guitarboy100 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 I have a 1974 red sunburst humming bird which was in really nice condition with all original hardware as far as I can tell. One day I found it lining on the floor with the head stock broken off. It had just slipped off its stand but I am told this is a common weak spot for this model. I had a professional repair done buy gluing and pegging and the repair has held up nice for about 4 years now. You can see the line of the original crack and there was no attempt to blend the finish. But the repair is only visible from the backside of the stock and out of playing's way. Can anyone give me a feel for how this repair may have affected the value of the instrument? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarboy100 Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 I've included a link to pictures of the Humming bird and the repair area, Looking forward to your comments. http://tinypic.com/a/23vqt/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Why is it always me with the bad news. I purposely didn't respond last week in hopes someone else would. But...here's the bad news: The guitar now has 0 vintage, or collectors, value. Nobody from that market will touch it. It is now a "players" guitar, and even as a "player's" guitar it has lost about 50% value. As a general rule, any MAJOR guitar repair, or alteration, cuts the value of the instrument in half. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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