nylon d string breaks

[cannabis]

..but a neck reset is impossible on the Spanish and Mexican guitars...

no, it just takes

a little ingenuity



may not be pristine

but it is functional

and a hell of a lot better

than an unplayable guitar

 

[Light]

no, it just takes

a little ingenuity



may not be pristine

but it is functional

and a hell of a lot better

than an unplayable guitar

You know what? Frank is a good friend of mine. I've spoken to him at length about that repair. He's done it once.

Did it work? Yes, it did. Was the repair more expensive than the value of the guitar? By at least three times. That is not a viable repair in my book.


Light

"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi

 

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You know what? Frank is a good friend of mine. I've spoken to him at length about that repair. He's done it once.

Did it work? Yes, it did. Was the repair more expensive than the value of the guitar? By at least three times. That is not a viable repair in my book.


Light

"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi

i don't mean to get into

a pissing contest with you here

(i know where you're coming from -

"don't try it yourself - leave it to professionals")

but if a person can do the repair himself

(which many here are certainly capable of -

it's elementary woodworking, not brain surgery)

then it's very viable

and can resurrect

a dead guitar



if the guitar is worth more to the owner

hanging on the wall

then leave it alone



if it's worth more

as a playable instrument

then fix it

 

[Light]

(which many here are certainly capable of -

it's elementary woodworking, not brain surgery)

It is FAR from being elementary woodworking. It is an extremly demanding and precise job. It may not be brain surgery, but it would be very difficult for anybody who is not highly experienced with guitar work. There are quite a few aspects of it which require a great deal of experience with the precise geometry of a guitar. Even for the experienced, it is a job not to be taken without a great deal of planning and thought.


Light

"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi

 

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It is FAR from being elementary woodworking. It is an extremly demanding and precise job. It may not be brain surgery, but it would be very difficult for anybody who is not highly experienced with guitar work. There are quite a few aspects of it which require a great deal of experience with the precise geometry of a guitar. Even for the experienced, it is a job not to be taken without a great deal of planning and thought.


Light

"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi

so be it



you go your way

and i'll go mine

 

[treymonfauntre]

i don't mean to get into

a pissing contest with you here

(i know where you're coming from -

"don't try it yourself - leave it to professionals")

but if a person can do the repair himself

(which many here are certainly capable of -

it's elementary woodworking, not brain surgery)

then it's very viable

and can resurrect

a dead guitar



if the guitar is worth more to the owner

hanging on the wall

then leave it alone



if it's worth more

as a playable instrument

then fix it

Speaking of brain surgery, can you maybe schedule an appointment so you don't type like this?

 

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Speaking of brain surgery, can you maybe schedule an appointment so you don't type like this?

maybe you ought to have yours examined

(not by a neurosurgeon, though)

if it bothers you