Loose back brace :: 1958 Gibson LG-O

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Loose back brace :: 1958 Gibson LG-O

Here I'm gluing up a loose back brace with a scissor jack inside and two cam clamps on the outside.  The center seam is also open so that will be glued up as well.

2014 Martin Custom X Series D :: high pressure laminate explosion

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2014 Martin Custom X Series D :: high pressure laminate explosion

This X series Martin Dreadnought has high pressure laminate (HPL, Formica, etc) back and sides.  The guitar slipped off of a strap and fell onto a hardwood floor.  The back broke loose from the treble side (neck-to-tail block) through the linings.  The first back brace was also split on the bass side.  Here everything is being glued back together with a combination of spool clamps, cam clamps, scissor jack and brace jack.  Luckily this was not solid mahogany, else the damage would have been much worse.

Alvarez by Kazuo Yairi MMY1 Dread cutaway :: soundhole break

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This Alvarez had a Planet Waves soundhole plug installed to help block feedback when plugged in.  Upon removing the plug I found that there was a broken piece of the soundhole edge holding on by a thread.  A little hot hide glue, a piece of plexiglass and a modified brace jack were used in the repair.

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