Dg77 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 So I was restringing today and I noticed a little flake near the tuning peg and brushed it away only to discover it was a nasty chip of the finish. Then I immediately noticed a second chip near another peg. Should I be concerned here? Look only cosmetic which I can get over albeit a little begrudgingly. The guitar is kept in the case when not played and hasn't left the house. It's never seen house temps below 65ish. I do store my guitars in a corner near an outside wall but again the temps don't go below 65 and in fact my acoustic guitar has a temp/humid gauge in the case and it doesn't fall below 68ish inside the case. I know it's not covered under warranty and probably not worth a repair since it's not terrible. Thoughts? Attaching pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaygl Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Looks like the nuts on the tuners were over tightened. I wouldn't worry about it personally...it's some mojo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Looks like the nuts on the tuners were over tightened. I wouldn't worry about it personally...it's some mojo. The chip around the low e tuner is pretty bad. It won't hurt the guitar, but that is really not normal and it looks terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 . Actually not unusual. This topic comes up once in a while. The lacquer finish has delaminated a bit - as mentioned, the tuning peg nut might have been over tightened. You can have the chipped out area drop filled by a luthier/shop. Or a "refinish" of the headstock. Here's a good thread on it - http://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/gibson-headstock-finish-issue-around-tuning-pegs.1510057/ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dg77 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Thanks guys - I have seen similar issues posted here and on other forums. The guitar is only 5 years old so it's a bit disappointing but as long as it doesn't worsen I think I'll survive. Seems like an easy repair for any competent luthier so if it does worsen I'll look to get it fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ess Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Do you have a habit of over-tightening things? The truss rod cover seems to have a crack at the top screw, also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dg77 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Do you have a habit of over-tightening things? The truss rod cover seems to have a crack at the top screw, also. Nope ive never tightened the nuts on the pegs and only made one truss adjustment since I owned it and barely tightened the screw because I'm always afraid of stripping the wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs orange widow Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Nothin to fret about, it'll just chap your a$$ every time you look at it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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