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Guitar Repair #611-#613 - Various Crack Repairs / Setup - Niibori Guitar NAcemCH-8s/Alhambra Mod 3C/Esteve 1 - Alto Cembalo/Prime /Prime - Classical

Niibori Guitar
NAcemCH-8s
Alto Cembalo
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The finish was tinted and super thin.
Any amount of levelling reveals the original wood colour, thereby patchy.
 Cleats to reinforced the crack from underneath
 Gluing cleats on
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I was given an incomplete set,
but I broke at least 2 of them
while stringing them up in tension.
So fragile.
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 Nut work
 Restored
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 Alhambra 3C
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Luthier Concert Silver Set 30
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Esteve Mod.1
I wonder it ended up like this.
Not only this, but 4 other soundboard braces were loosed as a result.
Edge prep begins...


Since I won't be able to colour the wood for an invisible repair,
I went for a contrasting piece of tonewood for a dramatic effect.

Fitted

Levelled and finished

Another angle
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Luthier Concert Silver Set 30

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Restored