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06-08-2020, 01:55 PM
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Cracked neck: Should I buy it?
I came across a a beautiful ovation guitar for sale, but the neck shows some cracks. I would like to hear your opinion before I decide, are those cracks dangerous or not?
https://imgur.com/7dcNTbK https://imgur.com/vulKQRC 
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06-08-2020, 03:15 PM
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 Seriously, though, no way would I consider that guitar, unless it was free. (Actually, I wouldn't want an Ovation even if it was free, but that's just my personal preference and is of no importance here.) The fact that those crack lines are symmetric suggest that they're not just cosmetic but structural. I appears that this guitar just barely escaped a snapped headstock. Unless we're talking a super-rare, come-across-once-in-a-lifetime kind of instrument, I wouldn't even give a guitar with that kind of damage a second look.
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06-08-2020, 03:21 PM
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The string tension will pull to close the cracks, not make them bigger. Chances are it will be OK. Nevertheless, it hurts the resale significantly, so unless the guitar is priced well below what it would be without the cracks, I'd pass.
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06-08-2020, 03:25 PM
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That does not appear to be a professional repair job.
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06-08-2020, 03:37 PM
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I would not buy it.
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#8
06-08-2020, 03:38 PM
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No you should not.
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06-08-2020, 04:44 PM
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Hard pass.
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#12
06-08-2020, 05:03 PM
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No, unless its free.
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#13
06-08-2020, 05:03 PM
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Looks like a classic whiplash break to me. One can argue over the quality of the repair. But the damage makes it worth *at best* 50% of the undamaged price. It would have to sound and play pretty special and be aggressively priced to warrant any further interest, IMO. Maybe not quite free, but minimal cash value -- free guitar with case priced at $$$. If you ever went to sell again, you'd be stuck with it. The market is flooded with fine examples that have no damage.
If it were an Adamas or one of their special annual editions that are semi-collectible, the interest is just barely there.
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#15
06-08-2020, 07:07 PM
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I suggest having the guitar appraised to see what it is worth and what it would cost to have it repaired.
If the price is to your liking, go for it. Necks can and do get repaired all the time. The question is, is the guitar worth the price of the purchase and the repairs?
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