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It has at least been clamped pretty tightly by the look of it, but the question is what glue has been used - if it’s the wrong type (eg PVA) then not only will it probably come apart again, it will be almost impossible to clean the wood up well enough to use the right type.
If you’re thinking of buying the guitar, you need to take into account the possible cost of a full professional splint or scarf joint re-repair, plus refinish - then double that, and take it off the final value of the repaired guitar, if it’s to be a safe purchase.
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Very hard to hide any repair work to a potential buyer with a good eye - But it can be repaired by a professional tech that will make it secure - But any finish touch up will always add extra cost and generally still leave some signs of such work carried out
ref that pic - I've seen worse, but I'd expect far better
How noble of him.
Shame, it was a great price for a Super Swede (I think I can tell why).
From my perspective (which is usually fairly skewed, I admit...), I would totally endorse @ICBM and @guitars4you, other than to add - if it's uber-cheap, go for it (but I suspect it isn't?)
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