Classical guitar repair help

[McCreed]

If all else fails, there's always the John Belushi Method...

[DarkMark]

Yes, I have been to Timbecon To buy titebond. Worth the trip just to have a look around.

[dozymuppet]

Update: I ended up cleaning up the visible damage by sliding some sandpaper in, then liberally applied titebond before gently clamping. I decided to see what the result of that would be before attempting to patch the inside.

I also applied some Birchwood Casey Sealer & Filler, then a couple coats of Tru-oil. Will probably do some more Tru-oil and polishing next school holidays. (Might also look at wax filler sticks.)

Seems to have done the trick, and it's staying in tune and the tone is still nice. Even my daughter's guitar teacher was impressed with the handiwork.



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[dozymuppet]

And zoomed out, "barely" noticeable



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[Woltz]

Should you ever choose to open it up and do more extensive repairs. Here is a video (4 mins 34 seconds if you want to jump straight to it) that touches on how splits in the tops of Violins are repaired.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJhmCzm2NYo

[Simon Barden]

Damage doesn't look too bad at all. So the next task is to strip off the finish on the top and re-do it so that it looks like new. Or go with the full heavy relic look.

[dozymuppet]

I'd better build her ST first before she lets me at it again...

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[Rabbitz]

As I have said elsewhere - battle scars. Shows it isn't guitar stand princess.