capnkid
Optimus Prime
I have one, but it has a cracked neck.
Kids knocked it over and stepped on the neck and it cracked in about 3 places.
Kids knocked it over and stepped on the neck and it cracked in about 3 places.
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cusebassman
Freakin' sweet
I'd never say this otherwise, but I think some severe child abuse is in order.
capnkid
Optimus Prime
I'd never say this otherwise, but I think some severe child abuse is in order.
It was on a wall for years, then it gets taken down for a few days and....
It has a wooden v-neck and and all metal body. The serial # is in the 4 thousands, so going by this one collector site I looked at the Dobro is a 1933 model.
dave.....
New member
friggin kids
i once knew a guy w/ a 59 les paul jr tv yellow verry verry nice condition ..... friggin kids knocked it over and broke its neck .......... i told him [a neck for a neck]
i once knew a guy w/ a 59 les paul jr tv yellow verry verry nice condition ..... friggin kids knocked it over and broke its neck .......... i told him [a neck for a neck]
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oretez
Hwy 50
no way to tell . . . but if you are asking whether it's worth it to try to have neck fixed the answer is pretty much yes
that answer is based on the thing being used . . . repairing the neck won't do anything for any honest collectable value . . . and the resonator can be warped in a way that would demand replacement
and in most cases the metal bodies don't 'age' . . . except in rare occasions a 'vintage' steel body will not sound significantly different from a quality modern counterpart . . . and resonators are the weak link (followed as you've found by the neck, I would not be too hard on the kids, it's quite possible the neck was already cracked and what they did simply exploited, made obvious that weakness)
collectable value is based on willingness of some individual to actually shell out the money . . . until the check clears it's all abstract
that answer is based on the thing being used . . . repairing the neck won't do anything for any honest collectable value . . . and the resonator can be warped in a way that would demand replacement
and in most cases the metal bodies don't 'age' . . . except in rare occasions a 'vintage' steel body will not sound significantly different from a quality modern counterpart . . . and resonators are the weak link (followed as you've found by the neck, I would not be too hard on the kids, it's quite possible the neck was already cracked and what they did simply exploited, made obvious that weakness)
collectable value is based on willingness of some individual to actually shell out the money . . . until the check clears it's all abstract
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Take it to a good repair shop and have the neck fixed (yes, they can be fixed, and that guitar is well worth repairing). While you are there, ask them for a written appraisal so you can put it on your home owners insurance. I'm not at the shop, so I don't have my Blue Book with me, but that guitar, even after being repaired, is worth a LOT of money. Now that it is damaged, it will be worth more once it has been repaired (assuming the repair is done by a good shop - DIY repairs will not help). Make sure you ask them how they are going to do the repair, and if the words "epoxy" or "Gorilla Glue" come out of their mouths, take it somewhere else.
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capnkid
Optimus Prime
O.k. thanks. What kind of price range? the headstock has a crack in it too. I could post a pic in a few days.