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Originally Posted by 3 chord
Thanks for the replies. I think I will keep the guitar as getting another one is not an option as it was used (the guitar was made in 01). It was cheap enough, one and a half bills.
I went over to the luthiers forum and snooped around. They also suggested what Duple said, sounds like a little glue worked into the crack and maybe a cleat. (I didn't doubt the advice here, it's just I never had worked on a crack repair before).
I was asking about if it needed glueing though because I was amazed how well the crack sealed up by just humidifing. But it sounds like if I want to keep the guitar, then glue and cleat are in order.
My first acoustic repair, kind of exciting!!!
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It is exciting. I repaired my first guitar in 1985! I was 15...friends would then bring me their guitars to fix - then basses, then mandolins & violins...Before you knew it I was fixing stringed instruments for people. Built up a reputation as "the guy" in the area for vintage stringed instruments.
I find it meditative & cathartic.