This poorly Cort acoustic was brought into the workshop with one of the worst headstock breaks we’ve seen!
The break was repaired and refinished along with some wood inserts cut and fitted were tearout had caused holes in the neck!
The customer also lost the nut so we cut and made a new bone nut matching the original, using the indents in the first fret as a guide for the string spacing!
The break was repaired and refinished along with some wood inserts cut and fitted were tearout had caused holes in the neck!
The customer also lost the nut so we cut and made a new bone nut matching the original, using the indents in the first fret as a guide for the string spacing!
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As the guitar was brought in, the break had also caused the fingerboard to start lifting away from the neck!
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The headstock being glued back on. After the gluing process the nut slot was cleaned as the top part of the break happened in the nut slot.
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Due to the damage, small chip outs of wood had broken off and had been lost before it was brought in for repair. These gaps needed to be sorted with new wood inserts.
The gaps were opened up by hand carefully making it suitable for a wooden insert.
The gaps were opened up by hand carefully making it suitable for a wooden insert.
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The inserts were made by hand for an exact fit, then were glued and fitted before being made flush with the rest of the guitar neck.
Another insert had to be made along the side of the neck where it made the fingerboard, here’s it’s already been made and fitted, and will be stained.
Another insert had to be made along the side of the neck where it made the fingerboard, here’s it’s already been made and fitted, and will be stained.
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The mahogany inserts smoothed back, the staining refinishing process could begin. Because of the damage with the fingerboard lifting, all down the neck had to be sanded to a smooth joint too so everything felt smooth to the touch.
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The staining process involved building up layers of a special stain, blending it in with the existing finish.
The staining complete, with the lacquer also sprayed and then cut back to give a worn satin finish matching the rest of the body.
The staining complete, with the lacquer also sprayed and then cut back to give a worn satin finish matching the rest of the body.
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We also touched up the chips on the sides of the front of the headstock, then refinished it with a satin lacquer to refresh the headstock.
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Below the process of making a new nut made. The bone nut is cut and shaped to an exact fit from a bone nut blank.
The string slot spacings were worked out from the worn groove marks in the first fret, so the new nut would have the exact same string spacing as the original one.
The string slot spacings were worked out from the worn groove marks in the first fret, so the new nut would have the exact same string spacing as the original one.
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With all the work complete the guitar was restrung and ready for the customer to collect!
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