1990 Larrivee L-25 12 string guitar
A near life ending accident, a heavy trophy from a top shelf landed on this guitar while it was on the floor on its side and split it from neck to end block. Much of the split was along the top edge of the kerfing so a
A near life ending accident, a heavy trophy from a top shelf landed on this guitar while it was on the floor on its side and split it from neck to end block. Much of the split was along the top edge of the kerfing so a custom, reverse kerf was made and installed, the idea was to attach the flat part of the kerfing to the guitar side and have the beveled part ‘climb’ the original kerf to create a mechanical support. The soundboard had shrunk leaving a slit down the centre seam that could not be closed so I inserted a single grain of spruce and cleated the crack inside.
Materials Used
- Custom reverse kerfing
- Spruce grain insert for soundboard seam
- Internal cleats
Work Performed
A near life ending accident, a heavy trophy from a top shelf landed on this guitar while it was on the floor on its side and split it from neck to end block. Much of the split was along the top edge of the kerfing so a custom, reverse kerf was made and installed, the idea was to attach the flat part of the kerfing to the guitar side and have the beveled part ‘climb’ the original kerf to create a mechanical support. The soundboard had shrunk leaving a slit down the centre seam that could not be closed so I inserted a single grain of spruce and cleated the crack inside.
Final Result
The finished 1990 Larrivee L-25 12 string guitar repair brought a damaged instrument back into stable, playable condition while preserving the character that made it worth saving, especially the use of Custom reverse kerfing, Spruce grain insert for soundboard seam, and Internal cleats.
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