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How close a small crack?
A tiny crack occured on my guitar
on the tip of the Florentine cutaway. I donŽt know why it came but it is visible. Would it be an acceptable repair if I pressed a bit of titebond into the crack with my finger and cleaned the spot afterwards with a damp cloth?
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Has that guitar been hydrated?
I'd hydrate that first for about a week to see if it closes up the crack. If it does, I'd then clamp a long thin transverse-grain cleat under it before it dries out, and then do a finish repair. |
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watch these three explanatory videos by Taylor guitars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS6G...C213A96325167B it worked exactly as described at a similar case I had |
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Whilst titebond will work as a glue for that job, I would use hide glue, simply becuase it is a light coloured top.
Titebond and other alphatic glues when sanded turn black, hide glue when sanded remains clear. Steve
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Cole Clark Fat Lady Gretsch Electromatic Martin CEO7 Maton Messiah Taylor 814CE Last edited by mirwa; 05-31-2018 at 02:46 AM. |
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Thanks for your help!
IŽll humidify the guitar for a while and then look how I can squeeze a bit glue into the leftover gap. Maybe IŽll try hideglue to do the job. > I did use hideglue and shaped off the excess jelly when it started cooling and hardening. The gap now is a tad darker than before but closed.
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So long as its sealed, that is the important thing.
Unusual for it to have gone darker, the joys of hide glue is it drys perfectly clear, the downside of hide glue is you have a working period of about 30-45 seconds before it starts to congeal and cant be used. Steve
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Since we are talking top cracks. I have a fan braced guitar I made a few years ago. The humidity dropped over winter and the center seam separated, the guitar is almost back to normal now. Wondering about the gap, do I try removing the Titebond with sandpaper for the hide glue to have wood surfaces? There is still a slight gap, should I hydrate it more till the wood surfaces meet or do I try and clamp it closed (difficult but not impossible). The fan brace under the center joint is also loose on one side. How would you deal with that?
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I do not like to mix glues personally, if it was previously glued with titebond, then I will steam to clean and re-use titebond. This is the joys of hide glue, heat and continue using, no cleaning the old glue out required Steve Splinted
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Just checked it again, I can just about force a piece of paper in the center of the crack and it tapers to nothing at the but end of the guitar and at the bridge. If I push down on the one side, it has a little more of a bow up than the other, the crack pretty much disappears. I'll just get some Titebond in there and squeeze it together then.
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Not completely clear...
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To clarify. When doing woodwork, it is applied so thin, it drys to a colour and consistency that you cannot see it on the surface of the wood or between the grains of the wood, but if you drop a large thick blob onto a stark White plastic surface (as shown in photo) and allow it to dry, then yes its not invisible or clear on that surface. Quote:
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Cole Clark Fat Lady Gretsch Electromatic Martin CEO7 Maton Messiah Taylor 814CE Last edited by mirwa; 06-09-2018 at 01:03 AM. |
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I was thinking along those lines but wasn't sure if I should use a damp rag. I put it in my sun room as it has been very humid, about 70% the last day or so. Just checked, it is closed up, I'll do the rag thing to get some added pressure.
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