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Why all the broken headstocks


Freeman Keller

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Wow. Just wow. I don't think I've seen four broken headstocks in all the time I've been playing, let alone four in three months. Must be an epidemic. FWIW, I don't leave my guitars on stands except during worship. They stay in cases at home, except my current beater, which lies on the couch.

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On my first attempt years ago I used super glue and it ended up failing in a spectacular fashion within a month. I did everything wrong though - wasn't ready to clamp it properly, didn't prepare the surfaces...

 

I've since used LMI wood glue and epoxy and haven't had a failure. Having tips from FK has been dare I say "instrumental" to my success. :)

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Usually, I try to avoid epoxy when I can, but here the slower setting epoxies habe one huge advantage. They go though a very liquid phase while setting, so they really geht into the wood fibres themselves for good. What was glued with that type oft epoxy will never come apart again.

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