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									ISO: Some advice (acoustic : crack in back) - Guitar Repair and Maintenance				            </title>
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                        <title>Re: ISO: Some advice (acoustic : crack in back)</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/iso-some-advice-acoustic-crack-in-back/#post-348252</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hey all, Thanks for your replies. Well I took it to my luthier and he said not to worry and that is a finish check (crack in finish) I also did the light test and could not see any light shi...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hey all, Thanks for your replies. Well I took it to my luthier and he said not to worry and that is a finish check (crack in finish) I also did the light test and could not see any light shinning through the crack So I guess I will see how it goes from here. Thanks again]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: ISO: Some advice (acoustic : crack in back)</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/iso-some-advice-acoustic-crack-in-back/#post-348154</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Shine a flashlight inside the guitar, and look from the back?Do you see light coming thru? If not, then it&#039;s probably just a finish crack.If you see light thru the crack, then it&#039;s more seri...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Shine a flashlight inside the guitar, and look from the back?<br>Do you see light coming thru? If not, then it's probably just a finish crack.<br>If you see light thru the crack, then it's more serious.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: ISO: Some advice (acoustic : crack in back)</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/iso-some-advice-acoustic-crack-in-back/#post-348137</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[considering its location and the fact that it goes with the grain, it seems that you could fix it yourself.  it also seems to be pretty stable...i don&#039;t think it would separate or elongate u...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[considering its location and the fact that it goes with the grain, it seems that you could fix it yourself.  it also seems to be pretty stable...i don't think it would separate or elongate unless exposed to extreme temperatures or something along those lines.  if you keep it humidified and take care of it, it shouldn't get worse.<br><br>btw, beautiful guitar]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: ISO: Some advice (acoustic : crack in back)</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/iso-some-advice-acoustic-crack-in-back/#post-348123</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[then it is time to have it looked at. is there a luthier in your area?]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[then it is time to have it looked at. is there a luthier in your area?]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>dogbite</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: ISO: Some advice (acoustic : crack in back)</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/iso-some-advice-acoustic-crack-in-back/#post-348112</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I really wish it was a scratch but its either a finish crack or a real crack. when I ran my finger nail over it I feel the bump.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I really wish it was a scratch but its either a finish crack or a real crack. when I ran my finger nail over it I feel the bump.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: ISO: Some advice (acoustic : crack in back)</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/iso-some-advice-acoustic-crack-in-back/#post-348071</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[yeah, that looks like a scratch. scratches show up white and cracks are dark.it is unlikely to experience a crack when you humidify. that would be a hard place to crack from a bump, as it is...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[yeah, that looks like a scratch. scratches show up white and cracks are dark.<br>it is unlikely to experience a crack when you humidify. that would be a hard place to crack from a bump, as it is near an edge which by nature is stronger than a flatter middle.<br>welcome to the forum.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: ISO: Some advice (acoustic : crack in back)</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/iso-some-advice-acoustic-crack-in-back/#post-348057</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Are you sure that it&#039;s a crack and not a scratch?]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Are you sure that it's a crack and not a scratch?]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>ISO: Some advice (acoustic : crack in back)</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/iso-some-advice-acoustic-crack-in-back/#post-38496</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[hey all I am new here my Name is Mike. This guitar is fully humidified at the moment here she ireally cannot find or see any evidence of the crack from looking inside the guitar.Any Advice o...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[hey all I am new here my Name is Mike. This guitar is fully humidified at the moment <br><br>here she is<br><br><a href="http://img705.imageshack.us/my.php?image=thisonec.jpg"><IMG src="http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/7439/thisonec.th.jpg">http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/7439/thisonec.th.jpg</IMG></a><br><br>I really cannot find or see any evidence of the crack from looking inside the guitar.<br><br><a href="http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2382/dscn5866w.jpg"><img src="http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2382/dscn5866w.jpg"></a><br><a href="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/1135/dscn5864c.jpg"><img src="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/1135/dscn5864c.jpg"></a><br>Any Advice or details of what this repair is like ?]]></content:encoded>
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