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Post by efnikbug on Apr 8, 2008 10:30:19 GMT -5
How much do you think a repaired headstock-Gibson should be devalued percentage-wise? I know it comes down to the quality of the repair as well, but just in general, y'know?
Let's start with a repair that you can hardly recognize.
And I would like to hear/see what a bad repair looks like too, while we're at it.
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Post by Ray M. on Apr 8, 2008 12:23:21 GMT -5
I think it depends somewhat on the age and type of guitar.
For example, I think it would be hard to get half value on a new guitar, whereas you might get 65-70% on certain '60s guitars and maybe 75-80 % on certain '50s guitars.
IMO, most things much earlier than the '50s would probably be deemed hardly worth messing with.
Can you give some details?
When I get home, I can show you a real ugly example of a headstock repair. However, the repair (though ugly) has held up for 25 or so years.
Now I've had the guitar refinned in a solid color to keep me from having to see the scar.
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Post by efnikbug on Apr 8, 2008 14:54:17 GMT -5
Well, there once was a Firebird in some custom color, I think it was some sort of blue or blue mist, with a repaired headstock break. The guitar couldn't have been older than 10 years old at the most. Either way, the guy had said that the neck was repaired by Gibson, and I was looking at what looked like "overspray" or a clump of paint. The guy lived too far from me so it was easy to pass. But, it seems like a repaired Gibson might be the only way I can get one. There is no such thing as a sub $1,200 Les Paul or Firebird. I mean, there are, but you know what I mean.
I'm assuming broken headstocks happen enough that experienced luthiers can do a great job repairing it. BTW, what does it cost, ballpark-wise, to repair?
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Post by Ray M. on Apr 8, 2008 15:59:55 GMT -5
It would be a wild guess for me on price. Ok, I'll take a wild guess. I'd say a solid color and a reasonable break....maybe 150.00? If it's something that would have to be stained/matched...probably more. And I guess it would depend on the break. I think if the break is just too bad, they'd replace the headstock with a clean angled joint. I'm sure that would be more too. See?? Wild guess. Anyway, here's the repair I was talking about earlier. You can see that it was broken twice. The second break took a different path, so the "glue is tougher than wood" thing must be true. The first one happened in the late 60s and the second one happened in the early '80s. It's a '64 SG jr...before and after.       |
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Post by gmello on Apr 8, 2008 23:19:20 GMT -5
It would be a wild guess for me on price. Ok, I'll take a wild guess. I'd say a solid color and a reasonable break....maybe 150.00? Here in L.A. it will cost at least $300.. |
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