Manchester Guitar Tech
Ozzy Lister – guitar and bass repair
Here’s another nasty break, this time a longitudinal split in a Les Paul neck, caused by a fall.
All that was required was to glue and clamp both sides before refinishing the back of the neck using my nitrocellulose lacquers.
This Les Paul was only a week old when it suffered this catastrophic break.
Unusually, the fall was so severe that it broke the fibre headstock face right across between the E tuners.
Although not an easy repair the break had plenty of surface area for glue.
The repaired headstock was relacquered and the repair is only visible under close inspection.
I did consider replacing the headstock facing but decided to fill the repair and paint it black to keep the costs down.
The pearl Gibson logo was scraped clean and a new “Les Paul model” transfer applied and lacquered over.
Once the lacquer had hardened, I flatted it, and buffed to a high gloss before reassembling the guitar and restringing.
Here’s the back of the neck, you can just make out the join line!
This Höfner Model 4575 “65-3” guitar which dates to 1965/66 and I’ve just rewired it as the controls were unreliable. despite a good clean.
Alan at Project Guitar Parts supplied the switches and also a reproduction pickguard and bracket. The pickguard needed to be cut to accommodate the pickups.
Eagle-eyed aficionados will spot that the tremolo arm is not correct and the owner’s next job is to source one to fit.