Fixable? Worth it?

**RedsFan75** · #1 12-31-2008, 08:18 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/Peavey-Fury-VI-6...mZ260338229263

Curious on the repairability and stability of this one?

VisualShock · #2 12-31-2008, 08:23 AM

to be honest, the easiest way of fixing that hairline fracture would be to put a screw in from the side of the headstock, right the way through until it pins the two bits together. at $200 that's a bargain tbh, and the new tuner will cost you $10-20? looks well worth it!

SuperDuck · #3 12-31-2008, 08:24 AM

I think you can find Fury VI's for $200 without headstock cracks.

mikeyswood · #4 12-31-2008, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by VisualShock

to be honest, the easiest way of fixing that hairline fracture would be to put a screw in from the side of the headstock, right the way through until it pins the two bits together. at $200 that's a bargain tbh, and the new tuner will cost you $10-20? looks well worth it!

I must disagree. Any visible fastener is a faux pas when repairing an instrument. This crack is stopped perfectly by the tuner hole which means that you can expand the crack to get a syringe to inject glue into this crack and then clamp. When donce properly only you will know that the crack ever existed.

However, is this bass worth $200 to you when you can find them unbroken for about that?

Mike

agreatheight · #5 12-31-2008, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by SuperDuck

I think you can find Fury VI's for $200 without headstock cracks.

Or close to that price. I would pass.

**RedsFan75** · #6 12-31-2008, 09:18 AM

That's kinda along the lines of what I was thinking. I was pretty sure I could do the repair, but the price/worth it part was getting to me.

202dy · #7 12-31-2008, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by VisualShock

to be honest, the easiest way of fixing that hairline fracture would be to put a screw in from the side of the headstock, right the way through until it pins the two bits together. at $200 that's a bargain tbh, and the new tuner will cost you $10-20? looks well worth it!

A mechanical fastener will never hold cracks in wood together. The only thing that it will accomplish is devaluing the instrument for all time.

As was posted above, the proper technique is to inject glue into the crack and clamp it together. All of the hardware should be removed from the headstock before beginning the work. Angled cauls will have to be fabricated to allow the clamps to apply force perpendicular to the crack. Most luthiers will recommend diluting white or yellow glue ten to fifteen percent with distilled water. The diluted glue is loaded into a syringe and applied to the interior of the crack and clamped. There should be some squeeze out to clean up after clamping force is applied.

TAZ · #8 01-01-2009, 09:15 AM

That can be superglued. If that doesn't hold, dowel it through the side.