Got a nearly 20 yr old guitar from a Pawn Shop to get back into playing. It has just a tiny bit of separation. I knew to release the tension on the strings immediately but didn't know how exactly to fix it. I will definitely be doing this repair when I get the materials. Thanks for the tutorial!
Many thanks for this how to. We bought a guitar at a school auction for the kids and it came with this neck separation. Looking forward to the kids learning and playing it when it is repaired.
Great, I would suggest having it checked out by a guitarist once the repair is done just to be sure there are no other issues (warping/action/intonation), etc) with the instrument. It can be very discouraging to try to learn on a guitar that isn't playing properly.
Great video, I have a really old Bently, that wasn't taken care of at all, and I'm in the process of restoring it, you just saved me from putting a screw in the neck.
I got Musima classic guitar from a friend with that issue. I started watching neck reset videos but it's complete overkill Bigger clamp and the woodglue? Works fine for me Thank you for saving my time! (and that guitar from being a SNAFU)
I got a busted up Martin D-15M from a friend a couple of years ago for 50€ and the neck separation is the only major thing I was too scared to try to repair myself. Thanks a lot for this video!
just bought a C stock acoustic where the neck is coming off for 80% off, I have wood working tools and skills. can't wait to use your tutorial in the next couple weeks! thanks for the video
thanks for the video, it's a really good walkthrough i found a lil crescent mg38-pk with a separated neck and missing two strings by the hop out last night, now i just gotta get some wood glue and a clamp before i leave town oh yeah, and replacement strings haha
Great clear video. I'm gonna have a go on an old guitar wife bought from a charity shop without realising it was broken. If it works I'll get some cheap replacement heads to replace the old ones which are really stiff.
Thank you very much for this video. One of my guitars has this same problem. I'm going to use your information to fix one of my guitar 🎸 collection. Great instruction video.
I tried this years ago on my buddys epiphone, but I dont think I clamped it like this, gonna try it again because the same thing happened to it again and its been out of commision for a year. Sounds way better than his other acoustic so I dont wanna give up on it,
Good video! I have a friend with a small body Martin 00-14 It has the exact same thing going on, but only a tiny tiny bit of separation between the body and neck heel. After watching your video I believe it’s something that I can do. I just need to get one of those sliding clamps and some wood glue.
Thanks! my son broke his student guitar and I am attempting to fix it this way. Would really love to be able to keep it, as it's the perfect guitar for him, and he's really trying to learn.
If it actually cracking in the wood, that is a worse situation. If it is just starting to seprate, would tighten the strings a bit higher in tension, let it sit overnight and that will further separate it, making it easier to glue and clamp back in place
Thank you for this video. I have done guitar repair in the past, but my major repair is to glue a separated neck. My only concern is if I glue the separated neck back, will it affect the neck angle.
I just bought a Fender ukulele in this condition. It's currently sitting on my workbench with two clamps on it while the glue dries. I simply flexed the joint open a tad and the glue ran right in, then squeezed out the side as expected. There are no support pegs in it.
Please can you post links in the description to amazon where one can find such a clamp and the woodglue brand/type you use? There's a lot of crap out there and its best to stick with something vouched for. Hard to find quality.
I get your point, but honestly wood glue is wood glue in all cases I have tried. Good ol' Elmers wood glue workls fine. For a clamp, it also doesnt matter as you really don't need to put a lot of pressure, or you will damage the guitar. You can literally just make a diy clamp for this with some scrap wood and screws,
It can be, it usually involves some metal reinforcements and depends on where and how it is broken. I had t done ages ago by a professional and was able to successfully do it on an acoustic guitar for a student, but it's best to take that to someone with experience to repair it, or at least tell you if it's possible to repair.
yes, just be sure to keep it clamped long enough for the glue to cure, some brands take longer, should say on the bottle but 12 hours is normally good enough unless if it's warm and dry
Just bought a guitar super cheap that has the same exact issue I’m talking when I put the glue I’ll just put a screw in it and then I won’t need a clamp because the screw will hold it and of course I’ll just leave the screw in it hopefully that’ll work don’t have to be perfect I got the guitar super cheap as long as it’s playable
I have a Seagull 6 from the 80's. It has a bolted neck which I tightened but it didnt seem to effect the seperation. I was afraid maybe it was the truss rod. Should this type of guitar be glued?
Hard to say without seeing it, it has 4 screws and a plate on the back to hold the neck like an electric guitar? In that case if the neck is separated the holes might be stripped.
Mine looks like part of the sides and the back is separated but I’m fixing it. If you can’t find a clamp you can use a long rope and tie it around the neck and around the guitar then use a screw driver or a wrench or something to twist the rope to tighten it and it should hold it down
That looks to be a nylon stringed guitar. Not sure this method would work on an acoustic. Your thoughts? Also, If the original glue popped, wouldn't it be best to clean that old glue out if possible. I don't think most wood glues can adhere to glue that's dried onto a surface.
how to fix a sunken soundhole which warped the top of the guitar all the way till the f cut? will adding blocks of wood as support columns help to push back up the sunken soundhole?
That's a lot more difficult to do, I've seen it done with steam and pressure but never tried it myself, there are some videos on it if you look up how to fix a warped soundboard though
I left my acoustic with a friend and it sat for 2 years while I was out of state. He loosened the strings and it has a slight crack at this same joint. Would the strings being loose cause this or was it damaged some other way
Instead of the slight separation between the neck and body of the guitar i had completely ripped neck from the body. I glued it and pretty much did the same as in the video. However when i put the strings on and tuned them and played, the strings are making buzzing sound, rather long echoes. How do i fix that? 🙏
had to look it up, it says it can wok on wood, but also looks like they have different products for different applications. - Normally if tyhe glue says it's for wood, it should work, worse case you just have to re glue it with a wood glue if that doesn't hold.
So I did this and not sure where I went wrong, but it now caused the strings to be too tight when in tune, and also they loosen themselves due to the pull. When I tune them, they are abnormally way too tight and hard to press down. I put the guitar down, next day they're all ut of tune.. due to stress on the strings..not sure how to fix it now and I asked a guitar shop, they said usually that broken kneck is not worth the cost to fix it. The kneck looks straight to me but seems somehow it messed the alignment up and didn't fix it properly, maybe I put the clamp too tight? Any answers for this, if it is unfixable.. How exactly does one up cycle or dispose of a guitar?
1) maybe the glue hasn’t fully dried 2) because the glue wasn’t fully dried. When moved it got dried at a weird angle inside the guitar not appearing outside 3) The wood of the guitar and the glue just didn’t hold up together and may be separating slowly
@@moyst33 well, the strings are going to give a lot of resistance to pushing the neck back into the joint, but if it's still difficult without the strings on, then it's really hard to know without seeing it. Maybe check the joint that it's clean for the neck to fit, maybe someone else tried to glue it improperly and there is still residue from the glue that is in the way?
Is there anything you can do to fix a guitar with a broken (decapitated) headstock? The fretboard and nut are intact, but the headstock completely broke off and took a chunk of the neck bottom with it. I’m assuming you can do what you did except just reunite the headstock and neck?
that's a much more involved repair, because the string tension is very strong on that area of the headstock. I have seen guitars like this repaiired with a metal reinforcement, but would probably have to be done by a professional, it it's possible to repair
Depends where you are, I found several larger than this at my local scrapyard, but if you are in the US you might try harbor freight, they sell very cheap tools online, not always the best quality but certainly good enough for this kind of repair.
I don't know the exact measurements, as I have a lot of large F clamps, just have to make sure it opens up slightlightly larger than the measuerments of the guitar body.
This didnt help me , mine isnt open enough to get glue in there but starting , does anyone have opinions on how to get glue in a paper thin crack ? Wood glue it toooooo thick ......
I have a better more expensive hollow body guitar it has a metal rod running up into the neck, I'm not happy. It looks like Pete Townsend wrecked it. May I send you on email a recent photograph so you can take a peek? It's really a bad break. I'd like your professional opinion & maybe several hot tips on how to go about repairing this guitar. That's if your willing to share, & are okay with guiding me through a glue clamping surgery process. It would be so kind & helpful if your able to share some of your experience to help out. This is a fresh break it happened a couple hours ago. Today's date is Monday September 11th this happened around noon, or before. Hopefully we can become email buddies I haven't no one to help me.
@@Guitar101Ramstein well thank you Captain obvious! I'm deliberately leaving the strings on and playing the guitar, even though drifts out too easily, so it will open up and I can make a repair. I also contacted the manufacturer to find out what kind of joint they used to bond the heel onto the body. If it's dovetail I know I can drop some really good hide glue in there clamp it down for a day it'll be fine. But it's not a dovetail it's best it comes completely apart, so I can reassemble it properly. If I don't get a response from the company, KAMAN MUSIC, in the next few days I'll just let it go and see what happens and make my decision that way. Cuz it's breaking it will break eventually and the only way that's going to happen is if I keep the strings on so the neck is under stress so it would make a decision on its own, do what it's going to freaking do, and I get to freaking fix it! I love working on guitars! I have 13 of them! I would say 5 or 6 of them had things I can take apart and improve on One of them needs repair and I'm also busy for courting me music. My biggest problem is time. I don't have enough of it. So many cool ideas I want to do
Someone gave me a Hohner guitar to fix a separated neck. Thanks for making me look like a professional!
Got a nearly 20 yr old guitar from a Pawn Shop to get back into playing. It has just a tiny bit of separation. I knew to release the tension on the strings immediately but didn't know how exactly to fix it. I will definitely be doing this repair when I get the materials. Thanks for the tutorial!
Many thanks for this how to. We bought a guitar at a school auction for the kids and it came with this neck separation.
Looking forward to the kids learning and playing it when it is repaired.
Great, I would suggest having it checked out by a guitarist once the repair is done just to be sure there are no other issues (warping/action/intonation), etc) with the instrument. It can be very discouraging to try to learn on a guitar that isn't playing properly.
Thank you so much! My friend gifted me her uncle’s old guitar and I didn’t notice the damage till today! Excited to fix it up! :)
Great video, I have a really old Bently, that wasn't taken care of at all, and I'm in the process of restoring it, you just saved me from putting a screw in the neck.
I got Musima classic guitar from a friend with that issue. I started watching neck reset videos but it's complete overkill
Bigger clamp and the woodglue? Works fine for me
Thank you for saving my time!
(and that guitar from being a SNAFU)
I got a busted up Martin D-15M from a friend a couple of years ago for 50€ and the neck separation is the only major thing I was too scared to try to repair myself. Thanks a lot for this video!
good deal then.
You cannot fix a Martin this way because Martin used a different kind of joint. You will have to take to a pro - expect to pay £300 euro or more.
just bought a C stock acoustic where the neck is coming off for 80% off, I have wood working tools and skills. can't wait to use your tutorial in the next couple weeks! thanks for the video
thanks for the video, it's a really good walkthrough
i found a lil crescent mg38-pk with a separated neck and missing two strings by the hop out last night, now i just gotta get some wood glue and a clamp before i leave town
oh yeah, and replacement strings haha
Great clear video. I'm gonna have a go on an old guitar wife bought from a charity shop without realising it was broken. If it works I'll get some cheap replacement heads to replace the old ones which are really stiff.
Thank you very much for this video. One of my guitars has this same problem. I'm going to use your information to fix one of my guitar 🎸 collection. Great instruction video.
I tried this years ago on my buddys epiphone, but I dont think I clamped it like this, gonna try it again because the same thing happened to it again and its been out of commision for a year. Sounds way better than his other acoustic so I dont wanna give up on it,
I don’t have a large clamp, but we have a small ratchet strap… would putting the strap around the flat side of the body work?
Good video! I have a friend with a small body Martin 00-14 It has the exact same thing going on, but only a tiny tiny bit of separation between the body and neck heel. After watching your video I believe it’s something that I can do. I just need to get one of those sliding clamps and some wood glue.
Thanks! my son broke his student guitar and I am attempting to fix it this way. Would really love to be able to keep it, as it's the perfect guitar for him, and he's really trying to learn.
Hey good video! How can fix one that is starting to crack? can I put a screw on top or it will break the wood? is an ovation plastic type
If it actually cracking in the wood, that is a worse situation. If it is just starting to seprate, would tighten the strings a bit higher in tension, let it sit overnight and that will further separate it, making it easier to glue and clamp back in place
Thank you for this video. I have done guitar repair in the past, but my major repair is to glue a separated neck. My only concern is if I glue the separated neck back, will it affect the neck angle.
which glue or solution best for join the neck with body
I just bought a Fender ukulele in this condition. It's currently sitting on my workbench with two clamps on it while the glue dries. I simply flexed the joint open a tad and the glue ran right in, then squeezed out the side as expected.
There are no support pegs in it.
Please can you post links in the description to amazon where one can find such a clamp and the woodglue brand/type you use? There's a lot of crap out there and its best to stick with something vouched for. Hard to find quality.
I get your point, but honestly wood glue is wood glue in all cases I have tried. Good ol' Elmers wood glue workls fine. For a clamp, it also doesnt matter as you really don't need to put a lot of pressure, or you will damage the guitar. You can literally just make a diy clamp for this with some scrap wood and screws,
Is it possible to repair a headstock the has broken off?
It can be, it usually involves some metal reinforcements and depends on where and how it is broken. I had t done ages ago by a professional and was able to successfully do it on an acoustic guitar for a student, but it's best to take that to someone with experience to repair it, or at least tell you if it's possible to repair.
Thank you for sharing this
Thanks! Super helpful.
Thanks for your video. Where can I buy a long clamp like yours?
check any hardware store
Thanks for this , I want to try and fix a guitar wish me luck.
I use a ratchet strap instead of clamps for neck re-glues.
How did you position the ratchet strap? I was thinking of using the same thing.
@Significantmiddle it depends.
I use pieces of pool noodles, cardboard and some small wooden cauls wherever needed.
What would work instead of a clamp, if we don't have a clamp? My ukulele neck is separating but I don't have a large enough clamp for it
Try wrapping round with old bicycle inner tube under tension..remove valve first😂
Is there any way to reinforce a guitar neck to prevent it from coming off the stock?
Will any type of wood glue would work?
yes, just be sure to keep it clamped long enough for the glue to cure, some brands take longer, should say on the bottle but 12 hours is normally good enough unless if it's warm and dry
This is a very helpful video sir thank you 🌹
Just bought a guitar super cheap that has the same exact issue
I’m talking when I put the glue I’ll just put a screw in it and then I won’t need a clamp because the screw will hold it and of course I’ll just leave the screw in it hopefully that’ll work don’t have to be perfect I got the guitar super cheap as long as it’s playable
I have a Seagull 6 from the 80's. It has a bolted neck which I tightened but it didnt seem to effect the seperation. I was afraid maybe it was the truss rod. Should this type of guitar be glued?
Hard to say without seeing it, it has 4 screws and a plate on the back to hold the neck like an electric guitar? In that case if the neck is separated the holes might be stripped.
@@Guitar101Ramstein No there is a single bolt accessesd through the sound hole.
@@terrancemccann8993 That is the Truss rod, has nothing to do with the neck separating.
Mine looks like part of the sides and the back is separated but I’m fixing it. If you can’t find a clamp you can use a long rope and tie it around the neck and around the guitar then use a screw driver or a wrench or something to twist the rope to tighten it and it should hold it down
That looks to be a nylon stringed guitar. Not sure this method would work on an acoustic. Your thoughts?
Also, If the original glue popped, wouldn't it be best to clean that old glue out if possible. I don't think most wood glues can adhere to glue that's dried onto a surface.
yeah I would clean out any of the old glue that is possible. I have only had to do this on a nylon string, but should work the same on a steel string.
Where can you find these big-ass-clamps tho?
maybe try harbor freight online, ebay/amazon or any big hardware store
Name of glue sir I want repair my guiter n im from nepal please
what do i do when the back of the fretboard and the rounding part on the lower back of the fretboard(On the back of the guitar) are separated?
how to fix a sunken soundhole which warped the top of the guitar all the way till the f cut? will adding blocks of wood as support columns help to push back up the sunken soundhole?
That's a lot more difficult to do, I've seen it done with steam and pressure but never tried it myself, there are some videos on it if you look up how to fix a warped soundboard though
I left my acoustic with a friend and it sat for 2 years while I was out of state. He loosened the strings and it has a slight crack at this same joint. Would the strings being loose cause this or was it damaged some other way
Can I still fix my guitar if I have no clamps,?
I used a tongue depressor to get the glue into the one I'm working on!!
Wh couldn’t a persuon use a ratchet strap tp clamp it? I have an old 12 string I need to do
Instead of the slight separation between the neck and body of the guitar i had completely ripped neck from the body.
I glued it and pretty much did the same as in the video.
However when i put the strings on and tuned them and played, the strings are making buzzing sound, rather long echoes. How do i fix that? 🙏
the video I just needed thanks!
Ps: this is a great demo but the background music makes it really hard to hear you well.
Sir wonder if hammers glue or stick glue would stick around it??
I wouldn't recommend anything else besides wood glue.
@@Guitar101Ramstein okay sir thank you god bless 🙏
Can super glue work?? And I have a problem that I don't have big clamp
You want to use wood glue. If yo can't get a big clamp, you can try to wrap it very tight in masking tape, but any large, cheap clamp would be better
@@Guitar101Ramstein oh thank you so much for responding me❤
@@shiellycortes8071 no problem!
Harbor freight has clamps like this for under 20. Home depot has em for 23
What kind of Glue did you use?
wood glue. Doesn't matter what brand as long as it's specifically glue made for wood.
@@Guitar101Ramstein Thank you!
Do u know fevicol?
If you know will it work?
had to look it up, it says it can wok on wood, but also looks like they have different products for different applications. - Normally if tyhe glue says it's for wood, it should work, worse case you just have to re glue it with a wood glue if that doesn't hold.
Thank you very much!
😄
So I did this and not sure where I went wrong, but it now caused the strings to be too tight when in tune, and also they loosen themselves due to the pull. When I tune them, they are abnormally way too tight and hard to press down. I put the guitar down, next day they're all ut of tune.. due to stress on the strings..not sure how to fix it now and I asked a guitar shop, they said usually that broken kneck is not worth the cost to fix it. The kneck looks straight to me but seems somehow it messed the alignment up and didn't fix it properly, maybe I put the clamp too tight? Any answers for this, if it is unfixable.. How exactly does one up cycle or dispose of a guitar?
1) maybe the glue hasn’t fully dried
2) because the glue wasn’t fully dried. When moved it got dried at a weird angle inside the guitar not appearing outside
3) The wood of the guitar and the glue just didn’t hold up together and may be separating slowly
Thank You sir.
no problem
the neck of this guitar im fixing is quite hard to push, is there any way i can push it back to its old positition?
Are the strings taken off?
@@Guitar101Ramstein i just took them off yesterday, its my friend's old guitar and he kinda left it broken for about a couple of months
@@moyst33 well, the strings are going to give a lot of resistance to pushing the neck back into the joint, but if it's still difficult without the strings on, then it's really hard to know without seeing it. Maybe check the joint that it's clean for the neck to fit, maybe someone else tried to glue it improperly and there is still residue from the glue that is in the way?
Is there anything you can do to fix a guitar with a broken (decapitated) headstock? The fretboard and nut are intact, but the headstock completely broke off and took a chunk of the neck bottom with it.
I’m assuming you can do what you did except just reunite the headstock and neck?
that's a much more involved repair, because the string tension is very strong on that area of the headstock. I have seen guitars like this repaiired with a metal reinforcement, but would probably have to be done by a professional, it it's possible to repair
where do I get a clanp? Do you really thing an old geezer like me would have one?
Depends where you are, I found several larger than this at my local scrapyard, but if you are in the US you might try harbor freight, they sell very cheap tools online, not always the best quality but certainly good enough for this kind of repair.
What sized clamp are you using?
I don't know the exact measurements, as I have a lot of large F clamps, just have to make sure it opens up slightlightly larger than the measuerments of the guitar body.
Why do some luthiers actually use 2 screws to bolt down new bridges on acoustic guitars where bridges have become unglued completely!??
How long did it take for the glue to dry?
overnight to 24 hours depending on weather and humidity is required for wood glue to properly cure and hold.
Thank you
Will gorilla glue be ok,I don't have wood glue....
THANKS MAN U DA BEST!!!
This didnt help me , mine isnt open enough to get glue in there but starting , does anyone have opinions on how to get glue in a paper thin crack ? Wood glue it toooooo thick ......
My fender redondo has done this, not a happy chappy
Nice KUSTOM kg100hfx
I've one also
Thanks mate I really appreciate this.
Can I use gorilla glue?
I have a better more expensive hollow body guitar it has a metal rod running up into the neck, I'm not happy. It looks like
Pete Townsend wrecked it.
May I send you on email a recent photograph so you can take a peek?
It's really a bad break. I'd like your professional opinion & maybe several hot tips on how to go about repairing this guitar.
That's if your willing to share, & are okay with guiding me through a glue clamping surgery process.
It would be so kind & helpful if your able to share some of your experience to help out.
This is a fresh break it happened a couple hours ago.
Today's date is Monday September 11th this happened around noon, or before.
Hopefully we can become email buddies I haven't no one to help me.
You just saved me $150. That’s is what the repair cost is at my local guitar center just for a re glue.
1:20 looks like that foam has some dust...
nice observation.
So what if you see the separation but you can barely get a piece of paper in there?
Chances are it will keep seperating if you have the strings on, until it starts causing problems in play-ability though I would leave it be.
@@Guitar101Ramstein well thank you Captain obvious! I'm deliberately leaving the strings on and playing the guitar, even though drifts out too easily, so it will open up and I can make a repair.
I also contacted the manufacturer to find out what kind of joint they used to bond the heel onto the body. If it's dovetail I know I can drop some really good hide glue in there clamp it down for a day it'll be fine. But it's not a dovetail it's best it comes completely apart, so I can reassemble it properly.
If I don't get a response from the company, KAMAN MUSIC, in the next few days I'll just let it go and see what happens and make my decision that way. Cuz it's breaking it will break eventually and the only way that's going to happen is if I keep the strings on so the neck is under stress so it would make a decision on its own, do what it's going to freaking do, and I get to freaking fix it!
I love working on guitars! I have 13 of them! I would say 5 or 6 of them had things I can take apart and improve on One of them needs repair and I'm also busy for courting me music.
My biggest problem is time. I don't have enough of it. So many cool ideas I want to do
Instead of the clamp, I used a ratchet strap around the body
All to play smoke on the water
How fucking stupid would it be to try this on an ancient Gibson J-45? Inherited one that had this problem, and I can’t really afford repairs.
Turn off the heavy non-music as you show how to fix a neck/body glue up....
Meow
Too many useless speeches, no valuable content
This didn't work. The neck started to separate again. The glue won't hold the tension of the string
What glue did you use??
Elmer's wood glue. Any wood glue will do.