scarello Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Anyone else experience one of these? I have seen a couple of YT videos where peeps received their long awaited AJ LPS only to have a broken headstock upon receipt. I purchased an AJ LPS with a broken headstock off Reverb for pretty cheap, and one thing I found when disassembling for the repair was the tuners adjacent to where the headstock broke off (two E strings) where extremely tight in the openings - and it wasn't just paint, clear or compound build up. I ended up replacing them with Grover 502 locking tuners, which had plenty of room in the tuner holes. Curious if the extra pressure in shipping was enough to snap off the headstock - thoughts? -sc- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco mancini Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 8 hours ago, scarello said: Anyone else experience one of these? I have seen a couple of YT videos where peeps received their long awaited AJ LPS only to have a broken headstock upon receipt. I purchased an AJ LPS with a broken headstock off Reverb for pretty cheap, and one thing I found when disassembling for the repair was the tuners adjacent to where the headstock broke off (two E strings) where extremely tight in the openings - and it wasn't just paint, clear or compound build up. I ended up replacing them with Grover 502 locking tuners, which had plenty of room in the tuner holes. Curious if the extra pressure in shipping was enough to snap off the headstock - thoughts? -sc- Good Grief ! i would throw it in the bin for anger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Broken headstock is considered cosmetic by QC these days? I'm only half joking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 On 4/7/2023 at 1:44 PM, scarello said: Curious if the extra pressure in shipping was enough to snap off the headstock - thoughts? -sc- Extra pressure? Or do you mean general handling in transit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Was it purchased without a case? I know guitars that are delivered in a hard shell case survive the shipping process much better than without a case or even a soft case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadCheese Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Hello - I saw that auction. I see a whole line-up of listings AJ Standards with broken headstocks, all at the same point, all looking quite similar. I wondered myself what the issue might be - did a rack of guitars fall over? Is it a design flaw with the volute? Or is it, like you said, because the E/e tuners are too tight? A couple of the btoken ones I've seen are snapped right through the E/e holes, so you may be on to something.... I bought an AJ Standard from that seller - it was *not* broken, but it did have stress cracks in the lacquer on the joint between the fretboard and neck, from the nut to about the 2nd fret. I checked very carefully signs of impact, there is none. It's stable and does not move, and the guitar stays in tune just fine. I'm tempted to check the E/e tuners and see if they are too tight... I'm curious myself as to why I'm seeing all the broken AJ Standards, too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Very strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 Tight tuners did not cause that headstock break in the pic. That's a clean break caused by a regular-old whack to the front top of the headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 If only Gibson had used scarf joints and maple necks in 1959, we'd be spared all this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 32 minutes ago, merciful-evans said: If only Gibson had used scarf joints and maple necks in 1959, we'd be spared all this. You know Merc, you just danced with the devil with that statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 4 hours ago, badbluesplayer said: Tight tuners did not cause that headstock break in the pic. That's a clean break caused by a regular-old whack to the front top of the headstock. Yep that is the old blunt force trauma aka it was dropped or fell over. The break is nowhere near the tuners . . . so those did not cause it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobalu Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 4/10/2023 at 5:00 PM, Pinch said: Broken headstock is considered cosmetic by QC these days? I'm only half joking. No, it's "humidity/storage" related now! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 12 hours ago, bobalu said: No, it's "humidity/storage" related now! 😁 It's storage related if it was stored (not in a case), leaning against a chair and then gravity took its toll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 On 5/20/2023 at 7:33 PM, Sgt. Pepper said: You know Merc, you just danced with the devil with that statement. You should see Nick's Samba Bota Fogo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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