Members fret15 Posted March 13, 2007 Members Share Posted March 13, 2007 Hey guys, I'm just looking for a little advice. A couple of weeks ago, I discovered a crack in the top of my acoustic. Its look kind of worries me, and I was wondering whether it's a serious crack or if it doesn't mean much. It's an early 90s, and I've never noticed the crack before, so it is recent. I've attached a picture (sorry for the bad quality) of it so you guys can see the damage. Is this fixable? Will it get worse? Thanks for any help http://www.imagehosting.com/show.php/330903_DSC00033.JPG.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dan Hall Posted March 13, 2007 Members Share Posted March 13, 2007 Looks serious to me. Get it fixed I'm thinking. I'm also thinking it won't cost an arm and a leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fret15 Posted March 13, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 13, 2007 Looks serious to me. Get it fixed I'm thinking. I'm also thinking it won't cost an arm and a leg.Glad to hear that it wouldn't cost much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted March 13, 2007 Members Share Posted March 13, 2007 Looks like, from the enlarged picture, that the top grain is somewhat scalloped. That is one of the first signs of dryness and the cracks, to the best of my knowledge, show up sometime after. If you humidify the guitar when that scalloping occurs you'll likely not end up with a crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AugTPD Posted March 13, 2007 Members Share Posted March 13, 2007 I agree that it was most likely caused by dryness. And I would get it fixed asap. Cracks like that can usually be fixed for a reasonable price. You will always be able to see that there was a crack there but structurally it should be fine after the repair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrmoe Posted March 13, 2007 Members Share Posted March 13, 2007 I'm sure that there are others but.....I bought a Larravee guitar a few months ago and it came with a booklet on the effects of improper humidity (both too high and too low)....after reading this essay and having the bridge reattached to my Gallagher for the second time, I now realize how lucky I've been that I haven't had a crack in either the Gallagher or my 1964 Epiphone Eldorado....they are all protected by soundhole humidifiers now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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