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I hope you're right - that would certainly make me ecstatic. Unfortunately, he hasn't made this model in years (since being located at the Corona plant), and I wonder if he still has the plans/blueprints needed. I'd bet he probably does, but who knows. I just think with all of the custom abalone inlay, that's a lot of work for him to do for a guitar that is 7 years old and doesn't belong to the original owner anymore.
Still, here's to hoping!
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You had a failure of the glue joint between the ebony and the metal piece that attaches to the guitar. The wood failure was a consequence of that.
This was probably glued with epoxy. It's very hard to get a really secure wood to metal glue joint. The taper of the metal piece and its pocket in the ebony was intended to give mechanical backup to the glue joint, but didn't do much. I've found that some kind of screw or rivet arrangement is needed when putting a wood tailpiece on to a metal hinge. This can be entirely hidden on the underside of the tailpiece.
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backdrifter, sorry to hear and see what has happened. I guess, it's every guitar player's nightmare. I believe, any respected guitar maker will make good and repair it asap. Good luck in the future...
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DID YOU PLAY FREEBIRD? Guitars have been known to be suicidal after a Lynyrd Skynyrd tune
Hows your Humidity? Did she change humidity dramatically? Ebony is a great wood to cover missing splinters. Probably the best wood for it. It may be salvageable. |
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Did I ever mention I think the Benedetto and especially the Eastman tailpieces are design disasters.
That Andrews tailpeice is a proper piece of functional art. Good design. |
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Sorry about the issue.....not fun! I once had an old D-18 with a saddle which was a tad too high......the bridge cracked on me as I was playing it! The downward pressure was too much and had angled the saddle causing the bridge to split. Still can recall hearing this "sound"....cracking sound, but didn't know what was happening until it popped. Tough one!
Best of luck with the repair.
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Thanks again for all of the replies.
Howard Klepper - thanks for your assessment of the situation. I appreciate having a skilled luthier assess the failure, and I'm glad to know that it was a design/glue failure rather than something I specifically did. Kitchen Guitars - I did not play Freebird, and now I'll be sure not to ever play it again - I didn't realize it had that effect on guitars! The last things I remember playing, and not sure which was the absolute last, were "Nuages" and "Misty". I'll be afraid to play those two songs from now on! Mr. Benedetto already emailed back and I sent him the photos. I'm awaiting a more detailed response from him. More soon...
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I've owned some explosive guitars but not like this. Sorry to see what happened in all seriousness, pretty crazy stuff!! I'm sure Benedetto will get you back up and running. Those are fine guitars!
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An update: I'm on my way to recovery.
After emailing back and forth with Mr. Benedetto himself (and sending photos), he has asked me to mail the entire tailpiece and bracket to him at his home address for repair. I have no doubt that he can make it whole again, and am grateful that he cared enough to take on this task himself. In his first response, before I sent the photos, he mentioned that the guitar would be warranted by Fender and not Benedetto, since it was made at the Fender Custom Shop in Corona, CA. He also pointed out that the warranty would not be valid anyway since I was not the original owner. He offered to point me in the right direction to someone that would be able and willing to fix it. I was a bit upset, but when I thought about it reasonably, I figured that has to be his standard response before knowing anything about the situation. And sure enough, once he saw the photos, he agreed that it was a bad break and said that he would feel better fixing it himself. Just like last time I dealt with him, I'm very happy and impressed by the customer service. The tailpiece will be shipped out tomorrow, and with any luck, I'll be up and running again in a week and half or so. Thanks to all for the comments and support!
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I believe that guitar needs to make a trip back to Savannah so that Mr. Benedetto can take a look and get you back up and running again.
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