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12-23-2016, 02:11 PM
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Weissenborn guitar repair
Hi all,
I have an old Weissenborn guitar that was my Grandfathers. The side was stove in some time ago and a friend repaired it. Now that I am beginning to build guitars I would like to make a better repair and replace the entire side. What I need is a good source of Mahogany sides that long and wide. Anyone know of a source? There are also lots of fine cracks in the top....from age. I'm wondering if I should just fill with CA glue. I'll post pictures soon. Thanks for any ideas. 
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12-23-2016, 05:23 PM
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Don't fill the cracks with CA glue. Hide glue or anything else would be better. Some of the old Weissenborns are valuable and should be treated with care
Can you put up some pictures?
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12-23-2016, 08:47 PM
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Pics
here are a couple of pic of the area needing repair.
Side break and poor fix: https://www.flickr.com/photos/150475...posted-public/ Top crack with light leaking through https://www.flickr.com/photos/150475...posted-public/ I looked on the inside and there is a lot of cloth soaked in hide glue glued to the underside of the top. To be honest, it is a Weisennborn type I really can't find a makers name as I look around inside. Last edited by tdnate; 12-23-2016 at 08:58 PM. Reason: don't see image.
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12-24-2016, 05:24 AM
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It may or may not be a Weissenborn. I have an old Washburn that I thought was near worthless until someone pointed out to me that it was actually made by Gibson and is quite valuable.
Don't get in a hurry to do anything to a vintage guitar. Do some homework first... LOTS of it. The web is full of information. Anything you do may not be reversible, and it is shocking what some of these are worth even in bad condition. It's also shocking how much value a rather small repair can deduct from the value if it's not done according to the standards of the collectors market.
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