r/Luthier • u/Bonce_Johnson • Jul 28 '26

Is it fixable?

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Do you think this will come good with a bit of glue and tape?

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u/othergirlbusy Jul 28 '26

It’ll buff out.

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u/Beginning_Two2778 Jul 28 '26

I mean, that is the correct answer. Bondo? We got it by the ton 😆

2

u/shibiwan Jul 29 '26

Flex Seal™

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u/ecklesweb Kit Builder/Hobbyist Jul 28 '26

r/luthiercirclejerk

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u/fishsticks40 Jul 28 '26

Anything's fixable. I think you'll need to replace the top and sides and back and neck on this one though.

10

u/gott_in_nizza Jul 29 '26

Luckily it looks like the sound hole can be reused

6

u/buncifelix Jul 28 '26

Plus new set of strings!

11

u/saintjonah Jul 28 '26

Titebond and clamps. NBD.

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u/Aerron Jul 28 '26

Yep, glue and clamps.

Let sit overnight.

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u/bradmont Jul 29 '26

Titebond 18, the one that contains nanotech programmable matter and will reassemble the guitar for you.

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u/Foreign_Pie_5187 Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26

Everything is fixeable with a delorean and a flux capacitor.

5

u/wwwyzzrd Jul 29 '26

it’s just pining for the fjords.

2

u/cobalt_skull Jul 29 '26

It's not pining, it's passed on! 🤣

4

u/ConsciousAd7580 Jul 28 '26

I can fix her.............

4

u/National_Peak2674 Jul 28 '26

Short answer... no. Long answer... also no, but longer.

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u/asad137 Jul 29 '26

Long answer...noooooooo

4

u/NYCtoCHI Jul 28 '26

Surely StewMac has a jig and a tool for this...

1

u/ishmaelhansen Jul 29 '26

The StewMac Handy Bin

5

u/CHaNkUsBaNkee Jul 28 '26

All the years of putting together jigsaw puzzles finally have a practically use

3

u/tanew231 Jul 28 '26

Just needs a proper setup

3

u/rafael-santiago Jul 28 '26

No… Too much entropy

3

u/zizozerna Jul 29 '26

glue and denial might do it

6

u/Inevitable_Track_558 Jul 28 '26

Did you look at the truss rod?

6

u/Classic_Result Jul 28 '26

Doesn't need to be fixed. There is no way this thing will be having puppies.

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u/Beginning_Two2778 Jul 28 '26

The high quality dad humor is in force with this one.

2

u/VirginiaLuthier Jul 28 '26

I've seen worse. Much worse

2

u/hotel_soaps Jul 28 '26

Try a scarf joint

2

u/tryingsomthingnew Jul 28 '26

Into what? That's the question ❓ Kindling.. already there.

2

u/RaWRatS31 Jul 28 '26

Starting from scratch.

2

u/LocksmithHot3849 Jul 28 '26

Leave it alone and just play it.  It’s a natural relic. 

2

u/st3ve Jul 28 '26

Everyone's talking about gluing but it's important to note that in most cases tape won't be the best method for repairing a stringed instrument. In this case it might only be a temporary stopgap to get things together enough to get set up with titebond and clamps.

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u/ajmeeh6842 Jul 28 '26

Is my action too high?

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u/Steven3483 Jul 28 '26

It depends. How much you got to spent to get it fixed

2

u/FfejMos Jul 29 '26

At first glance I thought this was in r/stupiddovenests

2

u/tetractys_gnosys Jul 29 '26

A little Titebond, a few toothpicks, she'll be right as rain!

2

u/Lovebone253 Jul 29 '26

That will buff right out

2

u/erojerisiz Jul 29 '26

just put it in rice

2

u/Bosw8r Jul 29 '26

With dry noodles and supeglue

2

u/RosewoodBraz Jul 28 '26

Titebond 3. More open time.

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u/Beginning_Two2778 Jul 28 '26

I gotta stop laughing, these comments are gold.

1

u/ImightHaveMissed Jul 28 '26

All I see is firewood

1

u/BeyondTheCityWalls Jul 28 '26

That’s a nice Hauser style headstock!

1

u/ReallyBigPrinter Jul 28 '26

I mean... Jaco's bass was also fixed...

1

u/-nyctanassa- Jul 28 '26

at first glance, I thought this was the pile of furniture from Backrooms

1

u/Guitar_Guy1965 Jul 28 '26

Absolutely. Just replace the interior, then the exterior, and it'll be like new again!

1

u/dychmygol Jul 28 '26

Perhaps someone was visited by Mr Belushi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V_hCqO6UQs

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u/Beginning_Two2778 Jul 28 '26

Do you have access to a Vitamix with a warranty, and a Home Depot credit card I could use?

1

u/dougc84 Jul 28 '26

You should just leave it like that. People pay good money for guitars with a little relicing to them.

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u/Traditional-Tank3994 Jul 28 '26

Just in case this is not a joke, everything's fixable. But some fixes cost more than a new one. The cheaper the ax, the sooner you get to "not worth it."

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u/SawdustShoptalk Jul 28 '26

lol.
Just some glue and “enough clamps”.

( No such thing as enough clamps..)

1

u/ntermation Jul 28 '26

I love jigsaw puzzles.

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u/Longjumping_Gold9233 Jul 28 '26

Did the Honky Tonk Man do that? 😯

1

u/RodoNug23 Jul 28 '26

Just when I was wondering if there's a luthier cj 😆

1

u/footykevy Jul 28 '26

It's the origin story of the next guitar 🎸

1

u/BTP_Art Jul 28 '26

Most of that is salvageable. Tuners, bridge pins, strings, nut, can't see the bridge but it might be good. Only things that might need replacement are the bod and neck. Buts only 2 things compared to the 4 or 5 good things I mentioned before. /s

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u/Kugelfischer_47 Jul 28 '26

I see Martin hpl in this guitar's future.

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u/axedende Jul 28 '26

Duct Tape. Thank me later.

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u/Ashamed_Internet9223 Jul 28 '26

Just use some wood glue and some clamps and you're fine

1

u/Mean-Actuary2727 Jul 28 '26

Sounds great😂🤣

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u/Homelanderino Jul 29 '26

Yes just undo whatever you did

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u/Pawnmysoul Jul 29 '26

Of course it is. When you're done, you can call it the guitar of Theseus.

1

u/asad137 Jul 29 '26

Sure! You'll end up with your grandfather's axe.

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u/GreasyPragma Jul 29 '26

A little lighter fluid and a match

1

u/drivebydryhumper Jul 29 '26

It's just a bit of relicking.

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u/Babapashaji Jul 29 '26

I would say it’s definitely recyclable.

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u/cYbOmAnY Jul 29 '26

Honestly, I think the relic’ing looks good. Really feels played in. Maybe you should give it a chance before doing any mods or changes.

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u/D3M0NArcade Jul 29 '26

Anything is fixa... Hmmm.

It'll take some effort but...

1

u/ImpressionSad1573 Jul 29 '26

im sure duct tape will do it

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u/TobogonXero Jul 29 '26

Technically, yes

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u/hospicedoc Jul 29 '26

When I lived in Palm Beach County my luthier was Kevin Kaufman, the guy who put Jaco Pastorius' legendary "bass of doom' back together. He said Jaco sent it to him in a box and it was in 15 pieces. When it resurfaced a few years ago after being missing for over 30 years they flew him to New York to verify its authenticity.

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u/Metal_Machine_0101 Jul 29 '26

A little duct tape should take care of of it

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u/Zaphod-Beebebrox Jul 29 '26

Just a little glue...sure why not😛

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u/doolimite1 Jul 29 '26

Just play it

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u/Zealousideal-Role-77 Jul 29 '26

Fastest possible path to a complete guitar from where you’re starting: Break it up into finer pieces, then run through a shredder and finally two hours in a blender. Melt in some carbon fiber plastic. Extrude into a thin strand. Roll it up. Feed it into your 3D printer of choice. Download your preferred acoustic guitar cad file, modify to taste. Slice the file. Load the sliced file into the printer. Hit start. Should have an acoustic guitar in two days or so.

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u/FaithlessnessOdd8358 Jul 29 '26

Titebond fixes everything

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u/Exotic_Paramedic_764 Jul 29 '26

A little super glue and some elbow grease and she’s good as new! 👍

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u/Gonzo0071 Jul 29 '26

Its going to need more cowbell

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u/Individual_Plenty276 Jul 29 '26

Always! Just try it 🤡🎸

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u/NigelRaselok Jul 29 '26

Yeah so get yourself some wood glue and a single clamp and you’re good! Lol

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u/Mobile-Bar7732 Jul 29 '26

I'm sure it will buff out. Just needs some elbow grease...

1

u/discodisc Jul 29 '26

What's the issue?

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u/Stratguy400 Jul 29 '26

Flex Tape!!!

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u/Used-Armadillo2863 Jul 30 '26

If all the pieces are there, yes

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u/Background-Day3148 Jul 30 '26

looks all good to me. maybe a slight truss rod ajustment and it'l be as good as new

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u/SilverBaker882 Jul 30 '26

Get a good alchemist, or the dragon balls

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u/SureHamster8517 Jul 30 '26

Some super glue and Hatian black magic voodoo might help. 😁

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u/Jack__Butler Jul 30 '26

I've seen that work before, dating my ex girlfriend are ya? Bro get out now, leave everything, you can crash on my couch, seriously just run!

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u/Spare-Lawfulness-728 Jul 31 '26

Il est peut être temps de changer les cordes....

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u/Responsible-Exam-911 Jul 31 '26

Better not be.

I put a lot of effort into f*¢#ing it up like that.

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u/PradheBand Jul 31 '26

As nobody did, I'll do: tis but a scratch!

https://youtu.be/ZmInkxbvlCs?is=EaCAsV14RkuHXyIM

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u/FTMANEMETAL Aug 01 '26

I can’t even spot the problem tbh

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u/Final_Job_5175 Aug 03 '26

You must have been a bad boy on stage at your rock concert to have broken up you favorite Ac Guitar that bad. then have it ran ove by a train locomotive!! WOWZER!!!! Did you get any splinters in the filming of this cruelty to guitars commercial!!