Repair - Gibson headstock fix

WezV

This is one of those situations where an invisible repair isn't always possible, but there was a difference in wood colours fighting against me.   Grain was nicely matched, but the new (old stock) wood was i added was practically glowing next to the Gibson wood.

anyway, half expected to have to add a darker tint to the repair area, and that's what I had to go with.   it looks quite natural in real life, but as soon as i take a pic it looks black.  rest assured its not as dark as it looks - still very much cherry and translucent.  

But i'm happy with this.  it looks good and feels strong.  

ICBM

That looks fine. It is what it is... a repaired Gibson. Not as if that's at all unusual!

Most importantly, it looks like it will stay that way .

WezV

yeah, i am happy with it... just aware those pics make it look like a black burst neck... it is a bit more subtle than that  

you can see its still translucent  where the join is between the E string tuners

chrisj1602

I am not expert but very impressed.

I’d be very happy with that outcome as a customer.

Philly_Q

Looks great to me!  You can see how much care has gone into the work, unlike all those terrible bodge repairs we see pictures of.

And very informative, I knew about repairs using splints but I'd never heard of a back strap repair before.

usedtobe

Looks great to me, too!

danishbacon

Impressive work. What does a repair like that cost, if you don’t mind sharing publicly?

WezV

danishbacon said:

Impressive work. What does a repair like that cost, if you don’t mind sharing publicly?

Probably not fair for me to share publicly as I don't do this as a regular day job, I tend to charge on a sliding scale of how well I know you and how much I will enjoy the job

Devil#20

That looks great. You obviously know what you're doing. If I ever snap the headstock off either of mine I'll be giving you a bell. 

rawk100

Thats amazing, good job!

guitarcookie1

Looking good. Would be well happy if that was mine. 

Devil#20

Gibson should design an airbag system built into the headstocks of their guitars for clumsy chumps. Can't be any worse than some of the other mad ideas they thought would wash.  

danishbacon

WezV said:

danishbacon said:

Impressive work. What does a repair like that cost, if you don’t mind sharing publicly?

Probably not fair for me to share publicly as I don't do this as a regular day job, I tend to charge on a sliding scale of how well I know you and how much I will enjoy the job

Completely understandable:) thanks for replying anyway. Good to see another guitar brought back to life, and not as a bodge.