marco mancini Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Hi guys as far as you can tell there's a probability that this headstock was broken and subsequently restored ? i have seen very scary video on u tube on how they restore headstocks that now i fear for it as well ( phelam blue guitar year 2015) thanks to all https://ibb.co/H7X9Nkb https://ibb.co/T8m6s5S https://ibb.co/H71LYMw https://ibb.co/JtLnv65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Rest easy. It is generally one of the most successful guitar repairs, and yours looks like no work was ever done, according to your photos. Electric guitars operate under less string tension than acoustics, so that's also in your favor. Play it and don't think about negative possibilities...unless a hairline crack suddenly appears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco mancini Posted February 22, 2023 Author Share Posted February 22, 2023 thanks so much mate , the fact is that i want to buy another one actually i'm looking for an epi firebird reverse with humbuckers but it is easy to pick one with a headstock restored and i do not know really how you spot them when the fix is done well . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco mancini Posted February 23, 2023 Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 well.... on you Tube there's an interview with Paul Reed Smith on refretted guitars , he stated simply that when a guitar -maybe one of theirs - need to be refretted is a doom and gloom guitar or better a beyond repair guitar and we are talking of frets , a just wonder what it means having a broken repaired headstock on a firebird guitar with seven strings pulling at that strenght Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friday Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 9 hours ago, marco mancini said: well.... on you Tube there's an interview with Paul Reed Smith on refretted guitars , he stated simply that when a guitar -maybe one of theirs - need to be refretted is a doom and gloom guitar or better a beyond repair guitar and we are talking of frets , a just wonder what it means having a broken repaired headstock on a firebird guitar with seven strings pulling at that strenght I do think the person you mention is in the business of selling new guitars on a large scale. What did you expect him to say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco mancini Posted February 23, 2023 Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Friday said: I do think the person you mention is in the business of selling new guitars on a large scale. What did you expect him to say? I have a PRS custom model year 1997 i have already made a crowning on frets but seeing some videos on u tube on refretting those guitars and it looks like you see horrendous damages on the fretboard that it makes me think not to refretting it in the future tho' Edited February 23, 2023 by marco mancini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sll Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Terry Mcinturff of Terry C. Mcinturff Guitars refretted my 1970 LP Custom years ago and it has been perfect ever since. It just needs to be done correctly, like everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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