So, this came to me – a comparatively new buy, which met with an accident.
From the looks of it, something heavy seemed to have fallen on the guitar top, crushing it in and damaging the top-side joint too in the bargin.
All in all, the crack/break stretched some 32cm.
But first let me introduce the guitar to you. It was a Cort
with an almighty high action
which I was also asked to correct and bring within playable levels.
The first order of work was to stabalise the break on the top. That was done with some strategically placed dowels in the soundbox propping up the top in place and some liquid cyanoacrylate glue.
Catching the light is the filling of the glue, which was later shaved down to the surface of the top.
Then, the top and side seams were brought together and glued. Spool clamps that I made years ago, held me in good stead.
After, the joint had sufficiently cured, the seam was sanded with a makeshift sander
and the gaps and unevenness were smoothened out, so that all was in level.
Then followed the job of refinishing the break-site. It was a painstaking job of taping off areas where you did not want a certain colour to intrude and recreating the purfling-like black paint.
Then followed the set-up of the guitar and I was very happy with where I finally left the guitar – both at the 1st fret and the 12th fret.
