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Yellow/white glue category is an oversimplification. There are several formulations. Creep and water resistance are different among the various types. Some are specifically designed to mimic the properties of hide glue without the setting time issues.

There are also several cyano formulations, many to do with penetration versus gap filling. There are also accelerators for cyanos that aid aerobic setting and gap filling. Cyanos eat finish, as noted. This turns into a mess very quickly. The accelerator also eats finish.

Headstock breaks vary a lot, from clean to splintered, and the same techniques are not used for each case -- I suspect the choice of glue is strongly determined by setting time. The biggest difficulty in using yellow glue is swelling due to moisture absorbtion. Obviously, this would not be a cyano issue.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/re-attaching-broken-neck/#post-160288 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/re-attaching-broken-neck/#post-160261 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 01:58:33 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/re-attaching-broken-neck/#post-160261 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/re-attaching-broken-neck/#post-160250 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 01:12:07 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/re-attaching-broken-neck/#post-160250 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/re-attaching-broken-neck/#post-160198 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 21:34:26 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance sergioremon https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/re-attaching-broken-neck/#post-160198 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/re-attaching-broken-neck/#post-160196 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 21:32:53 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance sergioremon https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/re-attaching-broken-neck/#post-160196 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/re-attaching-broken-neck/#post-160038 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 03:54:56 +0000
Personally I have done a couple with Titebond and/or regular yellow wood glue and some squeeze clamps with the rubber pads on them.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Nils https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/re-attaching-broken-neck/#post-160038 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/re-attaching-broken-neck/#post-160020 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 02:28:07 +0000 http://frets.com/ here's Frank Ford's opinions on glues:
http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/Luthier/Data/Materials/gluechart.html]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/re-attaching-broken-neck/#post-160020 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/re-attaching-broken-neck/#post-160019 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 02:22:58 +0000
Something that's both good and bad about common superglue is that it sets very quickly. You must make sure everything's well aligned when you push it together. After a few seconds, you won't be able to separate the pieces. You won't have to rig up a clamping setup to hold it, either, you just hold pressure by hand for a minute or two, then you can leave it to cure for a day or so. If you put too much on the surfaces, it'll squeeze out on the sides. It's often better to let that dry and carefully scrape it off than to remove it by wiping it off while wet or using solvents later. (Acetone and nail polish remover will dissolve it.) Leaving a small border of dry wood around the edges reduces the squeeze-out, but also may leave a small area that's not glued.

Lots of folks are using Gorilla Glue on broken rifle stocks now. It works well. It expands as it sets, and will squeeze out. It's slower curing and requires clamping.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/re-attaching-broken-neck/#post-160019 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/re-attaching-broken-neck/#post-160017 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 02:14:19 +0000
You've got a problem with missing shards. No glue's going to replace them. The gaps will have to be filled, and depending on how good it's got to look cosmetically, the filler will have to be colored to closely match the surrounding wood, and the finish touched up.

If you'll scroll down this page about halfway, you'll find a whole series of articles on fixing broken headstocks:
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