This fortunate guy only broke his tailpiece when dropping his Gibson 335
This fortunate guy only broke his tailpiece when dropping his Gibson 335
Last edited by kimball492; 31-03-2015 at 09:49 AM.
I assume there must have been a crack of flaw in the metal already if that was the weakest link.
Current:
GTH-1
Completed:
AST-1FB
First Act ME276 (resurrected curb-side find)
ES-5V
Scratchie lapsteel
Custom ST-1 12 String
JBA-4
TL-1TB
Scratch Lapsteel
Meinl DIY Cajon
Cigar Box lap steel
Wishing:
Baritone
Open D/Standard Double 6 twin neck
Whoa!
Never seen that one happen before..
Headstock, check.
Neck at heel, check.
Tuners, check.
Lower horn, check.
And now tailpiece......
I agree with Fretty, that could only be the result of a fault in the casting.....
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
Must of been , mind you when I cast sometimes porosity marks small ones on the surface when you start to clean them out theres a massive hole underneath your totally unaware of which has to be filled . I'm sure they must do the same ref bridges stop pieces
Dunno, Kimball... I would assume that with hard metal castings they would ditch them if they had visible faults..
My money would be on a carbon inclusion being present internally, invisible until the casting fails.
If this Guitar is a fairly recent model the casting would have been made in China... Our Chinese friends are still a bit behind the pace with quality control on casting and steel making..
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
Well DB one way to look at it cheaper than headstock to repair lol
Bahahaha!Originally Posted by kimball492
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
Yep, that happened to my Epi right after my LP kit was finished... Still yet to actually get a new bridge...
Wow never seen it happen before
Well now you have KB!
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