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HarrySeven - Intangible Asset Appraiser & Wrecker of Civilisation. Searching for weird guitars - so you don't have to.
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HarrySeven - Intangible Asset Appraiser & Wrecker of Civilisation. Searching for weird guitars - so you don't have to.
Forum feedback thread. | G&B interview #1 & #2 | https://www.instagram.com/_harry_seven_/
How likely is it that a classic headstock break "smile" crack would traverse the glue joint that runs along a two-piece neck?
but desaturating the whole image extracts the random mid-tone red wood hue from the basic contrast black & white tones.
with the little knowledge i have, my guess would be it's a very shallow fracture from a bump but there wasn't a full-on break. old varnishes can be superglassy brittle & can crack & crumble under the tinest stress.
& if it's a nitro finish, maybe some of that clouding came from a stand or hanger with a wrap around foam headstock support.
ovations seem hit & miss to me. i like their basses (magnum) better than their guitars.
I would be tapping the headstock and neck shaft to establish whether they resonate as one
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In my opinion the headstock has been broken and repaired - although I would need to see it in person to be sure.
It's not at all impossible for a break to go straight across all three pieces like that, the grain is very nearly parallel and the weak point is in the same place for all of them. I've seen it many times on Gibson 70s 3-piece necks and even things like Ekos where the middle piece is a different wood - and plenty of Firebirds and Thunderbirds which have multiple pieces.
If I wanted the guitar it wouldn't stop me buying it, but it obviously would affect the price slightly. If you're selling I would definitely describe it as a probable headstock repair.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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HarrySeven - Intangible Asset Appraiser & Wrecker of Civilisation. Searching for weird guitars - so you don't have to.
Forum feedback thread. | G&B interview #1 & #2 | https://www.instagram.com/_harry_seven_/
There's also a patch on the neck extending about 1/2" to 3/4" from the suspect line which looks like the original finish might have been scraped or sanded through, in which case the crinkly finish is overspray.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Watch this space!
HarrySeven - Intangible Asset Appraiser & Wrecker of Civilisation. Searching for weird guitars - so you don't have to.
Forum feedback thread. | G&B interview #1 & #2 | https://www.instagram.com/_harry_seven_/
Declare a repaired break. Adjust your asking price accordingly. Let the next owner decide how much money to throw at the guitar.
Cleaning away the repair finish undermines your argument that the repair is good and stable.
Sounds reasonable.
But...in that case, what would a notional value be for one of these? (with the identified repair)
HarrySeven - Intangible Asset Appraiser & Wrecker of Civilisation. Searching for weird guitars - so you don't have to.
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The relative rarity - compared to something like a Gibson - does count in its favour.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
In terms of this Preacher Deluxe, I’m guessing ‘as is’, around the £400-ish mark?
HarrySeven - Intangible Asset Appraiser & Wrecker of Civilisation. Searching for weird guitars - so you don't have to.
Forum feedback thread. | G&B interview #1 & #2 | https://www.instagram.com/_harry_seven_/