BigKahune Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 . Great. Nice to hear a happy ending like this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincentw Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Glad to help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMB Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Just received my Hummingbird today. Is this glue or is the neck separating from the body? Thanks for any advice or input you can offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 To me, it looks like it might be the binding on the neck possibly slightly separating from the fretboard. That would make it not the neck separating from the guitar, but just a cosmetic thing as it appears to only be the binding trim. However, if you just bought the guitar online and received it from the online purchase, and it’s new, and it bothers you, I’d consider sending it back because of the cosmetic glitch. If it’s a used instrument, and it was represented as being in perfect condition, my suggestion is the same. Don’t get me wrong, I have some well worn instruments that have similar glitches of glue missing which I usually just add a very small touch of wood glue to, to cosmetically fill a in a space or I just leave it.. But, if the instrument is new, that’s a different story. For starters if I were you I’d contact the seller about the raised binding. I hope this helps. QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Back I the day there was a saying "No Gibson is glued enough." I guess this is the alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 59 minutes ago, zombywoof said: Back I the day there was a saying "No Gibson is glued enough." I guess this is the alternative. I thought that was "Only a Gibson is glued enough", a play on the "Only a Gibson is good enough" banner logo, and a reference to Gibson's occasional tendency to leave glue drips on the inside of guitars. In either case, what I am seeing in the OP's guitar looks more like lacquer cracking than glue. Looking at the corrugation in the top, the guitar might be a bit dried out, which could cause the cracking at the binding joint to the top. If you can slip a thin feeler gauge into that joint, it's a glue issue. Otherwise, probably just cosmetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard McCoy Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 OP should be strangled for reviving such old threads. 👹 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 I didnt notice the date and seen onewilyfool answering Little panic for a second Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 48 minutes ago, blindboygrunt said: I didnt notice the date and seen onewilyfool answering Little panic for a second Same thing here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 3 hours ago, j45nick said: I thought that was "Only a Gibson is glued enough", a play on the "Only a Gibson is good enough" banner logo, and a reference to Gibson's occasional tendency to leave glue drips on the inside of guitars. In either case, what I am seeing in the OP's guitar looks more like lacquer cracking than glue. Looking at the corrugation in the top, the guitar might be a bit dried out, which could cause the cracking at the binding joint to the top. If you can slip a thin feeler gauge into that joint, it's a glue issue. Otherwise, probably just cosmetic. I always heard it said in reference to the seeming tendency for old Gibsons to exhibit loose braces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 3 hours ago, zombywoof said: I always heard it said in reference to the seeming tendency for old Gibsons to exhibit loose braces. Probably both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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