Crying...Please help ;(

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moresound said:
SH!T

Well hey don't let GC play around and try to fix it bring it to a pro.







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Hah they said they have a guy that they have that does great work fixing cracks. I am just worried it wont ever sound the same.
 
mikeeb said:
Hah they said they have a guy that they have that does great work fixing cracks. I am just worried it wont ever sound the same.
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It will if he is good. I've seen some really messed up guitars,fiddles,stand up basses etc. in the hands of a pro come out really nice.
But in the wrong hands total sh!t.







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mikeeb said:
So just in case anyone is also stupid and searches this, it is NOT covered under my warranty. Guitar center wants like $400 to fix it, so I guess its sitting in my closet until I can save up that money. Oh well, lesson learned...
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You may have missed what Muttley said. You'd best get that crack repaired ASAP or it could be much more difficult to repair.

You also might want to find an independent shop, as GC would typically farm out the job to someone anyway, and take a cut.
 
Zaphod B said:
You may have missed what Muttley said. You'd best get that crack repaired ASAP or it could be much more difficult to repair.

You also might want to find an independent shop, as GC would typically farm out the job to someone anyway, and take a cut.
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^^^This^^^

As long as there's no warranty, you can have it fixed anywhere. Find a local pro shop and you'll likely get it done cheaper (which means faster!) than GC.
 
GC is the bottom of the barrel.
They may even get repairs done by the cheapest they can find to be able to tack on a big mark up.:mad:






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I don't know of any local luthiers or repair shops around where I live (Marlboro New Jersey)

That may be a problem...
 
Why don't you phone Taylor? They are the ones who made the guitar in the first place, right? I would suspect that Taylor is pretty good at repairing Taylor guitars, and you can't be the first person to have ever broken one.

This reminds me of a 21 inch computer monitor I had that burned out in the mid 90s. My $1000 monitor died 1 month out of warranty. Called up Viewsonic and they told me no problem, "Mail us the monitor with check for $75 dollars, and we will repair it and send it back to you."
 
Racherik said:
Why don't you phone Taylor? They are the ones who made the guitar in the first place, right? I would suspect that Taylor is pretty good at repairing Taylor guitars, and you can't be the first person to have ever broken one.
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Good advice.

Or Taylor could recommend Taylor-authorized luthiers in your area.
 
Zaphod B said:
Good advice.

Or Taylor could recommend Taylor-authorized luthiers in your area.
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This is what I have been saying all along.

1/ Accept you fucked up
2/ Speak to an authorised dealer.
3/ Get it fixed by some one who knows their shit.

You may be able to claim back on your household insurance you may not but the quote you have gives you a ball park figure but how they can quote with out seeing it is beyond me.

I suspect, but can't be sure that the longer you leave it the worse the outcome may become.
 
In addition to hiring a pro to fix your guitar you may want to hire a pro to install your guitar hangers.:D

I can't have nice guitars,I invariably bang them up and I don't need the heartbreak.
 
Greg's into hands on, post erior, post analretentive, biological impasto, al fresco interior decoration with a near mono chromatic pallet ranging from burnt umber to numberones.
Have you posted a pic of your current studio set up Greg? I'd be interested to see where that excellent album Drag Racing came from.
 
rayc said:
Greg's into hands on, post erior, post analretentive, biological impasto, al fresco interior decoration with a near mono chromatic pallet ranging from burnt umber to numberones.
Have you posted a pic of your current studio set up Greg? I'd be interested to see where that excellent album Drag Racing came from.
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ummmm ..... maybe posted in the wrong thread perhaps?


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Well, if it were mine and I had the money I would pay $400 to have it fixed right. (but I doubt that I would trust guitar center with the job)

If it were mine and I didn't have the money I wouldn't wait to save the money up because with the changes in temperature and humidity...along with the woods natural reaction to the pressure of being braced and glued together the crack will probably get longer and open up more.

I would glue it pretty quickly and be done with it.
As far as the looks go you can usually get it to look nice with some work....being cracked on the back is not as bad as a crack on the face

As far as the sound goes it's either going to sound good or it's not.

If it sounds good keep it and if the sound dosen't suit you sell it on ebay and buy something else with the money.
 
mikeeb said:
Hah they said they have a guy that they have that does great work fixing cracks. I am just worried it wont ever sound the same.
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What does it sound like now...with the crack?
I have played old Gibsons that had cracks in them and still they sounded pretty darn good.
 
Repairing a crack in the back or ribs will make absolutely no difference to the tone of the guitar before and after. As has been said a few times, getting it done ASAP is far more important.
 
muttley600 said:
Repairing a crack in the back or ribs will make absolutely no difference to the tone of the guitar before and after. As has been said a few times, getting it done ASAP is far more important.
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Yeppers, 'tis true. Some guy once made a guitar with PAPER MACHE' back and sides, just to show that material there made little to no difference in tone.

As for the warranty issue, I'd give Taylor a chance to be nice to you. My Martin had gotten over-humidified, and although they didn't have to, Martin repaired it under warranty. You can bet I am a loyal Martin owner now.
 
That was Torres back in the 1880's. He was dealing with classical guitar design and he argument was rather that it is the top of the guitar that is key. There is no doubt that different timbers will effect the tone of a guitar my point is rather that fixing a crack will not dramatically change the tone. Changing say rosewood for maple would however. You can get an overall "ball park" tone by selecting a species of timber but it is in no way predictable.
 
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