Hey all.
I bought a really sweet Schecter Elite 4-String on eBay for $200 a while back. $200 because the original owner (who was selling it) broke off half the headstock...and then did a really terrible job putting it back together (I think he used metal clamps, as memory serves of his eBay posting...?).
So I've had this thing for a while - did some not-great touch-up work myself a while back with paint and apoxy - and I was wondering if anyone here has any ideas on how I could make the thing look decent and not like Frankenbass?
A local luthier told me the only way to "fix" it would be to re-break the headstock and THEN put it back together. When I indicated I'd consider paying him to do that, he relented. So I've been in the dark, wondering, since then.
I should also mention that another guitar repair guy told me to find a good painter, and that the repair would cost more than I paid for the bass.
My dad told me a woodworker worth his salt could probably do it, and I presume it'd be for cheaper than a guitar repairman would charge.
Frankly, if I could be given some directions, I wouldn't mind giving it a shot myself!
Anyway, I uploaded some pics at:
http://img341.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=schecter1.jpg
Incidentally, thanks so much for going through this post
I bought a really sweet Schecter Elite 4-String on eBay for $200 a while back. $200 because the original owner (who was selling it) broke off half the headstock...and then did a really terrible job putting it back together (I think he used metal clamps, as memory serves of his eBay posting...?).
So I've had this thing for a while - did some not-great touch-up work myself a while back with paint and apoxy - and I was wondering if anyone here has any ideas on how I could make the thing look decent and not like Frankenbass?
A local luthier told me the only way to "fix" it would be to re-break the headstock and THEN put it back together. When I indicated I'd consider paying him to do that, he relented. So I've been in the dark, wondering, since then.
I should also mention that another guitar repair guy told me to find a good painter, and that the repair would cost more than I paid for the bass.
My dad told me a woodworker worth his salt could probably do it, and I presume it'd be for cheaper than a guitar repairman would charge.
Frankly, if I could be given some directions, I wouldn't mind giving it a shot myself!
Anyway, I uploaded some pics at:
http://img341.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=schecter1.jpg
Incidentally, thanks so much for going through this post
