Virtually invisible repair - SG on Gumtree

robwright

And I thought I was cack-handed! 

https://i.imgur.com/f1VHOfV.jpg

sweepy

I bet someone is getting a bollocking because the kitchen unit door fell off

terada

imagine the neck dive

Henrytwang

Exactly what was broken in the first place?

King85

Henrytwang said:

Exactly what was broken in the first place?

The sellers brain by the look of that bodge.

proggy

'Virtually Invisible Repair'  I reckon David Blunkett could see that.

ICBM

Henrytwang said:

Exactly what was broken in the first place?

One or both of the machineheads. That type are notorious for the back cover falling off, and the keyshaft with it, if the key gets knocked.

That’s certainly the most creative solution I’ve seen...

axisus

That's the weirdest cyberman I've ever seen

Gassage

It's still more subtle than a robot tuner.

Freebird

I like it, I think I could bond with that.

robgilmo

Looking at the screws he/she had a right job getting them home, Who needs pilot holes when you have the wrong size screw driver and a truck load of determination. 

Henrytwang

ICBM said:

Henrytwang said:

Exactly what was broken in the first place?

One or both of the machineheads. That type are notorious for the back cover falling off, and the keyshaft with it, if the key gets knocked.

That’s certainly the most creative solution I’ve seen...

A bit extreme for loose machine head covers, must have knocked more than a few quid off the second hand price.

DrJazzTap

It's like something my dad would do with the best intentions

ICBM

Henrytwang said:

A bit extreme for loose machine head covers, must have knocked more than a few quid off the second hand price.

It certainly is, but people get desperate sometimes and can't think of better ways of doing things. It's actually surprising he didn't split the headstock... or maybe he did, you can't see the top of it!

I've also seen one repaired by tying a couple of pieces of a G string round it and twisting them in the manner of an old cable wrap, but that would need tools to loosen the front nut as well or they couldn't have been got between the machinehead and the headstock. Even that indented the headstock slightly, although it was hardly noticeable. It may have been what the owner had to do to get through a gig though, if he didn't have a spare guitar.

skullfunkerry

I actually looked at that photo for a good few seconds thinking 'well I can't see anything wrong with that'!  

JerkMoans

Bloody hipsters

prowla

King85 said:

Henrytwang said:

Exactly what was broken in the first place?

The sellers brain by the look of that bodge.

I think they could well be unhinged.