Warwick Headstock Damage

[Nutter_101]

Hey everyone, hope you're all having a nice day wherever you are in the world!

I was wondering if anyone would have any ideas about how I'd fix a little damage on my Streamer Stage I. The black headstock facing has a small section that was snapped off and reglued by a previous owner, and not done brilliantly.

Does anyone know what the headstock facing is made out of? Or have a good idea of how to either hide the damage or fix it completely?

Thanks!

 

[LoerEnd]

Hi Chris,

As I understand it, a SSI headstock should have ebony veneer. If anything, you should take it to a luthier. I don't believe it's a simple fix if you're not über knowledgeable about wood repairs.

 

[Hardy]

Hi Chris,

As I understand it, a SSI headstock should have ebony veneer. If anything, you should take it to a luthier. I don't believe it's a simple fix if you're not über knowledgeable about wood repairs.

This is how a luthier repairs a neck, which I damaged by giving the truss rod too much tension. On the pictures you see the repair better than in reality!

 

[LoerEnd]

Hot ♣♣♣♣ luthier, 'cause I can't see crap.

 

[schlobodan]

This is how a luthier repairs a neck, which I damaged by giving the truss rod too much tension. On the pictures you see the repair better than in reality!
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hows the action?

 

[schlobodan]

Hi Chris,

As I understand it, a SSI headstock should have ebony veneer. If anything, you should take it to a luthier. I don't believe it's a simple fix if you're not über knowledgeable about wood repairs.

not Ebony.

some composite stuff like ebanol or maybe even the same stuff that they call ekanga

 

[schlobodan]

Hey everyone, hope you're all having a nice day wherever you are in the world!

I was wondering if anyone would have any ideas about how I'd fix a little damage on my Streamer Stage I. The black headstock facing has a small section that was snapped off and reglued by a previous owner, and not done brilliantly.

Does anyone know what the headstock facing is made out of? Or have a good idea of how to either hide the damage or fix it completely?

Thanks!

fill, sand, paint black?

 

[Hardy]

hows the action?

Hard to give a clear answer... the crack is fixed, a new truss rod is installed. The luthier changed the position of the rod a little to avoid a second crack. But to be honest I'm not in a personal condition any more to twist the rod to get a real low action. I'm just to scared to twist the rod again. Now the setup is o.k., but the bridge and the whole mechanic are at their lowest point. Still there is a hight of the strings at the 26th fret of around about 4 mm. The neck has still a bow of some relevance. To be honest I do not possess the heart any more to move the truss rud. I will accept the setup how it is. It's not uncomfortable. And I just do not want to hear that sound of breaking wood any more. Why did I not order an ultra-low setup from the luthier? I just did not think of such a situation!

 

[Nutter_101]

I've done some guitar building and cabinet building myself, so I'm perfectly happy to do the work myself! If it's a composite of some kind I'm thinking it might be tricky to get perfect, especially under close inspection (I'm doing a few videos next week for an artist, you never know if they'll do a headstock shot!)

Guess I'll leave it as it is then I'll call it character!