https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/crack-in-soundboard/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:40:02 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/crack-in-soundboard/#post-323000 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:56:28 +0000 So is his shop - Gryphon Stringed Instruments. It's just up the road from me. It's a mostly acoustic place but they do have some electric instruments too. A lot of the local bluegrass and folk community centers around there.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Hyperborea https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/crack-in-soundboard/#post-323000 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/crack-in-soundboard/#post-322990 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:24:30 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/crack-in-soundboard/#post-322990 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/crack-in-soundboard/#post-322960 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:52:48 +0000
Thank you for the link Ricochet. There is some really good info there.

Thanks,
Dave]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance David Mohn https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/crack-in-soundboard/#post-322960 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/crack-in-soundboard/#post-322922 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:16:19 +0000 http://frets.com/]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/crack-in-soundboard/#post-322922 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/crack-in-soundboard/#post-322921 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:14:39 +0000
Perhaps you could also consider that we don't know how to answer your question. Sometimes questions are not easy as in this case.

Did you consult a professional luthier?

Good luck! :D]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Nuno https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/crack-in-soundboard/#post-322921 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/crack-in-soundboard/#post-35251 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:18:38 +0000
I know that this topic has been covered several times, but I also know that the repair depends on the type of crack.
I bought this guitar several years ago. I was out of town and didn't have a guitar with me, so I went to the nearest pawn shop and picked it up for $40. It was cracked when I bought it, but I didn't think much of it. It still played fine, and it was just to get me through a couple of nights. However in the last few years I have grown quite attached to this guitar. It's the one that I play almost all the time. I just need to know the best way to fix these cracks. Or do they need to be repaired? I have heard that cracks along the grain really aren't that problematic.

I do have a bit of experience repairing guitars. I do all the work on my own, and have worked on quite a few guitars for other people. I am confident that I can fix this one, I've just never repaired a cracked soundboard before.

As shown in the pictures, the cracks are in the soundboard. They run along the grain and extend from the sound hole to the butt of the guitar.

Thanks for your help
Dave

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