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This L-5 was destroyed by FedEx.
Broken headstock and several bad top cracks. Mark is restoring it back to playing glory. He doesn’t like taking on repairs but is doing it as a special favor.
Stayed tuned for the finished restoration results.
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06-10-2024 01:46 PM
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Nice work. The fact that the stinger didn't break is a lucky.....break.
I'm guessing this is the JD guitar?
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The top ended up with cracks? I wonder if Fed Ex is going to pay? Seems like he glued crack back but not any other modification or added wood. A bit different than the approach he used with the Super 400 Vinny got.
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
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Originally Posted by vinnyv1k
why not just glue the original down and hit it w/ a coat of lacquer, would save having to do any refinishing, no?
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Nice work.
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
Then paint on a new stinger. On the 2 he did for me, 100% invisible in the stinger section. On a vsb completely invisible.
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Great work! I was hoping to see this thread after reading about the neck break on this one. Mark is a master!
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Originally Posted by Mark M.
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I just today dropped off a $1500 guitar at FedEx, and they told me there's now an insurance limit Of $1000 on a musical instrument.
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
I don't know about you but I'd have cancelled the transaction then and there!
What about the top crack repairs? (A little devil on my shoulder is whispering into my ears that they'll help with feedback resistance?)
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Originally Posted by RJVB
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Originally Posted by MCampellone
Hard to see with the reflection, but does this crack go through the grain?
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I've posted this before, if you want to minimize, but probably not totally eliminate, shipping damage, it helps to ship a guitar like Mark C. does.
Also, get instrument insurance and a special addition whenever you ship a guitar.
EDIT:
-Cushioning under and over headstock
-Foam cushion between pickup and (loosened) strings
-Foam cushioning around bridge under strings
-Foam cushioning under tailpiece
-Wrapped corrugated cardboard on lower bout to keep guitar from shifting- guitar can't bang around in case
-Strong construction to begin with
Did I miss anything Mark?
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Originally Posted by RJVB
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Originally Posted by bluejaybill
The padding I use at the lower bout is made from corrugated material with only a single outer layer (pics below), so it's much more flexible/soft than regular corrugated cardboard. I just roll it and wrap it in paper towel - crumpled newspaper could substitute.
I never use bubble wrap (or any other plastic material) to cushion the guitar inside the case due to possible interaction with the lacquer (yes, I've seen it happen).
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Originally Posted by vinnyv1k
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Originally Posted by bluejaybill
I would guess that this thread's headstock break was most possibly caused by insufficient cushioning inside the case.
The more cushioning the better in my opinion.
I use inexpensive soft foam pipe insulation inside the case on the guitar and bubble wrap the case externally.
Then add extra foam pipe insulation outside the bubble wrapped case. This is all wrapped in heavy duty hazard tape.
Never had any problems with foam pipe insulation and nitro finish.
These below, cut length ways.
Last edited by GuyBoden; 06-13-2024 at 08:36 AM.
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Originally Posted by Tal_175
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Originally Posted by bluejaybill
I for one made a foam buffer that slips under and over that brace right up against the fingerrest that I put in place whenever I take my archtop out in its gigbag.
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Headstock fractures almost always occur by uneven acceleration of the neck and headstock. The headstock pocket allows continued flexion while the top of the neck stops motion by the support under it. The distance the headstock can bend before splintering is very small. Based on these facts, the most prudent way to pack the headstock is to have it tightly packed above and below. And I mean tightly and rigidly. I leave a gap between the headstock and its crushed velvet support so that if the case is dropped, the top of the neck impacts the its support at the same distance and time the headstock impacts on the padding I put in the case.
Top cracks can occur due to the weight and density of the pickup versus the thin top. If the guitar is dropped a distance, the humbucker can crack the top. Direct and even slow depression of the top of the case can do the same.
These are based on principles of physics. I also learned these while training in Detroit. The old timers studied fractures by dropping cadavers down elevator shafts. They worked on the prevention of skull and neck fractures this way. I met some of them and did a project on the determination of the cause of skull fractures in children suspected of suffering from abuse and neglect.
Dead Bodies for Live Crash Tests
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Based on all of this work and lots of other science, the best way to pack is to allow zero motion inside the guitar case. That case should be put either in a box within a box, with ample peanuts surrounding the inner box, or remove any heavy pickups, wrap them up with lots of padding, and place them within the guitar.
Gibson chose to have one of their workers fly the artists' guitar personally with the worker holding the case. The rest of us buy in person or take our chances.
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The method/amount of packing has been discussed extensively on the forum.
If you're going to pack the headstock so much that it's completely immobile you better make sure the body is likewise. Some people immobilize the headstock but not the body, this is how many breaks occur.
I pack the headstock but not super tightly/completely immobile, same w the body. I think MC once posted he agreed w this but if he wants to chime in again he can.
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