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A phone call from a distraught Stage Tech. This guitar was slowly losing its headstock! The guitar belongs to Richard Oakes, the guitarist with Suede. This is his beloved guitar which has had the headstock broken and repaired once before. The Stage Tech had resorted to binding the headstock with Gaffer Tape in the hope that it would last a little longer until the end of the band’s tour. T he Process Fortunately the head veneer is still in one piece and undamaged. The break has occurred just underneath the top nut. So it is decided that the head veneer should be removed and replaced once the repair inserts have be added. The head veneer is clamped under a piece of perspex to keep it flat until needed later on. The Repair The idea is to join/re-glue the neck to the headstock (as best as). And once this is done reinforcing inserts can be added. A jig is made up to hold the guitar and headstock in place whilst the glue sets. Read More:  https://grahamparkerluthier.c...

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