BRoken neck, thru body, should it be trashed?

[edpal]

resolved amicably

[mikeyswood]

UWP

[edpal]

Originally Posted by mikeyswood

UWP

I'm out $850 - was that supposed to be helpful?

[mikeyswood]

Useless without pics

[kraigo]

If nothing else the pickups, bridge, tuning machines, etc. probably add up to more than $150 worth of parts. With that perspective, it's probably not a terrible thing. I think the neck will be a complete loss. If the electronics are good perhaps all is not lost. Carvin sells (at least used to) neck through blanks. I suppose it all depends on how handy you are and how much you enjoy a project.

KO

[Floyd Eye]

Man, that sucks. Sounds like a tough repair to me.

[Jazz Ad]

Any competent luthier shall be able to properly reglue a neck.
Necks break all the time, it is not a big issue unless you mess around with it before giving the job to a pro.

[edpal]

Originally Posted by mikeyswood

Useless without pics

Sorry I sounded agro on this, I am trying not to get swear mad over this. So ironic, I had a new Tragen hardcase waiting for it...

Here are the pics.

[edpal]

Better shot of second picture/side.

[jschwalls]

a good repair shop can fix.... i've seen much worse fixed

[Cy_Miles]

Originally Posted by Jazz Ad

Any competent luthier shall be able to properly reglue a neck.
Necks break all the time, it is not a big issue unless you mess around with it before giving the job to a pro.

+1

Here's a couple pages that show common repairs:
http://www.guitarspecialist.com/headstocks.htm
http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/repair_pictures4.htm

Google "guitar broken neck repairs" and you's see a number of different people repairing neck/headstock breaks, including with gorilla glue.

Personally, I would find a reputable luthier.

[OHSPyro89]

Yeah, that doesn't seem to bad. You could fix it yourself more than likely without any huge problems.

Since it seems to be a tight crack, I personally would probably drill a really small hole into the crack with it all clamped together. Then unclamp it and use a syringe with some wood glue in it to force it into the cracks. I'm sure other people have better techniques.

[mikeyswood]

Your vendor messed up. This is an easy repair but you should have the vendor take care of it all.

[pasta4lnch]

fwiw I had an acoustic neck snap in two and it was fixed (years ago) and is still kicking . . .

[Cy_Miles]

Originally Posted by mikeyswood

Your vendor messed up. This is an easy repair but you should have the vendor take care of it all.

I thought you had bought this from a private party and you just decided to be nice.

I agree with Mikey, If I bought this from a dealer I would certainly try to get them to be fully responsible for repairs or replacement.

[edpal]

Originally Posted by Cy_Miles

I thought you had bought this from a private party and you just decided to be nice.

I agree with Mikey, If I bought this from a dealer I would certainly try to get them to be fully responsible for repairs or replacement.

It was a private party - bassed(pun - see, I'm coming back into orbit) on the thoughts and suggestions here I have offered the seller we could settle for a 50/50 split of the original price and shipping, no bad feedback exchanges. Which is about what a Waterstone Ozone went for on ebay last weekend. The bass is nice besides that darn crack.

[John Ruiz]

Originally Posted by edpal

It was a private party - bassed(pun - see, I'm coming back into orbit) on the thoughts and suggestions here I have offered the seller we could settle for a 50/50 split of the original price and shipping, no bad feedback exchanges. Which is about what a Waterstone Ozone went for on ebay last weekend. The bass is nice besides that darn crack.

Hmmm, on one hand, the 50% refund is nice, but the purpose of feedback is being neglected if you don't at least note the terrible shipping methods as a forewarning to other potential buyers, IMO. Especially if the bass can be had from other sources for the new reduced price. Or is the Ozone a different instrument?

I understand that you want to be nice about it, but it's still bidness, amirite?

[edpal]

Originally Posted by John Ruiz

Hmmm, on one hand, the 50% refund is nice, but the purpose of feedback is being neglected if you don't at least note the terrible shipping methods as a forewarning to other potential buyers, IMO. Especially if the bass can be had from other sources for the new reduced price. Or is the Ozone a different instrument?

I understand that you want to be nice about it, but it's still bidness, amirite?

You are right, but I am hoping the seller will have learned a costly lesson(if we come to terms) to not go cheap on shipping someone else's stuff. And I've given him some polite suggestions for the future, like slipping in a some plywood strips...a couple of pieces of cheap 1/4" luan inserted into the box at 90 degrees from the fretboard and we wouldn't be having this thread. I save my negative feedback(usually) for people who refuse to compromise at all. I've directed the seller to this thread....


Thanks for all the suggestions folks. I think this thread has served it's purpose.
Peace Out.

[T-Bird]

Hi.

An easy job for a luthier.

I've repaired much, much worse and I don't even consider myself a luthier .

Regards
Sam

[Linas]

I would get 100% of my money back. Why would you want to settle for half?