Side cracks :: 1939 Gibson L-7

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Three areas of the sides were cracked so I glued them up with hot hide glue and a few spool clamps.  This is in for new frets as well.

Pulling dents & closing cracks :: 1971 Guild D25M

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Pulling dents & closing cracks :: 1971 Guild D25M

This side crack was damaged during shipping (shown here).  Here is a dent that is being pulled shut with a guitar string, a cleat puller and a mahogany cleat inside the guitar.  The spool clamps are closing the remaining crack.  Next up will be installing a few more cleats on this crack, then addressing a couple other side cracks.

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.