I had an accident :(

[stonevibe]

It'll be good as new once you get her in for repair.

Gibson guitars are known for this week area and good luthiers know how to repair them.

[MenaceMartin]

Thanks so much for the replies peeps It's comforting to know that so many guitarists seem to go through this kind of accident and that it's a common repair job

I am however just back from the city center after seeing a few guitar techs. The verdict is they cannot fix it The type of "compound fracture" is simply un-fixable, apparently.

There is hope though, they told me to contact a guy called Jimmy Moon who has a shop in the other side of town (Shawlands). He builds his own guitars and has been since the 70's. They said he has the tools and skills to be able to sort it with no problem I'll be taking a trip down there in a few hours so fingers crossed!

PS. Most of the guitar techs i spoke to said it would cost around £200 (around $400) to fix. A price i'm willing to pay in a heartbeat.

Originally Posted by Snowy72

I see you're in Glasgow, I hear the tech at GuitarGuitar is very good, his name is Billy. I hope you get it fixed, good luck.

One of the places i went to, and also sadly said they couldn't fix it No idea if it was Billy though. Perhaps maybe worth trying there again. (Annoyingly enough, the BFG i want is in GuitarGuitar haha)

[MenaceMartin]

Good news. The guitar is now in the safe hands of Jimmy Moon and i should get it back in 2 to 3 weeks. He says the finish shouldn't look too bad once the repair has been done so doesn't think a re-finish would have to be done. In the end, £70 for the repair!

Now, the question is, how will i get by 2 to 3 weeks with only an Epiphone SG to keep me company haha.

[Androo]

^^ Good luck and hope she sounds the same when you get it back!

[dwagar]

It's good that you found someone that does know how to fix it properly. That's the key to something like this.

Take a minute, throw that stand in the garbage. Keep your guitars in their cases from now on. Accidents do happen, all you can do is to try to minimize the risk.

[MenaceMartin]

My thoughts exactly Ironically my cheap SG is in its case and only my Menace was out on its stand. No more guitar stands for me lol.

[Guitarsan]

That's almost as painful as breaking a limb, isn't it?

Could I make a suggestion? I don't use "open" stands anymore, I use one of these puppies:

Hercules Guitar Stand 432B

Heavy duty but not too heavy, portable, very stable even with 3 guitars on it, and the stand is self-locking when you rest a guitar in it. It would be very, very hard to knock over your guitar when in this stand or one like it, and I've brushed by mine more than once with no problems.

Just a thought!

[MenaceMartin]

Cheers for the reply Yeah, Very painful indeed It's a Hercules stand the guitar was on lol. The thing is, i didn't knock it over, i lifted the stand and the guitar by the top of the stand and went to put it down without looking, thinking it was balanced, but it wasn't, the guitar had swung out at the bottom without me realising, and it fell over as soon as i let go Totally my fault.

Hercules are brilliant stands, don't get me wrong, but it got me thinking, having my guitar out on show 24/7 is just going to ask for things to hit it, scratch it, bash it etc...

[dcmey]

I am glad your Menace is in good hands. It will come back in better than ever. When you get it back post some pics.

[HungryBenji]

Originally Posted by dwagar

It's good that you found someone that does know how to fix it properly. That's the key to something like this.

Take a minute, throw that stand in the garbage. Keep your guitars in their cases from now on. Accidents do happen, all you can do is to try to minimize the risk.

Yeah....all my stuff is in hard cases...all the time...unless they are in my hands. I'm paranoid of my non-guitar playing friends...my cat..anything....keep them in the case!

[MenaceMartin]

Will do, i'll post some pics when i get it back Yeah i think it'll be staying in it's hard case from now on unless it's getting played. It's got enough battle scars as it is

[hitmewithyourrock]

ohh man.....same happened 2 me in april i was well sad .....i eventually got it repaired thought lol

[jo07]

everytime I see crack's on a lester it gives me heartache hope your luthier will do a good job good luck!

[MenaceMartin]

It is now a very happy day for me indeed. I got her back Jimmy done some tremendous work repairing it. Not only that, he has also lowered the action, thoroughly cleaned the frets and fretboard, and adjusted the tail piece for me She sings like a dream!

Some pics are below. Bare in mind, i said no to getting the finish re-done on the repaired area as i'm investing in getting the full guitar re-finished when the time comes Afterall, he's done a nice job of smoothing it out and actually feels like it hasn't had a break at all. Plus, adds personality to it me thinks hehe.

Click images for bigger size...

[lewddude]

Well, if it were me, I would have it fixed, and buy a new one...lol Keep the wounded one as now you can beat the snot out of it and it will feel GOOD!!! But buy a new one to make you feel better!

[guitarfish]

Glad to hear it's back in playing form!!

[donnieb]

For your local luthier try Strung out Guitars in Glasgow Strung Out Guitars Tel. 0141 522 4848

[06VM]

Looks awesome man. Great repair.
I LOVE that you can see the repair under the finish. It's kind of a statment...

[rodneyk915]

Great news I know you are relieved to have it back and know that it's better than ever!

[MenaceMartin]

cheers for the comments haha yeah, such a relief! I also love how the repair can be seen, in a kinda battle-scarred kinda way