Martin Acoustic Guitar Headstock Repair

[@robertamato358]

So much for the effectiveness of a volute in preventing a headstock break. It just directs the force to an unsupported area. Great work!

[@tommygodbold6029]

This Lady knows what she is doing, skilled to make that repair invisible is awesome. Love watching her clips

[@oh-totoro]

Talk about being incredibly unlucky and lucky at the same time. That was the perfect break.

[@Sammywhat]

That was certainly one of the kindest neck breaks I've seen. Brilliant repair, Tanya. Flawless. Something of which to be very proud of. Congrats on over 60k + subs!!

[@brusselssprouts560]

Luthiers like you are complete craftsmen and women. Their works are fantastic. I have one 5 miles from me who is nearly 80, and I have told him he must outlive me, because he is essential.

[@wyattsdad8561]

Her drop fill process is frikken awesome. No dickin around with a razor blade, just get in there and sand and spray. So great

[@johnliszewski6742]

"dickin around" lol! (Old school verbiage)

[@muchopomposo.6394]

You wouldn't think it was the same guitar. Terrific work, bravo girl! 🔥

[@johnnyromero3336]

As a Furniture Service tech repairman for a High End Danish Furniture store, this work is Impressive. Well Done Tanya ! Subscribed!

[@andydyas5384]

This has to be one of the cleanest neck break repair ive ever seen. Some serious skills there Tanya and i love watching your videos they are inspiring me to learn how to do a refret :)

[@khoaanh2904]

Cheat , bluff

[@godiebianzon9171]

​@@ovniufo6777its good to read,but its better to watch and learn

[@RByrne]

Wow! Thats one of the best neck repairs I've ever seen. Amazing work. Thanks for sharing!

[@jazz_grooves]

Beautiful work Tanya!! Like it never happened!

[@jamesgrant3343]

Absolutely perfect - actually incredible. When the wood glue was dripping and then the hard file came out I was like ‘oh - this is not coming along well’ and then magic happened, absolutely amazing

[@twintriode]

💋3

[@pdstokes8]

What a magnificent job, you can't even see the slightest mark. Well done.

[@williamsporing1500]

This young lady is great to watch. Amazing work.

[@mikefinley4367]

The other neck repair video popped up and I was so impressed Im checking out your other videos. Much enjoyment seeing a female in the art / craft of luthier work. No offense tonthe guys but what a nice change and shes damn good at it.

[@gregoaks4413]

wonderful to see Ladies in this field!!

[@robertfreitag1319]

Wow! Impressive repair! you are a true professional.

[@uncleremus64]

Amazing work, Tanya. One of the best I've seen. Thank you.

[@dangerousXS]

Your skill and patience are inspiring. Thank you for your hard work !

[@MaskedRiderChris]

That was impressive--you'd never have known there was a break there at all. Well done!

[@BT54-40]

Was a carpet layer for fifty years and in all that time i think i saw two or three trade ladies. Always found that they had more attention to detail so we should see more 😊

[@nkystevep7007]

You got that right, my wife constantly finds my flaws when I am doing home improvement projects

[@xoxb2]

What an incredible repair - it's invisible! Nice to see you again, take care.

[@josebalaclava8904]

Insane restoration, it didn't leave a single crack left on it

[@MusicMinisterJP7]

Very nice repair girl. I had the same damage to my Breedlove 3 yrs ago. I did a glue research for this type repair, and decided on TightBond glue. I used 3 clamps and left it a week to dry. Another week unloaded, to let settle, then I added the hardware. She's awesome again.

[@thomasbarker642]

Top class job I love watch different Luthiers and they all have their own ways of repairing guitars

[@fatttony9156]

That’s how I did my alverez 12 string but I used a horse needed from tractor supply to get the glue as far as I could into the crack .nice job love your vids keep up the awesome work !

[@finmac5548]

Amazing Tanya! 👏👌🫡🫡🫡

[@JohnSmith-kq4cx]

Tanya, you are such a joy to watch! You are a true master luthier!

[@cswalder7675]

I have no idea why i watched this but i found it extremely relaxing. Good stuff.

[@alexdeleon7135]

Great job! I haven't seen many breaks at the volute. It is ironic since the volute is designed to fortify the pitchback of the of the headstock. I always see breaks above or below the scarf joint. I wish there was a way to get you some GluBoost. It will save having to refinish the entire neck to conceal the repair marks. Nevertheless, it turned out awesome. Well done.

[@AnimalJohn85]

Fantastic work as always :) Its a real pleasure watching skilled people do what they do, to make that repair invisible is awesome :)

[@rakentrail]

This is an all too common job in a repair shop! I see a lot of these in my shop. The internet says this only happens to Gibsons and the volute is there to stop this from happening. 🤔 I had a Les Paul Menace in the shop with a similar break but it was caused by a rogue robot vacuum cleaner dragging it around the living room! Put your guitars in the closet before turning your robots loose in the house! LOL! Tanya, I have a jig I built that holds the guitar neck down at a 45 deg. angle. It really helps get the glue down deep in the crack. Especially the tight ones that you really don't want to open up! Great repair there!

[@gusviera3905]

Beautiful job. Thanks for showing your neck repair prowess. Cheers.

[@Rocketman88002]

Transparent repair! Saved another vintage acoustic. Great job on this repair Tanya!

[@LyonByTheSea]

I am so blown away with how you can do this I kept looking for the second guitar reveal.😊 Just incredible.❤

[@robertbernardo783]

Great work! The crack is invisible. Best wishes from the Philippines.

[@Tonetwisters]

Falls are always dynamic, and egregious. God bless any player who has to suffer from such. Back in the early-to-mid '70s, players were coming into my brother's music store with old Gibsons and Martins and Guilds, in need of new tuners ... Back in the past, makers seemed to use lower quality tuners to save money. I hand-reamed MANY a hole to instal new Grover or Schaller tuners. Using a reamer and a rattail file, I marveled at the mahogany dust that came out of those old headstocks, as it was dry as the desert. This was in Tallahassee, Florida where you would think there was plenty of moisture. However, home heaters and A/C units dried out all kinds of woods. My belief is that super dry wood is weak wood. I use a simple humidifier in the cases of my guitars with mahogany necks. Those things are bone dry in about three weeks, dependent upon time of the year (there are actually a few weeks where we do not need the heater or A/C). Here's my method for installing strings: All you have to do, is run the entire string through the post. Back it up maybe a post-and-a-half's worth. Bend the excess toward the middle of the headstock. Wind the string down like a coil (the lower on the post the string, the tighter against the nut it will be). Then bend the excess string back and forth until it breaks off cleanly. No need for clippers. No stickers to nail your fingers. However, you have to twice overwrap the string-through on the 1st and 2nd strings, otherwise, when you break off the strings, they will slip on the posts. Trust me. You will love having no stickers to draw blood. By bending the excess string toward the middle of the headstock, you form an "S" through the post, adding to a tight fit. Oh yeh, some nut lube on that nut will work wonders for tuning. That’s 61 years of string changing experience for you … But what’s right for you, is right for you!

[@edmondlau511]

That was awesome! I was saying to myself “how’s she going to clamp around the volute?” and then saw your frame (not sure if that’s the right term) with the volute cut out for the clamps. As someone who knows next to nothing about woodwork or guitar repair, this was especially amazing.

[@bill29-g3b]

You cant even see the crack anymore Thats awesome work

[@James-3000]

Really enjoy the calm style of your videos. Plus, great repair and the best nails in all guitar repair!

[@fordsrestorations970]

Wonderful job ,.. when we have a late-night bonfire never never lay the guitar down on the ground !

[@guyincognito1423]

Aesthetically, that's about as good as a headstock repair as you can get! Compressed air is a great way to get glue deep into a narrow crack.

[@TanyaShpachuk]

Great idea!

[@ThisLoveIsSweet]

Or a glue syringe. I would be afraid that compressed air would blow it apart.

[@752brickie]

Wow that is one heck of a nice repair !!! Great job ! Thank you !

[@JohnSmith-ym4sl]

Wow that is beautiful work it was like you transported the guitar back in time to before it was broken! Subscribed!

[@stealingtomorrowband]

I wish that i had a luthier in my area that could be trusted to do work... This guy that used to own the music store 20 years ago was a "luthier" who ruined a 50-60s j45 by bolting down the bridge and some other shady repairs... Great work as always!!!!! Would love to send you my bass for repair if you didn't live in the other side of the world

[@durstondarden8765]

Beautiful work!

[@alexandremazarguil5942]

Congratulations, this repair is flawless (again!)

[@jwv6985]

Perfect fix. Really enjoy watching your videos.

[@dwainmcbain5263]

For you that’s child’s play😊 nice work, amazing result!

[@Anne6621]

stay safe , my heart breaks for your country , excellent repair as usual !!

[@sculptureshard377]

Beautiful job. You are incredibly talented; can't see the repair at all!

[@moroboshidan7960]

Fantastic job. What's the pink thing you used to polish the frets?

[@scottgoodson5132]

That headstock repair is damn near invisible! Awesome job. I’d be sick if I broke a nice guitar like this, but I hope I’d find someone with your talent to repair it 👍

[@jimclark7917]

Very impressive Tanya. Nice work as always.

[@supersup-m5r]

Un trabajo perfecto!!!. Saludos desde Málaga España..👏👏👏👏

[@gmarra37]

Love your work. Plz consider adding a demo at the end of each repair. That would be a nice finish for your handiwork.

[@Nickolie1979]

Wow! I'm watching your video it's impressive you did a good job. I have a fender acoustic that I bought in 1996 it's 2024 now and the headstocks cracked I just put it away. And I always wanted to learn if I could do it myself but I'm always afraid I'm going to screw it up. Watching your video I felt like I was biting my nails on my fingers. But you did an excellent job that looks really beautiful.

[@lloydhendricks5370]

Wow that looks ssssoooo much better than the headstock repair on my D-28!

[@billyparham630]

absolutely stunning, just like new

[@gtrman12887]

Wow!! Awesome repair!! The cracks are invisible!!

[@Wally2Feathers]

That's nearly invisible. Great fun to watch the progress, and the flawless finish.

[@stevesherick6846]

Amazing repair!! Great job!

[@robarnold6998]

I can only imagine the skill it must take to make this kind of repair to such a beautiful instrument. Great job, once again, young lady. Stay safe and God bless you!

[@nextinline8234]

Your videos help me relax, thank you

[@mitchmurrell753]

Fantastic repair from an obvious labor of love.

[@billkath]

Fabulous fix, Tanya...absolutely invisible!❤❤❤

[@migueladdon3659]

Good Job!, greetings from Buenos Aires...!

[@andriilytvynenko602]

Great job! And the clamp you came up with was very suitable, good idea!

[@MrLouDoo]

I've used a disposable syringe with a large bore needle to get glue deep into a crack similar to that. Works like a charm.

[@sduos-ws6ov]

Yes Tanya, you are good. Really good.

[@codycenters3695]

Love these videos, relaxing

[@simplecountrydrummer]

That is great work. A good repair is one you never know is there.

[@tomueller]

Really invisible repair! Awesome work! 👍🏼😉🤘🏼🎸🖖🏼

[@Comfxrtably_numb]

amazing. thanks for sharing all of this with us, I always wondered how luthiers did such magic haha :)

[@Splattle101]

Nice clean break. Beautiful repair.

[@DonnySwanson-mo1qp]

WOW!!!!!! Incredible job masking the brake line!!!!! Top notch repair!!! My question is how long fter glue and clamps went did you let the glue dry??? Gee that was an enjoyable watch

[@jimcamp2423]

I guess it's a Martin with a scarf joint of sorts now. Awesome job.

[@GianoOudeis72]

CiAo! Sei proprio brava. Mi stupisce sempre il lavoro di un bravo Liutaio ma vedere una ragazza possedere questo "Dono" dove di sicuro dietro c'è tanto studio e pratica davvero mi sbalordisce e mi fa sentire bene considerando che molti non solo donne tra i vari Tik Tok e social l'unica cosa che sanno mostrare di se è il nulla cosmico e la loro volgarità e bassa autostima e vedere una Donna magari anche bella per quel poco che si intravede mi inorgoglisce e mi fa ben sperare per il futuro. Ecco vorrei una donna cosi migliore di me. Presumo tu sia Americana e un po' mi dispiace per la distanza che ci separa altrimenti avrei di sicuro visitato e frequentato il tuo laboratorio per le mie chitarre. Un abbraccio dall'Italia: ciao Tanya! ;)

[@dieselrider]

Tanya is not from USA,she from Ukraine)this place have a lot of proffesional luthiers🔥

[@stephenwatt33]

Awesome repair! 🎸🎸🎸

[@Photognick521]

Already loving the channel

[@pedraw]

That's some very neat work. You'd never know that headstock was broken.

[@KeleleHead]

Astonishing work!

[@vacustoms]

Your work is superior to most. I love this channel.

[@cguitarallday]

Very nice work owner should be very happy with that

[@ttsukiyori]

Дуже подобається як ти ремонтуєш гітари, це прям релакс для очей😊

[@frakafrocka]

Ty for another great vid. Please tell us what products you finish your fret boards with, starting at 6:42 . Thanks.

[@KyleB_RCR8]

Beautiful work as always

[@Aeidotronics]

Oh shit, there's a paint booth. Good work.

[@ronwhited1224]

This was so good I had to come back and watch it again.

[@jasonhoye5663]

Awesome Video! Such mad skills!! Can you give us a list of products that you use? Like what the spray is before the glue, and the clear liquid on the cracks? Thanks again!!!

[@mikecatg]

This happened to my Gibson. I used Dispensing Needle 14 Gauge x 5" with 3 Pcs 30ml Blunt Tip Syringe Needle I bought from Amazon to inject the glue all the way in. I waxed the out side area with bees wax to keep the glue from sticking to the out side. Worked well.

[@williammouri1096]

Great repair! In my day, all we had was hide glue. Could be really messy.

[@TanyaShpachuk]

Hide glue is great, but really tricky some times)

[@roylivingston9085]

Hope your country is doing well. You should do a video of the products you use.

[@antonjansenvanrensburg4145]

damn now that was a clean break, nice repair!

[@davidclark3603]

That's an excellent invisible repair!

[@MsRavens13]

That is a superb repair. Pretty much how i would do it,and i've had a lifetime of practice.

[@gregmarquis1886]

OUTSTANDING, as usual..........please more videos, please...........also, what was that stuff in the black container you were rubbing to frets with? And, what were you spraying the fretboard with?

[@tonygarcia356]

Thank you for the demo of your great work!

[@bevo65]

Wow … that’s what I call an invisible repair!! 🤘🤠👍

[@raaz.uk07]

You saved a life ❤