estebanana -> RE: Crack beneath golpeador (Jun. 4 2023 5:25:25)
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ORIGINAL: yourwhathurts69 I've got this same kind of crack (but on the bass side) on one of my guitars, too. I'd be curious to hear how much people think it actually affects the guitar and if it can be easily glued from the inside to not have to remove the golpeador. You could have it cleated on the inside, or covered with a fabric tape applied with glue. Then when the tap plate needs to be replaced remove the tape and have the crack glued. Or leave the tape and replace a grain with a tapered sliver of wood prepared to fit in a widened crack. Since the tap plate is basically a giant piece of tape the crack will be marginally safe, but if you really want to address the crack the goloeador needs to be removed. The thing to be careful of is getting and goop off the tap plate into the crack. If it was a really expensive guitar I’d remove the tap plate and do the proper job. If it’s not an expensive guitar I’d go with fabric tape behind the crack and monitor it to see the crack doesn’t get longer. It’s kind of your call depending on what the guitar means to you and if it’s your only guitar forever. It’s a matter of priority based on your budget, time and how many guitars you have, plus the meaning of this guitar to you. I’m not up on what people in the US are charging for tap plate work, it used to be about $80.00 USD when I left ten years ago. That would be for cutting it, buffing the edges and putting it on with thinned white glue and letting it dry in your shop for five days. For cracks you have a basic set up fee, say $100.00 USD then for lengthy cracks charge like a gigolo… maybe 20- 25 bucks per additional inch… ( bear in mind there’s triage crack repair or workman like crack repair, and then there is a whole other level of restoration work whereby you make repairs invisible. That’s a different order of price, time and difficulty. )
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