If you glue it up correctly it should hold stronger than before it cracked. I had the same problem last year with my RG470. It fell off it's stand and almost snapped the headstock off. I had it fixed by a local luthier and it's now stronger than ever. I did have to get two wood dowel pins so there is evidence of the repair but it still plays great.
RG470 Neck crack at nut screws
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Hi, i noticed that the neck in my RG470JB (1995 MAde in Korea) has a crak in the neck starting in the screws that hold the locking nut (in the back part of the neck). I noticed it about 2 or 3 weeks ago, and now it seems to be bigger. Im starting to worry.
I readed in this forum and other forums that this crack is common as well the neck joint one, but in one of the posts someone said to take the strings inmediatly before it gets worst and have it repair... i just did it in case its true..
also ive checked the ibanez rules tutorial on fixing this crack (http://www.ibanezrules.com/tech/setup/crack_neck.htm), its exactly the same crack, but my question is... HOW BAD IS IT??? may the neck crack completly because the string tension??? does the fix is a permanent solution or i will have this problem forever?? is it really common or only in defect necks???
really thanks i appreciate your help
here are some pics of my guitar (i`ve removed the string and locking nut screws as you can see)
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thanks to all from Venezuela!!!!
I readed in this forum and other forums that this crack is common as well the neck joint one, but in one of the posts someone said to take the strings inmediatly before it gets worst and have it repair... i just did it in case its true..
also ive checked the ibanez rules tutorial on fixing this crack (http://www.ibanezrules.com/tech/setup/crack_neck.htm), its exactly the same crack, but my question is... HOW BAD IS IT??? may the neck crack completly because the string tension??? does the fix is a permanent solution or i will have this problem forever?? is it really common or only in defect necks???
really thanks i appreciate your help
here are some pics of my guitar (i`ve removed the string and locking nut screws as you can see)
thanks to all from Venezuela!!!!
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Here's some pics of mine. As I said mine was pretty severe so it needed to be pinned with some dowel to help strengthen it. Plays just as good as before though so no problems with it, just a little cosmetic. The red line is approximately showing the length of the crack. it went right up to the fret board. The two dots under the locking nut screws are the dowel pins.
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Basically to get the glue right in you have to push the crack open to get maximum glue in, then clamp it up carefully so as to not damage the neck, but hold it enough to let the glue set. It'll probably need a couple of days to ensure the glue is set.
As Dave McCarrol said Tite Bond or something similar will do the job. I believe it's best to get a luthier to do the job though. More heartache if you break the neck more than if they do.
Basically to get the glue right in you have to push the crack open to get maximum glue in, then clamp it up carefully so as to not damage the neck, but hold it enough to let the glue set. It'll probably need a couple of days to ensure the glue is set.
As Dave McCarrol said Tite Bond or something similar will do the job. I believe it's best to get a luthier to do the job though. More heartache if you break the neck more than if they do.
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