Monday, September 26, 2022

Repair - Epiphone Les Paul Studio electric guitar - Headstock break

Here's an intersting headstock break project, a newer Epiphone Les Paul studio. Was particularly challenging as the neck had been broken in 2 or more areas and from different directions. Lots of glue and clamps and it was ready to rock again!

  • prep break for glue removing any loose splinters of wood to ensure good contact with adhesive
  • wood glue and clamp the headstock
  • color match touch ups on neck and sand and buff to finish
  • clean and polish frets
  • replace three way pickup switch whcih was also damged on impact
  • restring with Ernie Ball 10 gauge strings