wicohere -> RE: Jose Ramirez FL2 Cracked face! (Mar. 6 2016 22:30:44)
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ORIGINAL: Ricardo Check the frets along the side of the neck. If they are poking out a bit more than when you first got it, it was due to the fingerboard shrinking. Ramirez III thought to be clever and not glue down the edges of the fingerboard so when the inevitable shrinkage happens, this type of crack would not appear right next to the finger board over the top (from sound hole to edge normally this happens). There has to be give somewhere though as the ebony is so strong. Either the wood gives under the finger board (invisible hairline cracks) or like where yours happened, somewhere else on the top parrallel to the fingerboard. Even PDL's guitar had this type of crack so I would not freak out about it. It is good to have it fixed but no rush. Meanwhile, I would keep the guitar in the case at all times when not playing. I know it is pretty and you want to look at it but it is not safe. You can put humidity in the case every day check it and after a week or so the fingerboard will swell up and the frets will go back to normal and the crack will close up. AS the guitar is dynamic about drinking and expelling water this is not a permanent repair of course. I would try to let the guitar dry out very very slowly after rehumidfying it by gradually using less water until you just check it every week then finally every month etc, but always keep it in the case. Thank you Ricardo, yes I noticed the frets poking out a bit more around the same time I noticed the crack but I didn't think these two issues were related, so thank you for pointing that out.. I'm going to follow your advice about rehumidifying the guitar inside the case... I have a Humicase but I'm not sure if that's sufficient so I will try and add humidity to the case and see how that goes. It's true that one of the main reasons I didn't always put it in the case was because it looks beautiful on the stand but also because of the nature of my work in the medical field that I can't have a fixed practice time or schedule so to have it sitting there on the stand next to my bed whenever I get a chance to practice is quite handy -not anymore though-. On the bright side of the story, at least I know now that I have something in common with PDL! this was my very first post on this forum so thank you guys for all your replies, it shows how willing you are to help other members with your great knowledge! Cheers
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