Monday, October 7, 2013

The Dumpster Save

I got an intersting repair this past week, a Gagliano classical guitar, found in a dumpster.

The customer had found this in the dumpster with a headstock, about to break off. 
 They were actually playing the instrument with some clear packing tape around the "boo boo" 

The guitar would have to be broken apart in order to reglue.















 














It sure came apart in pieces!  Now to put the puzzle back together.
 
 



It's a bit hard to see under all the clamps!



Here, we have the clamps off.
 
 
 
 

 The neck touched up a bit, the tuners back on,  a fresh set of hard tension strings, and we're jamm'n!
 
 

1 comment:

Jay Palmer said...

Bucky - WOW - that was a scary procedure - you are brave to bust it apart! The blessed ole' gagliano survives to sing again. Your recording is testimony of that!

Thank you for Karen and me!