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I was changing strings today on my Anders and while tuning up the E string it snapped out of the bridge and put a big gauge in the top of the guitar. It's my fault, I suppose, for not burning a ball on the end of the string; however, I've never had a slippage issue with the 12-hole tie block before. I'm kicking myself now.
Anyway, the damage is done at this point, so I've just got a couple questions....
1. Will this cause any long term damage to the guitar if it goes unrepaired? 2. Is this something that even can be repaired? If so, is it something that's worth doing or is the cost/benefit of getting the repair such that it's best to just leave it?
It was hard to get good pictures without a glare from the light but this should give you an idea of the damage.
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Next time you change strings put a little cardboard tap plate there while you change them. With a 12 hole bridge you have to be really careful about the end of the treble strings.
Welcome to the snappers club. Rod Stewart sang that the first cut is the deepest, so next ding will have a smaller impact on you. Thats life and guitars are made to be used. Look at Sean´s photo and do as he says next time.
The ding can be filled and polished, but it´ll always be slightly noticeable.
Ah, no big deal. I was putting one of my Pedro De Miguel's in its case, and the lid dropped right on the lower bout, Latch put a nice ding there right where I see it when I open the case. 2 years later I hardly cry at all ... Just a little.
The other day I was changing a treble string and the same thing happen, I called my daughters and said "bring me the clear fingernail polish fast". My twins ran down the stairs and looked at me with a serious stare and in unison said " we have to draw the line somewhere, and this is it, we tolerate your long nails but we are not going to let you apply polish to them" I laugh so hard at their comment and I explained and show the the damage on the guitar, they promptly went upstairs and brought me what I needed. I added little to the damaged area sanded it a little and now is hard to see, but my daughters look will remain engrave in my brain forever!