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How to Repair a Broken Guitar Neck

This instructable will show you how to repair a broken guitar neck and, depending on how severe the damage, how to do some minor cosmetic repair.  The guitar in question for this example is an Epiphone Les Paul Studio.  I actually bought this guitar about a year ago for the very purpose of practicing neck repair – as it already had a broken neck.  I fixed the neck about 9 months ago (and you can see the results of that fix in this series). Fast forward to the arrival of a new puppy… long story short, another broken neck (the old fix held up though!!!) and a chance to create a new instructable. In the case of the Epiphone, they are great, affordable guitars… And with these broken neck ones (depending on the nature of the break), these can be a great deal for someone with the time and tools to fix them.  And if you happen to bust the top off your Gibson ES335, that can be fixed too! Step 1: Anatomy of a Broken Neck Step 2: Tools and Supplies Step 3: Insp...