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  1. I just remembered this thread. I still have this guitar, and 10 years later, with 11-49 strings the entire time, this crack hasn't changed. I guess if I decide to sell it, I will have to refer the potential buyer to this thread. It looks dramatic in this photo because of lighting, but in reality it is quite hard to see and you can barely feel it.
  2. I took the guitar to a highly respected tech. He thinks that likely it wasn't quite glued properly and there was second attempt to put some glue at the tip of that joint while still at the factory. There is darker stain over that section and he thinks it was due to having tried to hide that spot. He thinks likely only the last 1/2" of that joint is affected and that there is a reasonable chance it won't get worse in the near future. He'll patch up the crack cosmetically and I'll cross my fingers. Doing any other elaborate fixing would be economically silly given the cost of the instrument and not knowing whether it really has a problem or not. Even spending money to have him patch it cosmetically may be dumb, but I'll take my chances that neck won't come apart for the next few years.
  3. Called them and was told to take a hike. No original receipt, no service. Cause, you know, maybe I built it myself and put epiphone sticker on it.
  4. Guitar is in mint shape and there would be no questions about abuse etc. It hasn't been played more then 100 hours if that many. However, although I am the original owner I never sent in warranty card. How strict are they with this?
  5. An interesting thought, with a needle. I'll try to find a luthier and see what my options are. Anything like taking the neck apart would not be worth it for an instrument like this, but if an idea like yours is possible it would probably be inexpensive. Thanks.
  6. Thanks for all suggestions. I got a headband magnifier so I could examine it more closely, and I am about 99% sure at this point it is finish only. Additionally, there is no detectable difference between strung and unstrung. It may be an indicator of some underlying weakness that will grow into an observable crack eventually, but it would definitely be premature to unglue the neck at this point as a preventative measure. The only explanation I can think of for finish-only crack right on top of a joint would be that two pieces of wood expanded at different rates and finish couldn't keep up without cracking. Whether this could occur without significantly weakening the underlying joint I don't know, but I guess time will tell.
  7. Neck on my 1997-ish Sheraton is cracking at base: I bought this guitar new and it was sitting in storage for the last 8 years. Not necessarily in ideal humidity/temperature conditions. I was planning on changing hardware to chrome and upgrading pickups/tuners etc - bring her into really nice shape, when i noticed this. I have no idea how long it has been this way - minutes or years. If the neck goes, it would all be a waste of money and effort. Has anyone experienced this kind of cracking at the neck and is this likely to get worse from here? The crack is developing along the line where small piece of wood is joined at base of the neck, so I'm hoping it is mostly cosmetic issue - I'm not sure if that spot is intended to carry important load. There is no apparent distortion in the neck, all measurements check out and doesn't need truss rod adjustment, action is fine too.
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