Repair or ?

[Johnny167golf]

I have a 2013 Gibson Les Paul Traditional that got knocked off its stand yesterday and the headstock broke off. I looked at some youtube videos and read some articles on repair. Am wondering about the relative merits of repair vs. transplanting hardware into another body and neck. Appreciate any thoughts on the subject.

 

[TheX]

Can you post pics? Not all breaks are equal.

 

[dsmcl77]

We would appreciate pics on this subject ;-)
Easier to talk about it...

 

[Mr. Satchmo]

Agreed, pics or it didn't happen

 

[Johnny167golf]

I am at work right now. Can post pics after I get home. Break is pretty clean- between tuners and neck, straight across headstock. No splintering

 

[sibyrpunk]

Depending on the severity of the break, I would personally have it fixed, especially if it was my # 1!

 

[kakerlak]

If it's clean, should be a routine fix for a competent luthier -- funtionally good-as-new and much much cheaper than buying a stripped replacement guitar and swapping over the parts.

 

[Johnny167golf]

 

[chasenblues]

..OUCH!!

 

[edro]

Quality repair would not be real cheap but I would do it in a heartbeat....

There is a grumpy guy here on the Mule that can do a killer job from seeing pics of his past work....

 

[edro]

http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6391


Pics of his work in that thread.....

 

[Malchik]

Fixable. Depends whether you can over come the mental fatigue of breaking your guitar so radically.

 

[truckermde]

That is an excellent candidate for repair. Don't loose any chips or splinters.

Take a deep breath... everything's gonna be fine

 

[dsmcl77]

Can be repaired. It's a nice top too.

If this guitar sounded great, she will still sound great after the repair.
That's what I would do, but I am not you...

 

[Johnny167golf]

 

[Johnny167golf]

Thanks to all for your input. I have found a luthier whose resume is outstanding. Am going to email him and get a repair quote and his thoughts! Yes, this all is very mentally taxing.

 

[Walt_T]

You'll be OK with a repair, could've broken in a way worse spot.

 

[tzd]

Am wondering about the relative merits of repair vs. transplanting hardware into another body and neck.

Transplanting the hardware will cost you $1350 going by TheStratosphere's pricing for a 2016 Traditional T body.

You can probably decide by comparing with how much the repair's going to cost.

 

[GibsonKramer]

I'm curious how much it would be, to repair something like that?

 

[Pwrmac7600]

Hit up BCRGreg here on the forum, I have one of his repairs and it is out f@$kin standing!