Repairing a damaged (chipped) guitar heel
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Uploaded by ayavner on Dec 9, 2009
I was carving a relief into the mating face of the dovetail on an acoustic neck when my chisel pushed through the end grain, into my index finger, and out the other side through my nail. I was very lucky not to have lost the tip of my finger. I documented the repair process, as it was pretty straightforward because I was able to glue the chip back in cleanly. The accompanying tune is "King Kong Goes To Tallahassee", by Bruce Cockburn
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@ayavner thanks alot for the information, it is much appreciated :) I think there is one chip and one dent lol :), I dont think the wood has been damaged as I dont think the chips went that far, I think there is some sort of coating over the wood, I dont know if that is a clear coating or not and im not sure if that makes much sense. I'm glad to know that it is possible to repair and I can hopefully have it seen to as it bugs me. Thabks for replying and i hope your finger is alright now :)
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nice soundtrack!
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Diggin' the Cockburn.
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5 stars for posting a video and for not losing a fingertip ;)
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ok, I have a couple of chips (which are a lot smaller than that, they have a depths of 0.5mm to 1mm but are really bugging me because they are visable) on my electric guitar body, It is on a wooden varnished bit at the side of the body, I was wondering is it easy to get it prepared and if so how much would it cost to repair?
un1ntend3d 7 months ago
@un1ntend3d are they chips or dents? If they are dents, they can likely be steamed out. I can send you info on that, just takes some patience. If they are truly chipped, and you don't have the missing pieces to glue back in and refinish, then its a little harder. Is your guitar clear coated? You might be able to do a drop-fill with a lacquer stick and buff down if so. All this is inexpensive if you can do it yourself. thanks!
ayavner 7 months ago
Good job!! Hope your finger has healed just as good as the guitar.
Nice Cockburn tune! thanks for posting
hounewipper 9 months ago
@hounewipper Thanks! yeah finger healed up OK, though I was out of commission as far as playing goes for quite awhile... take care!
ayavner 9 months ago