Cracked Thumb Guitar

Hello People!
Thanks for joining me for more guitar restoration videos! This is a Thumb Byrdland 1986 from Terada Musical Co. Japan. I'll fix the cracked neck heel in this video.
Cheers,
Scotty D.,
Harpeth Guitar Restoration, LLC.
Nashville, Tennessee

[@ErickvdK]

Suction cups work really well for pumping glue into cracks, courtesy of Twoodfrd, luthier extraordinaire!😊

[@susanroycroft89]

Thanks Scott, Don here from Hamilton NZ, I learn alot from your detailed videos, sincere thanks 😊😊😊

[@harpethguitar]

Very welcome

[@Sammywhat]

Outstanding service.... yet again! Nice work, Mr. Scott!! 🖖😊

[@harpethguitar]

Thanks again!

[@christophernorman2781]

Thanks for sharing this how to repair. Great as usual.

[@mikedavis3841]

Definitely takes money to make money. Nice job. 👍

[@harpethguitar]

You got that right!

[@Iazzaboyce]

Plastic food packaging works well for pushind glue into fine cracks.

[@vayabroder729]

Surprised that Gibson didn’t sue them for the name. The hardware looks very good on that and the headstock design is neat. Japan makes fine instruments but they had a shaky start in the ‘60’s. A lot of their stuff was very quirky. I am thinking that the strap button in that area might trigger the crack; I’ve seen it happen before. As always this is a top notch repair, dear sir!

[@harpethguitar]

Right on!👍🏻

[@stevesstrings5243]

Well done!

[@rodneykroetsch2924]

Very cool repair. You really go the extra mile to make these repairs seamless 😊

[@harpethguitar]

Thanks 👍

[@brianogrady7900]

Great repair, would tightbond work on this type repair😊

[@harpethguitar]

It should

[@Sci-Que]

Excellent job.

[@harpethguitar]

Thank you very much!

[@Sci-Que]

@@harpethguitar Thank you, my friend, I have notifications turned on for your channel and I never miss one of your good videos.

[@williamthrasher8540]

Another fine repair job. Looks great again.

[@harpethguitar]

Wow, thanks

[@BuffaloC305]

How does such a crack develop? Was I playing seesaw about 400 times too often - ie, stand on the headstock, the other foot on the back binding, or maybe standing tippy-toes on the strap button? Or maybe I was paddling down the river, holding the neck and headstock in two hands, and digging deep into the river?
I thought it was a one-time mishap crack, too, but it's so small and so evenly placed, I think thinking it's an "over a long time, stresses broke it."

[@poeboyjackson]

Iron Maiden? Right on!

[@harpethguitar]

That’s Right!

[@samhawksleymusic]

Lutherie Houdini

[@gerardcoultard714]

'Promo sm' 🎉