Glue Joint Failure At The Neck Scarf

Back from a late night shift, took my guitar with the new middle pickup and started playing thru my mini amp... While on an open chord, I felt that something was not right. A peeling sensation on my palm. Is something stuck on the neck? Did my kids pasted a sticker on it? Switched on the lights and looked at the neck. My jaw nearly dropped to the ground... My heart sank with the titanic... What's this?! Did someone dropped my guitar?!?!?! Now sorrow turned to anger!!! Not to the extend, of wanting to kill someone, though. Just pissed off! Look at the discovery...

Used my fingers to feel the crack. Thinking that the neck was broken, i even tried puling it apart.

All the way to the side on the 5th fret.

Looked like it was scraped by something sharp. If it was, a nice work indeed. A fall can't possibly have happen.

Can't really think of anything. Put the guitar in its bag. Switch the PC on. Upload the pics. And start emailing to friends whom i know, knows better...



It's been a week now. After getting an advice from a professional luthier and an advise on a service quotation from a "well known" repair shop, my heart beat is at it's calm beat.

A conversation with the Pro Luthier...

Luthier: "You have a glue joint failure at the neck scarf."

Me exclaiming to myself, "What the heck is that?! What does he mean?!"

He continues," If she stays in tune, you shouldn't worry. "

I exclaimed again to myself, " SHE?! How am i not to worry bout her? She got a crack neck. Thank God, not a crack head."

I proceed to ask him, what should i do then. He said to play her and check on the tuning. If i have to keep tuning her, meaning that the tuning is not stable or some sort, then he'll take a look at it....

A week of playing her after work, I'm at peace. She stays in tune, before and after, everyday... Well, always listen to the professional advice... Save me some money to buy more stuff....