Cracked Headstock Repair: Epiphone Les Paul Custom Silverburst

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  • Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
  • I purchased an Epiphone Les Paul Custom in Silverburst off of Reverb, knowing that it needed a headstock repair. In this video, I demonstrate how I use simple wood glue and clamps to solidly fix the headstock, without the need or complexity of using splines.
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Комментарии • 16

  • @damianbridgeman1004
    @damianbridgeman1004 Год назад +3

    Thanks very much for your video, I had the exact same problem on a Gibson les Paul classic. I freaked out when I saw it. But I followed your instructions to a tee and completely fixed the neck and probably saved myself a lot in money and stress. Cheers

  • @borgonianevolution
    @borgonianevolution Год назад +2

    Well done on the repair and yes that guitar deserves to be "Back in Rotation" It looks awesome and sounds good. The repair didn't seem to hurt the sustain or tonality.

    • @zwitchguitars
      @zwitchguitars  Год назад

      Yeah, I was really surprised at the overall quality of a new Epiphone. It probably has been 20 years since I had played one, and they’ve really upped their game.

  • @chrisharris4975
    @chrisharris4975 7 месяцев назад

    Wicking the glue in, and once coming out means solid face to face, clamp and should be quite strong. Scarf joints on necks are acceptable, should be good to go.

  • @TennisOnion
    @TennisOnion Год назад +1

    Thanks for that example! What if you have a significant crack starting, but there isn't enough spread yet to get glue into the crack joint? Do you have to do splines in that situation? (acoustic guitar)

    • @zwitchguitars
      @zwitchguitars  Год назад +1

      If you have a crack starting, you could use some thin super glue (Stewart McDonald sells various viscosities, #10 will seep into anything).
      While “super glue” can have a connotation as a cheap fix, it’s used quite a bit within luthiery/instrument repair. So if you can wick in some glue then clamp the joint, you may be able to stop it before it opens up

  • @klauscottonswab2322
    @klauscottonswab2322 11 месяцев назад

    Use a feeler gauge!🙃😉 easy to get the glue in.

  • @dcbowling80
    @dcbowling80 Год назад

    I wish my casino cracked like that. It sheared straight across. The guy who repaired it used epoxy, left gaps between the headstock and neck and the splines were sloppily fit. I bought it repaired and sanded the paint to see the repair and that's what I found. I don't have much faith in it.

    • @zwitchguitars
      @zwitchguitars  Год назад +1

      I have a Epiphone 335 that I'll eventually work on where that happened. It's a tough repair for sure

    • @dcbowling80
      @dcbowling80 Год назад

      @@zwitchguitars I'll keep an eye out for it. I've got a few ideas on how to repair it but I'm just dreading it. It was just done so bad to begin with, it makes it so much worse to make right.

  • @user-cc3qr9ft2t
    @user-cc3qr9ft2t 4 месяца назад

    Is this crack or literaly on its coating only ??

    • @zwitchguitars
      @zwitchguitars  4 месяца назад +1

      No, it’s a full wood crack. In the video, you can see me manipulating the crack to get glue further down into it

    • @user-cc3qr9ft2t
      @user-cc3qr9ft2t 4 месяца назад

      Because my lespaul neck too is crack I don't know if it is on coating gloss only or wood but still in tune no tension releasing

    • @zwitchguitars
      @zwitchguitars  4 месяца назад +1

      @user-cc3qr9ft2t Watch how I move the neck break in the video and do that VERY GENTLY.
      If it’s broken, it will obviously move.

  • @Gronzzz
    @Gronzzz 8 месяцев назад

    My Gibson Les Paul Studio was sitting in its case when I heard it snap.