Gibson Les Paul ‘Studio’

This is about as quick and dirty as I want to get with a headstock repairs these days. No color touch up but the break is smooth to the touch which does usually require some finish work.

Cheers!

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1993 Gibson Nighthawk headstock repair w/ Splints

This one had broken off clean. The owner opted for the split reinforcement procedure to ensure it wouldn’t break again. Here’s some photos documenting how I do headstock reinforcement using carbon fiber underneath mahogany splints plus touch up work with nitrocellulose lacquer.

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Vintage Aria classical guitar headstock repair

Before and after of this Aria classical guitar. A good example of a basic headstock repair to save an old cheapie from ending up in a landfill.

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