Would you purchase this guitar with a crack?

[RustyMcdangles]

I’m getting the guitar half price, never owned one with a crack, not sure if it can/is worth repairing or leaving. It does go through the wood apparently. Thoughts?

[mirwa]

Half off is pretty good for just a crack, put some glue in add a cleat and live with it

Bargain

[hubcapsc]

My J-35 is kind of ridiculous, but it is still a good guitar...



A thing they do is arrest the crack with a cleat
on the inside...



There's a lot of good things about "no crack", but
a crack doesn't have to ruin sound or playability...
I don't know what kind of guitar that is you're looking
at, but there's a lot of good things about 50% off too ...

-Mike

[RustyMcdangles]

Thanks guys, it’s not a crazy expensive Guitar , it’s a $650 (cad) guild m-240e. I’d be getting it for $300 cad - $230 usd. I just was concerned with overall playability.

[RustyMcdangles]

Originally Posted by hubcapsc

My J-35 is kind of ridiculous, but it is still a good guitar...



A thing they do is arrest the crack with a cleat
on the inside...



There's a lot of good things about "no crack", but
a crack doesn't have to ruin sound or playability...
I don't know what kind of guitar that is you're looking
at, but there's a lot of good things about 50% off too ...

-Mike

That thing has seen some action haha looks badass though!

[Fathand]

In the early 80s, the local music store where I taught banjo lessons had " Yamaha Demo Days". I was thinking of learning guitar and they had a solid topped FG375S "demonstrator" for half price. It sounded gorgeous but had a crack about the same as yours. They had also blacked out the serial # and removed the Yamaha truss rod cover, I assume to void any warranty claims.

I bought the guitar. I knew nothing about repairs. I had read about gluing wood with super glue and baking soda so I dusted a little in the crack and trickled in some super glue, a little 400 grit and some spray Deft laqquer.

I still have the guitar, the crack is still holding, it still sounds gorgeous but it now needs a neck reset I'll get at some day.

[mirwa]

Originally Posted by Fathand

They had also blacked out the serial # and removed the Yamaha truss rod cover, I assume to void any warranty claims.

I occasionally do warranty repairs for yamaha, when a guitar is damaged when it arrives at the store they are sent a new one under the condition the old one is destroyed, you will find the store you bought it from got a new one to replace it but decided they would risk being allowed to sell yamaha ever again by removing any identifying marks and selling it off cheaply

[Fathand]

Originally Posted by mirwa

I occasionally do warranty repairs for yamaha, when a guitar is damaged when it arrives at the store they are sent a new one under the condition the old one is destroyed, you will find the store you bought it from got a new one to replace it but decided they would risk being allowed to sell yamaha ever again by removing any identifying marks and selling it off cheaply

Interesting, there were Yamaha sales reps on hand during the event. Maybe you're right and maybe things were done differently 40 years ago or in Canada?

[ssstewart]

Originally Posted by hubcapsc

My J-35 is kind of ridiculous, but it is still a good guitar...



A thing they do is arrest the crack with a cleat
on the inside...



There's a lot of good things about "no crack", but
a crack doesn't have to ruin sound or playability...
I don't know what kind of guitar that is you're looking
at, but there's a lot of good things about 50% off too ...

-Mike

That Guitar is Absolutely stunning!!!! love it

[Brucebubs]

Originally Posted by hubcapsc

My J-35 is kind of ridiculous, but it is still a good guitar...



A thing they do is arrest the crack with a cleat
on the inside...




-Mike

That's a glue guitar held together with pieces of wood.

[ssynhorst]

Re the original post that crack appears very minor. If you heavily hydrate the guitar it may disappear. If not with a simple inexpensive cleat job it should be just fine, IMHO. - Steve