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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by julianschmulian@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/guitars@lemmy.world

Just bought my first ever acoustic guitar (a Taylor Big Baby) used on a local craiglist-equivalent for about 130$. It came in the original gigback which had only one back strap left. I decided to bike home and strap the guitar crosswise on my back.. in hindsight I should have realised that the one strap could not be trusted. Anyway I biked for about 3m before the strao broke off completely and the guitar fell on the asphalt. Upon arriving home I found the damage you can see in the picture :( The tuning peg of the G string was very crooked, I pressed it back in shape and for the moment it seems relatively stable..

What do you think I should do? try to glue the piece together myself? get it done professionally? try to get a replacement headstock? thanks for any advice and condolences!

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[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

Note also that wood glue gets everywhere. After you clamp it it’ll still seep out for awhile. Use wet paper towels to clean off the non-glued surface

[-] julianschmulian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 months ago

good point, thanks

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