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Posts: 907
Joined: Mar. 13 2006
From: Vancouver, Canada
Can someone tall me what this is?
So, I was wiping down my guitar with my chamois, and I thought it might be time to take a moist cloth to it because I thought I felt some drag on the cloth (sound board is French polish). So a lightly ran my hand over the surface and suddenly felt something very strange..
Between the bridge and the base of the guitar it seems like the seam in the match-book joint has separated, almost 5". When I look across the surface, I can see that the area along the split looks raised.
I contacted the luthier and asked him about this and he says it's from humidity problems. We had a cold/dry snap (unusual in this locale). He recommended me to a more local luthier, because he hates doing repairs, and if it was humidity, it's not a warranty type issue.
Oddly, I hadn't touched my guitar for a few weeks and had put it in it's case for the duration of a guest staying over. And this was during the time of the cold snap. So it would appear that nylon shell hard/soft cases aren't very useful for humidity control. Due to Vancouver's climate, I don't know anyone who uses guitar humidifiers and such... and previous online questions seemed to indicate that it wasn't really worth a fuss.
Now, I'm inclined to be upset. Who should I blame? Me? The luthier? God who mocks me in Heaven? The internet?
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RE: Can someone tall me what this is? (in reply to Exitao)
There are some great videos on YouTube about closing cracks in acoustic guitars by humidifying them. It might take a few weeks but it will be worth it in the long run.
RE: Can someone tall me what this is? (in reply to Exitao)
That is not a big deal right now and you should probably have a good local repair person close it and glue it for you. Don't let it go on for too much longer. Try not to get your fingers near it until someone can fix it for you. Touching it or wiping over it may drive dirt and body oil in there.
If it were me I'd have someone fix it and then sort out the who's liable for it later.
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Joined: Oct. 24 2009
From: Mendocino, Ca.
RE: Can someone tall me what this is? (in reply to Exitao)
Exitao: If it was me who built your guitar I would certainly feel responsible for the glue joint opening like that. To pass it off as your problem is b.s. in my opinion the luthier should pay for a local luthier to do the repair.
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