yngwie308 Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 Well know is/was the sale of my Gary Moore Heritage's. Well the Almond Burst arrived in England in this condition: http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g219/davida54/Heritagebreak_zps4336d9ff.jpg http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g219/davida54/Heritagebreak1_zps6ddb9128.jpg Left like this: http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g219/davida54/IMAG0002_zps80ec7fbf.jpg http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g219/davida54/IMAG0393_zpsb9373213.jpg Any ideas for repair, it is the damage to the back of the neck that is of the most concern. ygwie308
DetroitBlues Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 Oh god! Worst fears come true. A really good luthier should be able to fix that and make the crack disappear. But I say have it fixed there and spare the shipping again...
FredZepp Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 I'm sorry to see that... (I hope that some insurance will help cover it... ) Certainly a great luthier could do a great job fixing that up... a good luthier will do a good job ( stable but maybe visible )
SouthernCanuck Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 How awful. When I just got my 555, I asked the seller to protect the neck, due to the 17 degree pitch. He said he would - hahaha, when I received it he had wrapped a single layer of bubble wrap around the neck from headstock to 5th fret --- what was he thinking? Luckily there was no damage anyway. When I said protect the neck, I meant soft protective material in front of and behind the headstock to limit movement in the event of rough treatment. I hope you can get this repaired to your satisfaction. S_C
yoslate Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 We did an early '70's Les Paul last week, at the shop, with a break exactly like that, except broken (pulled apart) to a more severe degree...so severe that the truss rod was showing. Tom did the repair, and except for the re-finish on the back of the neck, and a hairline crack in the veneer on top, you'd never know. Eminently playable! But, as will be the case with your Gary Moore...it will always now be a guitar with a broken headstock. So very sorry to hear of this yngwie! I know how proud you are of those guitars, and how much they mean to you. A very good luthier will make it whole, but history is history. Best of luck!
yngwie308 Posted October 16, 2012 Author Posted October 16, 2012 Thanks guys but the guitar belongs to the gentleman in England and he has taken a big hit in the guitar, besides the devaluation further of the guitar, I am just as upset as he is as it was perfectly packed and some a#$^^h123e in transit slammed the crate down, threw it or dumped a heavy load. The buyer is passing it on to his young son and I have a heavy heart. The fact that the guitar is virtually unplayed and has no wear, I think that his repairman who was trained in Kalamazoo ironically and is a Gibson authorized repairman, I feel that as long as the crack doesn't enter the truss rod cavity , I'm sure the repair can skillfully be done virtually invisibly the heavy Grover tuners and the way the shelf support in the case for the neck doesn't seem to like being hit from the top or bottom. We are unsure who puts the claim in, me or him. The insurance needs to pay out in full as the guitar is at least 50% devalued in addition to the repair cost.. yngwie308
bolero Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 oh man....what a shame... who did you ship it with? I believe the shipper is usually responsible for the claim paperwork etc, at least here I have a couple guitars with broken headstocks & it doesn't bother me...but that was a collectable rare model. I feel for you!!
big bob Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 You could send it back to heritage and have them put a new neck on. If I was the buyer and it showed up like that I would refuse to accept it. Looks like you got lucky the buyer is so understanding.
SouthernCanuck Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 If I was the buyer and it showed up like that I would refuse to accept it. Looks like you got lucky the buyer is so understanding. That's what I was going to say - if I was the buyer, I would send it back and expect a full refund. It is certainly not the buyer's fault that it was damaged during shipping, unless he specified the vendor and packing methods. Once the guitar was sent back, the seller would then have to recover his loss from the shipping company. S_C
yngwie308 Posted October 16, 2012 Author Posted October 16, 2012 That's what I was going to say - if I was the buyer, I would send it back and expect a full refund. It is certainly not the buyer's fault that it was damaged during shipping, unless he specified the vendor and packing methods. Once the guitar was sent back, the seller would then have to recover his loss from the shipping company. S_C With respect that's not the situation here, I used Fed Ex International and the guitar was professionally packed, I have shipped many guitars without incident. The buyer doesn't want to give the guitar back, fortunately not everyone in the world is like they way you describe. And please I am not asking for any opinions about what the buyer should do. The buyer wants the guitar and still wants it, I have taken over the claim for the insurance and will recover the insured amount. The customs apparently I was told today open every package, not what the carrier told me. They are liable and the point of my sharing this tale was about the repair and no it can't be re-necked, any spare Gary Moore inscribed head stocked necks lying around and Heritage sent it to me with high spots in the fret board and crappy fret job need I continue... I chose a person who really wanted the guitar and never tried to pay me what many others tried to. It will be repaired, it is tragic, yes but the majority of the people I have dealt with have been understanding and that's why I chose to sell to them.. yngwie308
big bob Posted October 16, 2012 Posted October 16, 2012 I bet they could take the face off your headstock, like a veneer, and apply it to a new neck.
Steiner Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 That's what I was going to say - if I was the buyer, I would send it back and expect a full refund. It is certainly not the buyer's fault that it was damaged during shipping, unless he specified the vendor and packing methods. Once the guitar was sent back, the seller would then have to recover his loss from the shipping company. S_C I bet they could take the face off your headstock, like a veneer, and apply it to a new neck. +2
Millennium Maestro Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 OUCH! Thats the one I would have drove to the Pheonix area to pick up... I had a Millie eagle that suffered that fate, its a painfull experience and my heart goes out to the buyer. As far as advise, dont really have any except find a highly skilled luthier.
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