Martin Acoustic Guitar Headstock Repair

Cracked headstock is always sad, especially on guitars like this. This is really good Martin D-28 that fell of the stand. But if you act quickly and use proper technique it can be done nearly as good as new :)
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[@mongtard2]

This is the best ASMR channel on the net for a guitarist.

[@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!!

[@tommygodbold6029]

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

[@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

[@muchopomposo.6394]

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

[@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!

[@jazz_grooves]

Beautiful work Tanya!! Like it never happened!

[@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.

[@johnnyromero3336]

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

[@barrytrewern3347]

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 😊

[@josebalaclava8904]

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

[@dangerousXS]

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

[@davidshumard4537]

You cant even see the crack anymore Thats awesome work

[@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

[@MaskedRiderChris]

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

[@davidclark3603]

That's an excellent invisible repair!

[@uncleremus64]

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

[@Philc231]

I don’t see how anyone can’t see the crack but it’s a nice job . Learning how to do this myself .

[@RByrne]

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

[@xoxb2]

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

[@KeleleHead]

Astonishing work!

[@finmac5548]

Amazing Tanya! 👏👌🫡🫡🫡

[@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

[@LyonByTheSea]

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

[@ldswan9music]

Great to watch this process of restoration.

[@gusviera3905]

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

[@thomasbarker642]

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

[@williamsporing1500]

This young lady is great to watch. Amazing work.

[@billyparham630]

absolutely stunning, just like new

[@tonygarcia356]

Thank you for the demo of your great work!

[@durstondarden8765]

Beautiful work!

[@robertfreitag1319]

Wow! Impressive repair! you are a true professional.

[@raaz.uk07]

You saved a life ❤

[@gregoaks4413]

wonderful to see Ladies in this field!!

[@AnimalJohn85]

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

[@752brickie]

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

[@peter9314]

Absolutely outstanding

[@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.

[@Geeman002]

Beautifully done 👍

[@diegodistefano4594]

wow!! perfect work. Congrats!!

[@sduos-ws6ov]

Yes Tanya, you are good. Really good.

[@mitchmurrell753]

Fantastic repair from an obvious labor of love.

[@stephenwatt33]

Awesome repair! 🎸🎸🎸

[@pdstokes8]

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

[@alexandremazarguil5942]

Congratulations, this repair is flawless (again!)

[@Dave-nt3kz]

Ouch, that poor Martin. But it looks like new, now. Nice work!

[@stevesherick6846]

Amazing repair!! Great job!

[@billkath]

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

[@jimclark7917]

Very impressive Tanya. Nice work as always.

[@jwv6985]

Perfect fix. Really enjoy watching your videos.

[@Guitarrockstar5683]

Amazing work!

[@MrChopsticktech]

Beautiful work

[@MrCacciLLo]

Great work

[@MickDundee1963]

Wow.......just wow.

[@codycenters3695]

Love these videos, relaxing

[@SuperJONAGO]

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

[@richweinstock2069]

Brilliant work! Wow

[@Hazeyone7977]

Amazing job!

[@Splattle101]

Nice clean break. Beautiful repair.

[@turksanchez]

Wow! Awesome job. Super cool.

[@petedazer3381]

Really nice work!

[@BiologiChaos]

Perfect job! Wonderful.

[@nextinline8234]

Your videos help me relax, thank you

[@joelaughlin2815]

Great job!

[@sylvaind9086]

Wow! What a great job!👍

[@stratje]

What a great job!👏🏻

[@cswalder7675]

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

[@filiperigueira]

Fantastic job

[@punchion]

A fantastic repair!

[@GuitarSBULLO]

Grandissima riparazione 👏

[@steventhehistorian]

You're a master artist.

[@MegaTerryNutkins]

Fantastic work!

[@JohnSmith-ym4sl]

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

[@EightDiagramBoxer]

Awesome skills

[@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 👍

[@davidrobinson4012]

Serious skills. Excellent!

[@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 !

[@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!

[@Photognick521]

Already loving the channel

[@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.

[@venividi5938]

Великолепно выполненная работа!

[@simplecountrydrummer]

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

[@eseryener6896]

Great job! Thank you very much for sharing.

[@applehead252]

Brilliant !

[@patrickrheaume6984]

You do some very nice work Tanya, appreciate your video's

[@andriilytvynenko602]

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

[@sculptureshard377]

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

[@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.

[@bobgreen3116]

Great job. Keep the videos coming.

[@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.

[@jerryfield5815]

Absolute perfection wonderful work,😊

[@fordsrestorations970]

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

[@geoffreyanderson2285]

Masterful!

[@psa10hunter94]

Nice clean work 👍

[@heikkivuori]

Good job!

[@TT-wz6xy]

Cosmetically it’s a nice looking repair , still weak there , I’d have routed in two spines either side of the volute and made it stronger than when new

[@everlastinggobbstopper]

Nah I'd of replaced the shichem and poloropticaled the sync dual flux with modular quin left spinx, it endures pressure on the obolocks or i would have did what Tanya did

[@lloydhendricks5370]

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

[@lemondemon1674]

Just perfect!!

[@gtrman12887]

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